Example sentences of "made [verb] and [vb infin] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | From the 1920s onward , efforts were made to rationalize and control southern whaling , notably through the International Whaling Commission ; protective measures included prohibitions on the killing of the most heavily depleted species , protecting immature whales and females with calves , and the introduction of seasonal quotas . |
| 2 | Electric Ecology looks at the surprising variety of plants and animals that have co colonized this land and that the efforts that are made to monitor and foster this wild life . |
| 3 | No one can deny that millions are made to suffer and die each year in laboratories all over the world . |
| 4 | This means that certain atoms , which decay straight back to the ground state , can be made to absorb and re-emit thousands of photons during their transit across the laser beam . |
| 5 | While they were there , complicated moves were made to try and have these orders extended by a Children 's Panel Hearing in Inverness , but the case was sent back to the Orkney Panel . |
| 6 | Attempts have been made to try and address this problem in relation to the needs of all children and families . |
| 7 | Consequently a world-wide effort is now being made to obtain and breed Victorian Cichlids to ensure their survival . |
| 8 | This is less so today in rapidly changing societies where great efforts are made to adapt and modify social institutions ; indeed , it is plausible to suppose that the roots of sociology lie in the experience of rapid and far-reaching social change . |