Example sentences of "it [verb] to make [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For them , the survey embodied the scientific method because it sought to make basic observations of the phenomena of interest and out of this formulate generalisations . |
| 2 | What can be done to harness this interest and give the public the scientific background it needs to make informed decisions on subjects like acid rain , the greenhouse effect , nuclear weapons , and genetic engineering ? |
| 3 | Often as not it has to make several passes through the gravel before all of the suspended matter is finally trapped in the gravel . |
| 4 | There may be some who find it relaxing to make some test-tubes or cut out some filter-papers ; and apparatus to investigate previously unsuspected effects must be made from scratch , or assembled opportunistically from things designed for old purposes ; but ready availability of apparatus is an enormous bonus to the scientist , and the growth of science led to a flourishing trade . |
| 5 | One steel factory in Silesia found that it could no longer afford to make the heavily subsidised , high-quality steel it used to produce before the new budgetary regime , so it began to make smaller quantities of low-quality steel , which it found could be exported to Germany at a profit . |
| 6 | How long will it take to make these reductions ? |
| 7 | Siemens AG has formed a joint venture with the city of Shanghai and the Chinese Ministry of Posts & Telecommunications to produce digital mobile phones and base stations : it aims to make 300,000 phones and 500 base stations each year . |
| 8 | The CCC said that in order to make the transition from the current annual payment schedule , which is ordinarily in March , it intended to make three distributions during calendar year 1993 . |