Example sentences of "was [adj] make [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They were confident that it was possible to make general statements about improvements across a year group , despite individual differences . |
| 2 | Furthermore , while many of our questions about the relationship between mind and brain had to be held in abeyance , it was possible to make steady progress in answering certain fundamental questions about the organization of the brain . |
| 3 | Although electrical excitability in the nervous system had been demonstrated before the beginning of the nineteenth century , it was not until the late nineteenth century that it was shown that the brain was spontaneously electrically active Jeannerod 1985 ) , and it was only in the 1930s , after the invention of the valve amplifier , that it was possible to make meaningful records of this activity . |
| 4 | He was entering a study with local authorities on the cost of implementing the measures and was prepared to make appropriate increases in the rate support grant . |
| 5 | For as long as there was an alternative neither Philip nor Henry was prepared to make any concession to the other , and there was , of course , an alternative : not peace , not war , but a truce . |
| 6 | Next thing I knew he was at the door , insisting that I accept the invitation and asking me if I was prepared to make another documentary with him ! |
| 7 | Although he consistently employed classical conventions in his designs , he also incorporated features reminiscent of the older indigenous style of English ecclesiastical architecture , and he was careful to make each church unique . |
| 8 | They are the first indication that Gloucester was willing to make significant changes in the power structure inherited from Edward IV . |
| 9 | They are the first indication that Gloucester was willing to make significant changes in the power structure inherited from Edward IV . |
| 10 | She was afraid to make much noise , for fear of being overheard by her employer next door , for she did not want to see her until after Benedict 's promised visit . |
| 11 | Unfortunately , it was impossible to make such measurements on individual theses in the present study , because of the small numbers of citations involved . |
| 12 | His liquid ebony eyes told her it was a pointless question — just as it was pointless to make any attempt at civility . |
| 13 | But as all opposition and criticism were suppressed , it was hard to make real judgements as to how popular these measures made the Shah regime outside the new , growing middle class which benefited most . |
| 14 | As soon as the first insipid light filtered through the entrance , I was glad to make tepid tea and chewy porridge garnished with mouse droppings , while enjoying a limited success in coaxing Roger from his marginally more substantial pit . |
| 15 | Taskopruzade 's statement about the three posts is ambiguous in this respect , although his assertion that Molla Fenari was unable to make fair copies of a number of his works because of his duties as kadi , muderris and Mufti might be taken to imply that he held the posts simultaneously . |
| 16 | The yacht was unable to make any headway five miles south west of Black Head and the Coastguard reported the weather conditions in the area as poor , with strong winds and a rough sea . |
| 17 | One offered guaranteed annual earnings of £35,000 to people able to sell 45 titles a week from home , but a complainant who sent £149 for more information was unable to make any money at all . |
| 18 | During the meeting I was able to make new contacts with UK and EC institutions , but I concluded that of the major EC formal programmes , PHARE and TACIS are not relevant to us , but that the next call from PECO might have something marginal in it . |
| 19 | In a similar way the French crown was able to make good use of the experience of such men , the Valois intervention in Castile in the mid-1360s , under the leadership of du Guesclin ( who understood their mentality well ) , being based largely on the services of these mercenaries . |
| 20 | In Holden & Co. v. Crown Prosecution Service ( No. 2 ) [ 1992 ] 1 W.L.R. 407 , the Court of Appeal ( Civil Division ) was able to make such orders under the provisions of section 51 of the Supreme Court Act 1981 . |
| 21 | However , when I later discussed the matter with him , he agreed and presumably was able to make due allowance . |
| 22 | After the publication of Heywood Sumner 's New Forest Wares , in 1927 , May was able to make ample amends in a short paper of 1930 ( May , 1930b ) . |
| 23 | One of those assessing whether or not Dr Carrington was able to make rational judgments and to take critical decisions was his psychiatrist Anthony Moore . |
| 24 | Despite the problems of both Scottish raids and internal disorder , the coal industry of Northumberland and Durham was able to make substantial developments , with Newcastle as the centre of exports ( Ch.7 ; 82 , pp.164–5 ) . |
| 25 | Two of his nephews commanded armies in France and his wealth was so vast that he was able to make substantial loans to the Exchequer at a high rate of interest , which was not very popular . |
| 26 | In the summer of 1943 , the commander passed on his desk work at COHQ to Surgeon-Commander Murray Levick RN , an authority on endurance who was able to make major improvements in the COPPists ' diet with more meat , fresh fruit , and other foods not readily available in the ration allowances for most units . |
| 27 | In the late 1880s , he was able to make major improvements to this pen , and was to be found assembling them every evening in his hotel room . |
| 28 | From there , she was able to make regular visits to Vietnam — and so give us essential reports on where our help was needed most . |
| 29 | WACC was able to make these activists familiar with the Latin American concept of ‘ comunicación popular ’ , which is essentially communication of , by and for the people to initiate socio-political change . |
| 30 | Here he was able to make common cause with the philosopher who provided the moral underpinnings for the evolutionary movement , Herbert Spencer . |