Example sentences of "[subord] it makes [noun] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It should also be recognised that while this chapter has stressed the view of language as a process , it is nevertheless the case that , at some point , children do reach a level of mastery where it makes sense to describe them as having acquired knowledge of an abstract set of rules which can be used to express meanings . |
| 2 | The performance of trusts — even of one type — is very varied so it makes sense to spread your money across more than one trust . |
| 3 | Orc Boyz units work out cheapest per model , so it makes sense to include extra Boyz units if you are going to increase the size of your core . |
| 4 | A The aquarium is probably the single most important and expensive purchase the marine fishkeeper ( or any fishkeeper , for that matter ) will invest in , so it makes sense to choose the best in terms of quality and function . |
| 5 | The buses are cheap and excellent , the drivers are virtuosi , and cars give way to them , so it makes sense to use this facility and relax . |
| 6 | Sun and wind are so free so it makes sense to use them where possible for power . |
| 7 | The cost of running SYMAP is low since standard peripherals are used , so it makes sense to use it as an aid to map design before proceeding to a more elaborate plotter mapping package such as GIMMS . |
| 8 | And if it makes sense to punish at all , there is some point in trying to punish offenders at least roughly in proportion to the moral gravity of their offences . |
| 9 | If it makes sense to sell investment products such as annuities and mutual funds ( which banks increasingly do ) , why not insurance ? |
| 10 | If it makes sense to see the period 1660 – 1715 as a coherent whole , what was it that changed with the Hanoverian Succession and the failure of the Jacobite rebellion ? |
| 11 | But if one starts from the spontaneous inclination itself , the question arises whether it makes sense to call it egoistic before it has been chosen in terms of the agent 's own standards for the beneficial . |
| 12 | These ‘ centre-devised ’ modules are sent out to specialist advisers for comment and then checked by a small committee , the Catalogue sub-committee , to see whether it makes sense to have the proposal developed for inclusion in the Catalogue . |
| 13 | The internal and external threats faced by many countries " hardly justify the sums being spent on armed might " , and finance agencies were " entitled to ask whether it makes sense to help governments whose first priority is not to develop , but to add to , military strength " . |
| 14 | Mr Delors claims that ‘ binding procedures ’ do not break the principle of ‘ subsidiarity ’ — the idea that decisions should be taken at EC level only when it makes sense to do so . |
| 15 | In fact the terms ‘ form ’ and ‘ content ’ ceased to be operative and were replaced ( in so far as it makes sense to speak of replacement ) by the distinction between ‘ material ’ and ‘ device ’ . |