Example sentences of "be make [verb] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Certainly , no good ethical case has been made to justify differential or inequitable treatment on such arbitrary grounds . |
| 2 | In this chapter an attempt has been made to explore some evidence about teachers , teaching and teachers ' work . |
| 3 | At the conference a successful effort had been made to invite informed opinion not only from the educational community but from many interest groups within Nigeria , an initiative which met with a splendid response and which led , with the help of some skilful chairmanship and competent editing to the production of a useful and sensible working document . |
| 4 | Sorry , Mr Chairman , where the additional ten million cuts would have been made to fund that . |
| 5 | Some heads have been made to lie flatter , or more upright , and so on . |
| 6 | Many attempts have been made to classify British cattle breeds on the basis of ancestry and these categories are often based on obvious physical characteristics such as horns and coat colour . |
| 7 | The work of M. Comte is unquestionably the greatest single effort that has been made to obviate this kind of danger . |
| 8 | A spokeswoman for the Saatchi Collection said the sales did not signal a lessening commitment to the collection , but had been made to finance new acquisitions . |
| 9 | Meanwhile , Knowsley have been made to wait 10 days before they can attempt to put last weekend 's disappointing 2-1 defeat at Alfreton behind them . |
| 10 | The secretary of state has given the Joint Consultants Committee ( JCC ) an assurance that the Department of Health will deal firmly with specific cases of abuse that are notified to the department , and , indeed , certain trusts have already been made to reverse inappropriate appointments . |
| 11 | They are certainly making such preparations as have never been made to invade this island since the Spanish Armada ; but I trust in God and Lord Anson . |
| 12 | ‘ They are certainly making such preparations as have never been made to invade this island since the Spanish Armada ; but I trust in God and Lord Anson . ’ |
| 13 | Within the space available , an attempt has been made to describe some of the techniques available for obtaining and utilizing chromosome preparations from different stages of embryogenesis . |
| 14 | Attempts have been made to use judicial review to challenge a refusal of leave , but these have found little favour with the High Court ( R v. |
| 15 | Attempts have been made to control parasitic bronchitis by grazing systems designed to ensure that young susceptible cattle are not exposed to large numbers of infective larvae . |
| 16 | He was admiring a stylish flower arrangement , observing how cunningly a spray of jasmine had been made to tremble half in , half out of the vase and trail against the console table , when the girl came back and told him Mr Vigo would see him now . |
| 17 | Such ‘ Fahrradstrasse ’ are not created as a function of cyclist density , though some attempts have been made to funnel cross-town traffic along them to ensure that motorists are intimidated by the greater volume of cycle traffic . |
| 18 | Questions whirled in her brain as the play progressed , unfolding its tale to an appreciative audience , yet she was no nearer to an answer as the curtain dropped for the final time after the cast had been made to take several bows . |
| 19 | Attempts have been made to map these two modes of processing on to the left and right hemispheres respectively . |
| 20 | A crude attempt had been made to erase three initials , but they were still plainly visible . |
| 21 | Data compression is so vital to the future of information media that considerable international efforts have been made to create global standards governing the way in which compression is handled . |
| 22 | But , as Roger Lawson of Southampton University has pointed out , more efforts have been made to counter this localism by the Money Advice Association ( founded in 1984 ) and the National Association of Citizens Advice Bureaux . |
| 23 | At various times proposals have been made to give local authorities general enabling powers akin to those of continental authorities — power to do anything not forbidden them . |
| 24 | This may come more naturally and easily to some than to others , but it is possible that where a prolonged conscious effort has been made to tap this creative source , greater understanding and appreciation result than where only little work has been needed . |
| 25 | All this will be used as a basis for a critical scrutiny of the efforts that have so far been made to stimulate rural development , and the changing fortunes of the rural population in this part of Pakistan . |
| 26 | Many attempts have been made to define safe or unsafe drinking levels . |
| 27 | Few serious attempts have been made to devise diagnostic tests in reading and number for the purpose of indicating relative attainment of learners . |
| 28 | An attempt had been made to offset recent enclosures by letting out a few five-acre plots , rent and tithe free , to deserving poor , but the newer legislation continued to make things difficult . |
| 29 | Attempts have also been made to clarify political control by means of ‘ contractual ’ arrangements between government and state enterprise . |
| 30 | No decision has been made to do any follow up , ’ he said , but ‘ you could stay tuned . ’ |