Example sentences of "and [noun sg] make for " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Them stuck in there , all they can see is bars , an' us saying ‘ Look at them , are n't they sweet ’ , and them with legs that can run a hundred miles and skin made for boiling heat standing there in cages in rain and snow and hailstorms and having babies that 've never seen the bush and the jungle and the step — ’ |
| 2 | The camera can be preset or remotely controlled to cover the subject or area to be photographed , and provision made for a sequence of pictures or a single exposure , according to the camera type and its shutter release . |
| 3 | An annualized inflation rate of between 12 and 15 per cent was predicted and provision made for salary increases in line with this rate . |
| 4 | It is true that the capitalist system of production with its inherent conflicts between workers and management makes for inefficiency but it is not necessarily true , as they claim , that collectivism is a more powerful force for productivity than individualism . |
| 5 | Money spent on crew and equipment makes for better crew and facilities , makes for better productions , makes for more productions and more money spent on crew and facilities . |
| 6 | The low capitalisation of industry together with its subordinate place to agriculture until fairly recently ( and an early development of the service sector of the economy ) has tended to limit workers ' bargaining power , and diversification made for greater difficulties of organisation . |
| 7 | Such equipment must be capable of automatic function in the very critical period between the outbreak of fire and the arrival of the fire brigade and in the extreme case under discussion should consist of a zoned in-rack sprinkler system and a zoned system of roof ventilation , both operating on sensitive detection devices and tailor made for the individual risk they protect . |
| 8 | Similarly , the apparent text of my obsessive orderliness read , ‘ Form and order make for efficiency , and efficiency makes for a well-structured , meaningful life ’ , while the sub-text read , ‘ Unless I impose some form and order on life , I shall lose control , chaos will ensue , and life will become meaningless . ’ |
| 9 | Friends like to be given something you 've taken time and trouble to make for them . ’ |
| 10 | I understand that criticism and controversy make for more interesting articles . |
| 11 | Similarly , the apparent text of my obsessive orderliness read , ‘ Form and order make for efficiency , and efficiency makes for a well-structured , meaningful life ’ , while the sub-text read , ‘ Unless I impose some form and order on life , I shall lose control , chaos will ensue , and life will become meaningless . ’ |