Example sentences of "make it [adj] in " in BNC.
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| 1 | Merck , the US pharmaceutical company which discovered that this drug — originally developed as a treatment for worms in animals — could have a beneficial effect in humans , has made it available in West Africa free of charge . |
| 2 | So the debonair Simon had made it big in the financial world . |
| 3 | However , the fires of the Rising and exposure to the weather in the years immediately after contributed to the decay of the stonework of the facade in a way that has made it hazardous in recent years . |
| 4 | Pius XI had made it clear in 1930 , subsequent to the success of the Vatican-Italian Concordat of 1929 , that good sons of the church with political power were to look to the church itself for guidance in their statesmanship : |
| 5 | Even within the non-union camp , the British idea of a loose grouping of European states in close association with the United States faced opposition from those who argued for a ‘ third force , essentially a cooperative European security arrangement without American participation : General de Gaulle had already made it clear in 1946 that he favoured this path . |
| 6 | I have repeatedly made it clear in the House and beyond that I am working to seek an agreement at Maastricht that will be acceptable to the House and this country . |
| 7 | Although in poor health since a heart operation in 1990 , Muldoon had made it clear in announcing his resignation on Nov. 17 that the primary reason for ending his 31-year parliamentary career was his intense dissatisfaction with the policies of the National Party government [ see p. 38580 ] . |
| 8 | Sabre Rattler , a beaten hot favourite on each of his first two starts , may make it third-time-lucky in the EBF Beckhampton Maiden Stakes ( 2.10 ) . |
| 9 | Mr Major and Foreign Secretary Douglas Hurd will make it clear in the coming days that British forces must have protection — or they will be pulled back to safe areas . |
| 10 | Manufacturers of proprietory conservatories should make it clear in their literature that their buildings comply fully with Part N of the Building Regulations . |
| 11 | ( The secret life of the apple NI 212 ) OK , so the pear did n't make it big in the Garden of Eden but the Romans worshipped it as an aphrodisiac , and consecrated it to Venus , Goddess of Love . |
| 12 | Even when we are balancing one consideration against another in a quite particular case , to decide which of two conflicting prima facie obligations is the more stringent , we are trying to reach such an intuition , but the wealth of detail which determines the relative degrees of stringency in this case will make it inexpressible in a formula mechanically applicable to other cases . |
| 13 | is , is if she tries she can make it quiet in there |
| 14 | Hirst 's combination with Mark Bright is developing and the former Crystal Palace striker 's goal made it eight in 14 games for Wednesday . |
| 15 | Wednesday kept up the relentless pressure after the break and Chris Bart-Williams made it five in the 61st minute . |
| 16 | Deportivo captain Javier Fran made it five in the 74th minute while Imabol Alguacil scored a 44th-minute consolation goal for the visitors . |
| 17 | Mark Pembridge made it 3–0 in the last minute with a stunning 20-yard half-volley into the top of the net . |
| 18 | It was not a comfortable environment for the boarders , but its very shabbiness made it liveable in . |
| 19 | Centuries ago the birds themselves chose Low Island as a sanctuary and the droppings over the years made it rich in guano — a fertiliser . |
| 20 | Henderson almost made it four in four as Guy Whittal failed by a whisker to get an edge to the next delivery . |
| 21 | It was the first play staged at Antwerp 's Bourla Theatre since the inadequacy of the theatre 's defences against fire made it close in 1980 . |
| 22 | The party has abandoned policies which made it unelectable in the 1980s . |
| 23 | The second fact is that Labour , despite the recession and its junking of almost all the policies that made it unelectable in the '80s , has not made a significant advance . |
| 24 | The new constitution of the Labour Party made it possible in 1918 for members to join local labour parties without being enrolled in an affiliated organization . |
| 25 | So , while McDonald 's is powerfully committed to its core values , it is constantly looking beyond the practices that made it successful in order to explore new opportunities . |
| 26 | The Lewis 's lightness and versatility made it useful in close-support infantry attacks also . |
| 27 | Unlike a good many tough guys who made it big in movies , Marvin did n't come from a particularly tough background . |
| 28 | Since trust in Hitler had owed a great deal to the belief that he would lead Germany to a rapid and glorious peace , since despair of an early end to the war was the essential reason for the waning morale , and since the failure of the Blitzkrieg in the USSR and the declaration of war on the USA made it difficult in logic to hold anyone other than Hitler responsible for the prolonging of the war , it is worth enquiring why the ‘ Hitler myth ’ did not collapse more quickly than was evidently the case . |
| 29 | Last August Australia sent three naval ships to the Gulf ; Bob Hawke , the prime minister , made it clear in December that they would be put under American operational control and could well see combat . |
| 30 | The Court of Appeal made it clear in Janata Bank v Ahmed ( 1981 ) that this is certainly a possibility . |