Example sentences of "make for an [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He says : ‘ Small budgets , apologetic councils strapped for cash , and a complex social and sometimes ethnic mix of young customers and their parents do n't make for an easy life . ’ |
| 2 | Their success at the game did not make for an easy relationship , though . |
| 3 | But it did n't always make for an easy life . |
| 4 | It certainly does n't make for an ideal working relationship , does it ? ’ |
| 5 | Sound , movement and graphics all in one package could make for an interesting new hobby or extremely effective presentations . |
| 6 | But he was overwhelmed by his simple , beneficial error on the 16th at Cypress Point , and you can rest assured that that , along with Waggoner 's other impressions and observations , will make for an interesting read when the book hits the shelves for the 1990 Christmas rush . |
| 7 | I 'm going with a Scum season ticket holder and Newcastle Utd fan should make for an interesting evening all round . |
| 8 | They derive their strength from the realization that not to abide by them would make for an unworkable constitution . |
| 9 | All in all it made for an uncomfortable meal , despite the chef 's first-class skills , and Sarella at least was pleased when it was all over and Marc , with deliberately precise timing , pushed his chair back to signal that they could now follow him out . |
| 10 | On the negative side , funerals were becoming so much more secular in outlook , appearance and context that the surviving guilds and fraternities found themselves hard-pressed to provide all that made for an average funeral of the new type ; the rules were being rewritten by a public which no longer wished to perpetuate the simple ritual hitherto provided and which were looking for a pageantry close to that of the great baronial funerals as performed by the College of Arms , a corporation of heralds and part of the Royal Household . |
| 11 | For the client , the advantage was that he could go direct to those various tradesmen who , collectively , could provide all that made for an average funeral . |
| 12 | My eldest sister had a black cauldron suspended from an old iron cooking tripod , this was filled with sawdust and packed with small gifts which made for an attractive lucky dip at tuppence a time . |
| 13 | The family says the seats are lovely and comfy , I say the driving position is good and commanding and the light , quick steering and instant V8 torque make for an effortless drive . |
| 14 | Wide margins , the suggestions given above and colour coding during study periods make for an attractive and useful set of notes . |
| 15 | All these features make for an excellent package . |
| 16 | To meet this development section 17(2) was inserted into the Act and provides that where an application is made for an interlocutory injunction and the party against whom it is sought claims that he acted in contemplation or furtherance of a trade dispute , the court shall , in exercising its discretion whether or not to grant the injunction , have regard to the likelihood of that party 's succeeding at the trial of the action in establishing the matter which would afford a defence under the Act . |
| 17 | The fact of being ‘ family ’ is no guarantee that people can live together happily on a long-term basis , and almost any other good ‘ care ’ arrangement that can be made for an elderly person is better than a cat-and-dog life with relatives , where there is no common ground for agreement , and constant quarrels make home life a misery . |
| 18 | The Association of Friends raise finance for overseas tours and plans are made for an eight day visit to Hungary in July . |
| 19 | Unless , therefore the guarantee was void as having been made for an illegal consideration or voidable on the ground of economic duress , the extrinsic evidence establishes that it was supported by valid consideration . |
| 20 | That relationship was superb and made for an excellent team effort throughout the year , as was evidenced by the fulsome tributes paid to Ian McNeil at the end of his period in office . |
| 21 | The unity of soloist and orchestra and the conductor 's sensitive modification of orchestral texture made for an excellent performance of a stunning concerto.ROBIN NEWTON . |
| 22 | ‘ Each month approximately 300 new requests are made for an occupational therapist assessment and this level of demand far outstrips the borough 's available resources . ’ |
| 23 | Many other sizes are made for an enormous range of industrial uses , but flexibility limits their application for kite spars , and in many cases the wooden dowel is superior . |
| 24 | A search was made for an apt sock-it-to-him opening remark , yet nothing came . |
| 25 | A CALL has been made for an empty building near a town centre to be turned into a nursery . |
| 26 | Church south aisle made for an attractive and popular exhibition venue . |
| 27 | The jackets had to go back to the sweatshop , making for an unnecessary and annoying delay . |
| 28 | In the truncated finale , for instance ( given a puckish rather than a trenchant slant by Kun ) , I was all too conscious of moments when the speed of articulation and lively nature of the acoustic conspired to widen the distance between soloist and woodwind , making for an uncomfortable out-of-phase sensation in their exchanges . |
| 29 | They waved across before making for an empty table in the far corner . |
| 30 | Recorded last year in Nancy , France and London , England , its nine tracks are invigorated by their environment — especially such worn-in faves as the fierce , questioning ‘ London City ’ and the commandingly swirly ‘ You 're The Judge ’ — but the crowd noises are infuriatingly badly mixed in , making for an imperfect peep into BTTP 's spiritual home . |