Example sentences of "it made [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The creation of the autonomous region had been opposed by the Moro National Liberation Front ( MNFL ) , the largest of the separatist guerrilla organizations , on the grounds that it made insufficient concessions to Moslem autonomy and failed to meet the terms of the 1976 Tripoli Accord [ see p. 28440 ] . |
| 2 | From my discussions with British Rail , I know that it made specific proposals for the diversion of at least four of the crossings and that the Ramblers Association objected to them all . |
| 3 | It made pre-tax profits of 95.3 billion roubles in the year ending on January 1st 1993 ( $141m , at the average exchange rate for 1992 ) . |
| 4 | In 1992 it made pre-tax profits of £4.6m on sales of £80m . |
| 5 | Brewin was sold to management by Scandinavian Bank for about £6 million last year , when it made pre-tax profits of £1.4 million on turnover of £14.4 million . |
| 6 | The theory was a good scientific theory , in the sense described in Chapter 1 : it was simple and it made definite predictions that could be tested by observation . |
| 7 | From time to time , it made cumbersome leaps , trying to mount . |
| 8 | However , I 'm not sure it had much choice in the matter , given that it made great efforts in the 70s and 80s to change its image from an ineffective amateur body into a responsible and professional organisation . |
| 9 | It made great strides , especially in America , where Hahnemann 's pupil Dr Constantine Hering finally settled . |
| 10 | Its yellow eyes were looking at me ; its mouth opened and it made strange sounds at me . |
| 11 | It was claimed that it made rural communities vulnerable to guerrilla reprisals . |
| 12 | It made public declarations supporting the work done by purity groups , insisting that child prostitution was one of the burning issues of the day . |
| 13 | The Commission 's report was perhaps the turning point , for while it paid respect to the management it found ‘ to be totally dedicated to the railway with a high degree of pride in the service which came before financial reward in importance ’ , it made thought-provoking recommendations about management style and the need to set clearer financial objectives . |
| 14 | When the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics signed Protocols 2 and 3 to the Nuclear Free Zone Treaty , it made interpretive statements of its commitments . |