Example sentences of "is [adj] make [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is possible to make assumptions about the inter-relationships between the data , but it is obviously better to base these assumptions on thorough analysis . |
| 2 | Although it is possible to make connections to iron pipe , it is normally considered advisable to replace it with copper or plastic when a new copper hot water cylinder and plastic water cistern are installed . |
| 3 | It is possible to make X-cells behave transiently and Y-cells to behave in a sustained manner if the stimulus intensity is altered . |
| 4 | Since there are several such pairs of elements decaying at different speeds , it is possible to make cross-checks . |
| 5 | It is possible to make dulcimers of different sizes and shapes but this does affect the sound produced . |
| 6 | By mixing metals it is possible to make alloys which are tougher , more ductile , have a different colour , a lower melting point , or flow more easily when molten than the individual component metals . |
| 7 | And it is possible to make distinctions not all trailers are the same . |
| 8 | The style and method of management matter less than the question of whether the headteacher can collaborate with other schools and is prepared to make adjustments and concessions in the way the school is run in order to allow better pooling of time , staff or other resources . |
| 9 | In cases where the standardisation sample is drawn from a different population from that of the child being tested ( for example , the sample is North American children and the child to be tested is British ; the sample comprises children from a different age group from that of the child being tested ) , it is inadvisable to make judgements based on comparisons with the standardisation data . |
| 10 | And in the Lorenz equations , it is easier to make connections between apparently unrelated things than in less well known , less well studied and less well understood systems . |
| 11 | ‘ It is wrong to make businesses pay more than they can afford . |
| 12 | Prove to your husband that you are not extravagant but point out that it is impossible to make ends meet on a pittance . |
| 13 | He reminds us that it is easy to make mistakes with footprints : a few years ago , he said when reviewing a recent book on dinosaur tracks for an educational journal , a track appearing to show long , very fast strides consisted in reality of left footprints only , so the real stride length was only half the apparent one . |
| 14 | With six shoes under £37 , Diadora is likely to make inroads into the budget end of the market . |
| 15 | Even so , potential examiners are known qualities : some are likely to be severe , some lenient , and the experienced and canny supervisor or head of department is likely to make nominations accordingly . |
| 16 | It is invaluable to make notes on your inner journeys , since it is easy to forget insights and action plans unless you write them down . |
| 17 | In The Facts he examines his own vexed state with reference to the vexed question of whether it is better to make things up , and to distort them , and by contemplating his earlier re-invention of the time-honoured dualistic account of literature and human nature . |
| 18 | The Profitboss is reluctant to make judgements , knowing that his judgement could be wrong and the other person 's right . |
| 19 | The army may have been holding back because it is reluctant to make martyrs . |
| 20 | It is important to make changes at a pace with which you can easily cope . |
| 21 | When it came to structuring the District Health Authorities in the form which existed until 1990 , the Department of Health stipulated that ‘ it is important to make appointments only where it is likely that prospective members will have the health and vigour to make an effective contribution throughout their term of office . |
| 22 | One exemption not to be overlooked is the normal expenditure exemption under which a taxpayer who has a considerable amount of net income arising over the years is able to make gifts into a discretionary trust out of his income provided the expenditure is normal and that , after allowing for all transfers of value forming part of his normal expenditure , the transferor was left with sufficient income to maintain his normal standard of living ( IHTA 1984 , s21 ) . |
| 23 | It is advisable to make enquiries early on to be certain of obtaining a place . |
| 24 | In dealing with pitch phenomena , it is essential to make comparisons in a controlled environment . |
| 25 | An indirect reference : It is unkind to make allusions to a person 's physical defects . |
| 26 | ‘ It is safer to make comedies , ’ explained Ken Annakin in 1958 , ‘ because they are the only pictures which , in Britain , bring back any profit at all to the people who put up the money . ’ |
| 27 | It is difficult to make things happen . |
| 28 | The wires on telephones are of a type to which it is difficult to make connections but there should be no difficulty if the pieces of screw terminal block are used as shown . |
| 29 | These authors are right to point out that in cross sectional analyses it is difficult to make assumptions of causality . |
| 30 | The Council 's view is that it is invidious to make distinctions among and between voluntary and community organisations on the basis of antiquated charities legislation . |