Example sentences of "in [adj] [noun pl] makes [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Yet reticence in sexual matters makes it less than probable that these will be the first mentioned . |
| 2 | The traditional role of women in some cultures makes it difficult for them to approach or be approached by the school . |
| 3 | The resurgence of interest in cognitive processes makes it impossible to hold such a simple view any longer and nowadays most psychologists recognize that there are psychological processes , like verbal communication and the symbolic representation of future events , that can only reliably be demonstrated in other people . |
| 4 | ‘ Nothing in these papers makes me believe anything to the contrary . |
| 5 | This is the case of the Scandinavian countries — I am thinking of Finland and Iceland in particular — though the prevailing liberal ideology in those parts makes it embarrassing to admit to this form of intolerance . |
| 6 | The close relationship between police chiefs and elected mayors in American cities makes it difficult for the former not to curry favour with what is perceived as the ‘ majority view ’ within his ( sic ) jurisdiction … . |
| 7 | However they caution that the relatively small numbers of students in both studies makes it difficult to draw any firm generalisable conclusions . |