Example sentences of "it makes for [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is Bennett 's story and it makes for fascinating reading . |
| 2 | There is no need hereto go into the rivalries of the various mathematicians involved in the search for the cubic formula — however it makes for fascinating reading ( [ 71 ] , [ 64 ] , [ 75 ] ) . |
| 3 | Nikolayeva certainly does not have the Horowitzian panache generally associated with Russian virtuosos — it is her mind and ears which are transcendental rather than her fingers — but that ‘ handicap ’ is actually a positive attribute since it makes for painstaking care and originality in all of her interpretations . |
| 4 | Timidity in pop will get you nowhere , but it makes for great listening . |
| 5 | This way of working is often frustrating for me , of course , and it makes for economic inefficiency . |
| 6 | It makes for easy division of the labour force into ‘ essential ’ and ‘ inessential ’ workers , and thus avoids the need to consider whether there is any degree of essential interdependence between them . |
| 7 | It makes for poor tips . ’ |
| 8 | The National Children 's Home wants the government to re-think the provision it makes for young people , increasing benefits for those on training courses and setting up grants for those leaving care . |
| 9 | It makes for static relations ’ |
| 10 | Choosing the most appropriate things to eat and in the case of man the most effective materials for tools and weapons is adaptive in the sense that it makes for biological survival : organisms which practise the keenest discrimination flourish at the expense of those less discriminating in their choices . |