Example sentences of "making [pers pn] [adj] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Charles has taken vows before God making him responsible for the Christian upbringing of the child . |
| 2 | He is designated Commander-in-Chief , making him responsible for the safety of US troops abroad and for dealing with any threat to the nation 's security at home . |
| 3 | Self-help schemes relieve the state of the immediate necessity of providing housing and offer a cheap source of shelter , thus making it possible for the poor to survive on very low incomes ( Burgess 1978 ) . |
| 4 | Such reformers usually saw themselves as making it possible for the Masai to survive as a race : getting obsessed with the Masai was not inherently a passive occupation . |
| 5 | Derek Malcolm might have a point when he says that our idea of ‘ glamour ’ has also changed — making it possible for the 90s woman in the street to look glamorous , too . |
| 6 | The key point was that the bases paired , making it possible for the first time to seem how a chemical entity might be able to store and copy information . |
| 7 | So we would hope that by releasing that article fourteen direction at that stage , all we would really be doing is making it possible for the l particular local plan to receive more specific impetus from real life applications within the general locations specified in the structure plan . |
| 8 | Energetic international regulation of banking and tax laws , making it impossible for the mafiosi to launder their ill-gotten gains , would quickly destroy the Mafia and with it the myth of an irrepressible global conspiracy . |
| 9 | Often the skirt was frilled as well making it impossible for the audience to see where the skirt ended and the knickers began . |
| 10 | The Commission emphasised in its decision that the selective nature of the price cuts , and the circumstances in which they were made , amounted to ‘ loss leader ’ tactics making it impossible for the much smaller competitor in the market place to stay in business . |
| 11 | The biting winds are laden with icy and freezing rain , making it impossible for the target to fight or move . |
| 12 | Each of the five judgments rambles over the territory in what can only be called a head-scratching way , making it impossible for the consumer of the judgment to know at the end just what the law is held to be , except negatively , and then only negatively on a few points . |
| 13 | We had a very useful discussion , as a result of which steps have been taken — particularly in Dalmellington , where there is an asbestos problem , making it unfeasible for the building to be reopened , but we are extending the outreach facilities there following the meeting , and I think that the hon. Gentleman is making progress . |
| 14 | A dark colour on the exposed surface ensures that it blends right away with urban roofscape environments , making it ideal for the maintenance and renovation market . |
| 15 | Sapphire is ultra-reliable and cheap to run , making it ideal for the high mileage user |
| 16 | Some prey species such as the oryx ( opposite , top ) , rely on simple , powerful galloping to escape their pursuers , but others , such as the impala ( below ) , employ a more confusing , zigzag escape route , with sudden directional changes making it difficult for the pursuing attacker to strike . |
| 17 | If the teeth are allowed to become sharp , the cheek then becomes bruised and cut , causing pain thus making it difficult for the horse to chew properly . |
| 18 | The continued flood of repossessed properties on to the market is depressing prices , which in turn is making it difficult for the building societies and other lenders to take the normal escape route for those who are unable to keep up their payments — the sale of the house . |
| 19 | Also , natural fibre such as bran products tend to bind to calcium , making it difficult for the body to use the calcium , making supplements more necessary than ever . |
| 20 | And it was this same movement that was now making it difficult for the distant beetles to get back to the professor . |