Example sentences of "making it [adv] [adj] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But the West has manufactured substitutes and commodity prices have crashed — making it increasingly hard for Third World countries to earn enough to repay their debts . |
| 2 | According to Wolfgang Wunnenberg of the DMT Institute , the coke filter also absorbs other toxic pollutants , such as mercury and dioxins , thereby making it equally suitable for incineration plants and the steel industry . |
| 3 | Paradoxically , Gill and Jackson 's book appeared at a t–me when there was a great deal of activity in the black community directed towards finding black families for black children , thereby making it progressively unnecessary for transracial placements to continue . |
| 4 | Sony Corp has a new ‘ booksize ’ workstation it calls bigNEWS NWS-3150 , and has priced it at $5,645 , making it just possible for the individual user to afford . |
| 5 | Is your journey really necessary ? the posters demanded accusingly , making it downright unpatriotic for a civilian to even think of occupying a seat on a passenger train . |
| 6 | who who do you think , I mean , th , you know , the government 's making it pretty clear at the moment , Mrs , that that er , in these troubled times something 's gon na get squeezed because there 's so m , many people out of work that gi , you know , they 're having to pay more unemployment benefit , there 's not enough tax money coming and and generally the government is hard up , so someone 's going to get squeezed in the social security system . |
| 7 | Soft leather is glued to one face to act as a seal and a in hole is drilled through the top centre , making it slightly oval with a rattail file . |
| 8 | In short , Doctor Morris was bored with Aurae Phiala , and succeeded in making it slightly boring for his readers . |
| 9 | It is a light oil with a high flash point , making it particularly good for stir-frying as it leaves the food crisp . |
| 10 | Around 80% of its business is generated through value-added resellers and dealers — of which there are 500 in the UK alone — making it particularly vulnerable to piracy . |
| 11 | If it appeals to you , the new stain-resistant kitchen carpet , available as tiles or in sheet form , is very warm and quiet , making it particularly suitable for a kitchen-diner . |
| 12 | But it 's encouraging that so many scientists , politicians and ( of late ) influential business people have been making it unmistakably clear to White House officials that the US position on global warming and the whole Earth Summit process absolutely stinks . |
| 13 | If the two are perceived as being different in some way ( and with compound , AB , pre-exposure the presence of B might interact with A at a sensory or perceptual level making it discriminably different from the A used in conditioning ) , then generalization decrement would occur and the transfer of latent inhibition would be incomplete . |
| 14 | Only a small proportion of this music demands more than one voice part , making it highly suitable for congregational singing , and it is easily accompanied by instruments other than the organ . |
| 15 | The sickness peaks when the foetus is going though a rapid stage of development of limbs and organs , making it highly sensitive to toxins . |
| 16 | According to Mr Chance , the average cost of production of open-cast coal is less than three-quarters that of deep-mined coal , making it fully competitive with coal available on the world market . |
| 17 | By using the back heel placed on the centreline , pull the back of the board towards you thereby making it infinitely easier for the rig to pull you over the board . |
| 18 | A dwindling of public support both North and South making it virtually impossible for men to operate on Guerrilla lines — one of the basic ingredients for a successful guerrilla campaign is the support of wide sections of the people . |
| 19 | A Californian high-technology firm , the Collagen Corporation , has found a way to enzymatically alter bovine collagen , making it virtually indistinguishable from the human variety . |
| 20 | They can , of course , be there to sell the book by making it visually attractive to potential purchasers . |
| 21 | Other factors have also forced a rethink on the left , making it more palatable to Washington . |
| 22 | Reducing the emphasis on ‘ selling him up ’ and making it more possible for creditors ' claims to be met out of a debtor 's future income was one of the main objectives of the Insolvency Law Review Committee chaired by Sir Kenneth Cork which was appointed by the Government in 1977 and reported in 1982 . |
| 23 | Although the earlier calculation of the value of the SDR in terms of a basket of sixteen currencies had the advantage of making it more stable in value than individual currencies , it had nevertheless certain shortcomings . |
| 24 | Higher demand for credit will drive up interest rates , making it more profitable for banks to supply more credit . |
| 25 | On the one hand are those adult educators who see in it exciting possibilities to extend the concept of adult learning , making it more relevant to the issues and problems facing ‘ disadvantaged ’ groups , helping them to participate more effectively in society , gaining more recognition and resources , removing gross inequalities and injustices . |
| 26 | However the new department will pull all this together and provide a public front , hopefully making it more accessible to new initiatives , ’ said Hearn . |
| 27 | The most fundamental aspects of the liturgical renewal for which the Council called are all related to the biblical element in liturgy and to making it more accessible to all in the vernacular : the enormous enrichment of the lectionary , the emphasis on preaching the Word that has been read , the revelation of how biblically based the Eucharistic prayers and other sacramental actions are , and the restoration of the ‘ divine office ’ as the ‘ prayer of the Church ’ . |
| 28 | The editor writes : The tannic acid in tea will certainly acidify your soil , making it more agreeable to lime-hating plants . |
| 29 | I am pleased to report that in 1992 I was able to substantially achieve one of the objects of my Presidency , the refurbishment of the main exhibition galleries at Portland Place , making it more welcoming to members and the public and better able to put the case for architecture . |
| 30 | He promised ( i ) to drop immediately the 10 per cent tax on imports ; ( ii ) to eliminate Central Bank financing of the National Treasury , except for guaranteed financing provisions , and to streamline fiscal accounts to avoid deficits ; ( iii ) to combat speculation ; ( iv ) to end private and public monopolies ; ( v ) to introduce tax reforms at the beginning of the new year aimed at simplifying the tax system and making it more progressive to " make everyone participate in the national effort " ; and ( vi ) to carry out an administrative reform in the state sector with some state companies to be privatized . |