Example sentences of "makes it [adj] [verb] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Its physical manoeuvrability makes it easy to demonstrate syllable structure or to emphasise tricky bits . |
| 2 | The dominance of the figure of Frederick Barbarossa makes it easy to lose sight of other major characters who lived during his reign . |
| 3 | This in turn makes it easy to move light fittings around : many low-voltage lights are mounted on spikes with this in mind . |
| 4 | A choppy texturising cutting technique makes it easy to change styles from casual to dramatic |
| 5 | Serious iron deficiency is most likely to occur in chalky soils where , although iron may well be present , lime locks on to it in a chemical combination that then makes it unavailable to plant uptake . |
| 6 | Incredibly , impersonation of this sort to get hold of data is not a criminal offense , in this country there is no law as such which makes it illegal to steal information , and the main piece of legislation , the Data Protection Act contains a massive loophole , it only applies to the holders of information not to third parties trying to get their hands on it . |
| 7 | Instead , as the Select Committee point out , the organisation of the UK retail sector makes it vulnerable to bulk import penetration . |
| 8 | Taking note of every small detail that occurs makes it impossible to take part in active discussion . |
| 9 | In the period under discussion , the Zande number about half a million and live mainly as cultivators growing maize , sweet potatoes , ground-nuts and some fruit ; the presence of tsetse fly makes it impossible to keep cattle . |
| 10 | But he advised caution beyond the point of planning permission , because new environmental legislation makes it essential to seek expert advice . |
| 11 | An understanding of the aetiology of disease makes it appropriate to target treatment on the underlying cause or causes of an illness rather than the symptoms . |
| 12 | In Britain , the tight financial regime imposed on local councils and the reluctance of central government to take on any new expenditure makes it necessary to seek funds from the private sector . |
| 13 | The speed at which VELA operates makes it possible to record results from experiments that are difficult to measure any other way . |
| 14 | The rate of accumulation of biomass or NPP is expressed as weight of living matter/unit area/ unit time and recent work by the International Biological Programme ( IBP ) has provided more accurate estimates of NPP on a world scale for both continents and oceans , and this makes it possible to rank biome types according to NPP or present processes . |
| 15 | A distinction between the state , as the institution which carries on the function of government , and the government as the politicians currently in office , makes it possible to oppose policies without denying legitimacy , or even to challenge the legitimacy of particular ministerial procedures , without confronting the constitution as a whole . |
| 16 | This policy has many advantages : It makes it possible to concentrate development and testing work on key points affecting safety , reliability , protection from radiation , and improved capacity ; Thanks to the large orders for identical equipment , the industry can anticipate its work load long in advance , equip itself accordingly , and schedule its fabrication work in the most economical manner ; Construction times are short ( now only five years for a 900-MWe unit ) because the working drawings are identical and a defective item of equipment can be replaced promptly ; And finally , standardisation makes it easier to train the operating personnel and reduces maintenance problems . |
| 17 | On the academic site , detailed tephrachronology makes it possible to study patterns in the behaviour of volcanoes — the magma erupted from one volcano may become steadily more acid , or it may show cyclical changes , or it may even vary consistently during each eruption , starting off fairly basic and ending up at the close of the eruption much more acid . |
| 18 | This makes it possible to study samples isolated at high dilution in an inert matrix of a solid such as N 2 or Ar . |
| 19 | This innovation makes it possible to produce rugs that are almost twice as long as the distance between the horizontal beams . |
| 20 | This makes it possible to present Christianity both as a story and as a part of history , without dogmatism , but also with precision and accuracy . |
| 21 | Hauppauge , New York-based Standard Microsystems Corp is cutting the recommended retail price of its Token-Ring network adaptors to $400 from $600 , saying that using its own semiconductor technology makes it possible to cut prices while continuing to add features and maintain margins on the adaptors . |
| 22 | The fact that there is no sound track makes it possible to practise language at the students ' level ( Finocchiaro 1968 ) . |
| 23 | This finality makes it proper to regard death as the most serious harm that may be inflicted on another , and to regard a person who chooses to inflict that harm as the most culpable of offenders , in the absence of some excuse or justification . |
| 24 | But it is not invariably the case , which makes it impracticable to define hyponymy in this way , unless the exceptions to the general tendency can be characterised precisely . |
| 25 | Secretaries of State consider that the diversity of practice that has emerged in recent years , as shown particularly by HM Inspectors ' surveys of Primary and Secondary Schools , makes it timely to prepare guidance on the place of certain key elements in the curriculum . |
| 26 | In particular non-disclosure makes it difficult to answer charges that the government 's policies are not properly coordinated . |
| 27 | We believe that part of the reason lies in the fact that no integrated fleet management system has been on offer before and potential users are put off by having to deal with third parties , complicated billing arrangements which makes it difficult to access payback , and lack of geographical coverage . |
| 28 | People seem to prefer that which is informal , spontaneous and unrehearsed , and the lack of stimulus presented by much of the ‘ new look ’ music makes it difficult to persuade musicians to be committed on a regular basis . |
| 29 | The national contract also makes it difficult to tackle variation in the quality of primary care so that populations with the greatest need too often receive the worst quality care . |
| 30 | The work of Sutherland , and later writers , clearly makes it difficult to identify crime with lower social status , with poverty , social problems and the like . |