Example sentences of "[subord] making the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Codes of practice set out by bodies such as the RYA to avoid the effects of contaminated waterways are all very well , but should n't we be taking direct action upon the problem itself — rather than making the best of a bad job ? |
| 2 | Rather than making the observations that were originally planned , the telescope has been trying out various options to see what is possible , and at the same time producing pictures and results to reassure the public that all is not lost . |
| 3 | It sounds as if we are doing little more than making the best of a bad job . |
| 4 | Thus Verkehrsberuhigung was described as ‘ an unfortunate word ’ , because it means more than making the traffic quiet , it means making surrounding areas better . |
| 5 | In his review for Vanity Fair Pare Lorentz argued that all the minor characters in I am a Fugitive were caricatures and that the film had been spoilt by the director 's decision to make the fugitive a hero and to tell the story through him rather than making the actual prison system the central focus of the film . |
| 6 | Cutting the flutes is a longer process than making the sphere , each flute is cut then the work rotated by hand to the next stop , and the next flute cut . |
| 7 | ‘ What could I have to gain , other than making the best of a bad bargain ? ’ |
| 8 | Only last month , my council applied for extra funding for another eight young people to be retained in the constituency rather than making the futile trek southwards . |
| 9 | Question 4 is to allow for the case where a commercial package deal would be more beneficial to the company than making the item in-house . |
| 10 | Question 4 is to allow for the case where a commercial package deal would be more beneficial to the company than making the item in-house . |
| 11 | Piping cord or colour co-ordinating ready-made piping ( if making the classic tie-back ) |
| 12 | Medium-weight wadding ( if making the plaited tie-back ) |
| 13 | Cos making the gravy |
| 14 | Because making the material itself is a lot harder than turning it into a rudimentary bomb , it is the tight control of plutonium and uranium that has until now restricted the spread of nuclear weapons . |
| 15 | The way they are cut also disguises her smallish breasts and widish hips while making the most of her height : thus are ideology and vanity equally satisfied . |
| 16 | This means keeping all the paperwork relevant to the successful candidate , including the job/personnel specifications , the advertisement used and most especially the notes you yourself made during the interview , immediately afterward and while making the final selection . |
| 17 | Notice that the cables , although also six stitches wide are narrower than the six plain stitches and that the laddered stitch on each side of the cable , while making the cable easier to knit , disappears not only from view but from the width . |
| 18 | Marshall 's own father had a stroke while making the movie and the character Paula , who comes to visit her similarly stricken father , has obvious biographical resonance . |
| 19 | Costner fell in love with Deadwood while making the Oscar-winning film Dances With Wolves three years ago . |
| 20 | GEOFF Hornby had a close shave while making the first ascent of Peak 9070 on the south side of Mount Hunter in Alaska . |
| 21 | But I did get arrested while making The Third Man in Vienna . ’ |
| 22 | The Pakistan Airlines Airbus slammed into a mountain and exploded while making the nerve-racking approach to notorious Katmandu airport . |
| 23 | The book , written by Blessed , who is an actor or , as he puts it , ‘ sexy and a star ’ , is about how the actor ( but not the yak ) reached 25,400ft on the North Ridge of Everest while making the film entitled Galahad of Everest . |
| 24 | Such an approach , while making the double taxation of profits all too likely , in theory does away with fake transfer pricing within multinational groups and therefore has some merit ( see page 83 ) . |
| 25 | This season , designers have preserved the comfort factor while making the suit neater |
| 26 | This season , designers have preserved the comfort factor while making the suit neater — it has a long , narrow shape with a natural shoulder , reminiscent of tailored clothing prevalent around the turn of the century . |
| 27 | GREENWAYS are being developed to improve the environment while making the most effective use of existing road space , particularly for pedestrians , cyclists , ‘ bus passengers and essential commercial traffic . |
| 28 | This poses a formidable problem for instrumentation , because of the very low light levels for most CL emission , and the difficulty of keeping beam parameters constant while making the optical measurements . |
| 29 | While making this last scene , the stuntman standing in for Robert Wagner — playing McQueen 's co-pilot-was killed while making the jump . |
| 30 | While making the film , Crawford had been getting up at 4.30am each day , going to the studios , performing on stage in No Sex , Please — We 're British , then going to bed after 11pm . |