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The phrase "a draw to make" is not standard in written English and may cause confusion.
It could be used in contexts related to games or competitions where a draw is required, but it lacks clarity.
Example: "In this tournament, there is a draw to make before the final match begins."
Alternatives: "a draw to create" or "a draw to establish".
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Napoli are next up, and Arsenal only need a draw to make it through a tough Champions League group.
By contrast, despite strong reviews, Brian Stokes Mitchell was not enough of a draw to make "Man of La Mancha" pay back its investors last season.
Glenn Hoddle's team went to Rome needing just a draw to make it to France 98. Hoddle had been trying to make his England team play in a way that didn't look like an England team - keeping the ball and building attacks patiently - and here they did so in thrilling fashion.
Needing just a draw to make sure of qualification and with Portugal fielding an under-strength side missing five key players on yellow cards, La Volpe had thrown caution to the wind and recalled striker Jose Fonseca, plus Luis Perez and Francisco Rodriguez in midfield.
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"I don't think that any kid would be influenced enough by a drawing to make a bomb.
Tunisia needed a fortunate draw to make the knockout stages for the first time.
Spears has sold 100m albums in her career, and in 2016 she's proving enough of a live draw to make people pay hundreds of dollars for tickets to see her Vegas show.
I chose not to precisely because I feared this situation, but there was a strong draw to make the trip.
As in previous years, they're operating a random draw to make the allocation of tickets as fair as possible.
"I know the chairman wants us to go into Europe so he'll be wanting a home draw to make sure we get to the semi-finals.
This was a risky drawing to make, though: I kept worrying that the ball would hit me or the iPad".
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