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The phrase "are the making of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to indicate that something is a significant part of the creation or development of something else.
Example: "These experiences are the making of a great leader."
Alternatives: "are the foundation of" or "are the essence of".
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Paradoxically, it may well be his personal woes that are the making of Hollande.
Weinstein suggest that the conflicts and drama that are the making of reality TV are quite detached from reality.
A quiet elegance, a dignified calm, poise and regal carriage are the making of a fresh, conservative style.
Getting Texas mates (and folk psychedelicists) the Earlies in on production duties was a great idea and their arrangements are the making of many tracks.
Her two main books are The Making of a New 'Indian' Art: Artists, Aesthetics and Nationalism in Bengal (Cambridge University Press, 1992) and Monuments, Objects, Histories: Institutions of Art in Colonial and Postcolonial India (Columbia University Press, and Permanent Black, 2004).
As for standouts, the rising and filtering-up synth lines, repeated builds and impressionistic vocals from Channy Leaneagh of Poliça on Little Fish should make it a live favourite; Shaker Obsession has an irresistible drive; and the lassitude, scurf and attitude of Sleaford Mods's Jason Williamson are the making of the unsettling Head and Shoulders.
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The best elements are the making-of comments by Bakshi himself.
Here are the makings of a tour.
There are the makings of a classic here.
There are the makings of a spark there.
Those are the makings of a good epitaph, too.
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