Sentence examples for have served to make from inspiring English sources

The conversations we've had around the fire have served to make us some new friends".

"A city that presses for the needs of those furthest down and furthest out, while also recognizing the deeds of those who have served to make this city the great place that it is".

Resolution's chief economist, Matt Whittaker, told the Guardian: "To the extent that these schemes have stoked demand and so propped up house prices in recent years, they have served to make homeownership even less attainable for many, while increasing the gains flowing to older homeowners who have been the main beneficiaries of the sustained housing boom".

"To the extent that these schemes have stoked demand and so propped up house prices in recent years, they have served to make homeownership even less attainable for many, while increasing the gains flowing to older homeowners who have been the main beneficiaries of the sustained housing boom," he said.

While I can't help feeling that the results would have more weight and balance had the same people been asked if they had heard of Lady Gaga, the magazine was right to suggest that "uninspired teaching" and "alienation", brought about by elitist notions of who can enjoy classical music and who can't, have served to make people ignorant of large parts of their cultural heritage.

So far, the increases have served to make up for some of the severe losses suffered during the bust.

But perhaps the spring massacre has served to make the job of picking winners and losers that much easier.

The American-endorsed plan to challenge Khan's leadership and strengthen Karzai's national standing inside Afghanistan, it seemed, had served to make Khan a more determined enemy.

The authorities could try harder to resolve disputes, he says, but they are too anxious to please rich developers.The heavy-handed response to Hindraf's protests has served to make things worse.

In this, he presents a helpful contrast to, say, Mike Huckabee who, in his various blithe displays of global ignorance during the campaign, has served to make the man he hopes to succeed seem the incarnation of Talleyrand.

But now the brick maker had his wooden form in his hands, pressing it down into a mixture of straw and mud that has served to make bricks since the time of the Prophet.