"making them potential" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
You could use it when describing how a certain action or set of circumstances can lead to potential opportunities for someone. For example: "By offering free online classes, we are making them potential candidates for future employment."
Mr. El-Hage's lawyers were in the courtroom, and saw the incident, making them potential witnesses.
The H2, N2 and CO2 adsorption isotherms show that these polymers may possess intrinsic microporosity making them potential molecular sieves.
However, BgSA1 and BgTRAP have purifying selection making them potential vaccine candidate and diagnostic antigens since they are highly conserved.
In addition, it was found that their emission was sensitive towards molecular O2, making them potential oxygen sensors.
Additionally, the polyazomethines and polyketanils are thermally stable, making them potential candidate materials for aerospace applications (Section 4.1).
They are often over-expressed in cancer cells and have been linked with the survival of cancer cells making them potential therapeutic targets.
These non-enzymatic proteins inhibit integrin-mediated cell cell and cell-extracellular matrix interactions, making them potential candidates as therapeutics in cancer and numerous other human disorders.
The band gap of NH2-MIL-125 NH2-MIL-125 NH2-MIL-125 to 2.39 eV, making them potential candidates for photocatalytic applications.
Developed by Alberto and coworkers in 2005 these conjugates provide the possibility to coordinate an additional nucleobase making them potential coenzyme B12 mimics.
Local residents living near the launch sites have complained that the activists are putting their lives at risk by making them potential targets for North Korean retaliation.
Hamas fighters are also putting civilians at undue risk by storing weapons among them, including in mosques, schools and allegedly hospitals, too, making them potential military targets.
