Sentence examples for quite make for from inspiring English sources

One might object that asking Americans about their state and federal governments does not quite make for a fair comparison.

"There's a fascinating idea at the heart of Daybreakers, where a vampire plague has swept the world and everyone's now a bloodsucker, but it doesn't quite make for a fascinating film," writes Empire's Helen O'Hara.

The gangly Merchant, with his 6-foot-7 frame and serious spectacles, is highly adept at this — he is not quite made for this world.

The 40p a mile travel expenses that referees earn for travelling to matches may not quite make up for it.

Committed performances couldn't quite make up for choreographic flaws in the rest of the program.

Doesn't quite make up for Iraq and Palestine, injustice, and Bush and Blair, but bloody well helps.

Entertaining, but high production values don't quite make up for the predictable plotting.

They're multi-ethnic, which is nice, but doesn't quite make up for the rest of the package.

The sheer pleasure to be had at "The Chemistry of Color," however, doesn't quite make up for its lack of a clear focus.

(I.S. 318 could not quite make up for the loss of James and another top player, Justus Williams. It did not perform nearly as well this year).

Apple says the battery life here is good so you'll mostly be using the MacBook wirelessly, but that doesn't quite make up for MagSafe.