Sentence examples similar to what makes this tick from inspiring English sources

What makes this city tick?

So the question remains, what makes this industry tick?

The name Shrimps is a snapshot of what makes this brand tick.

"All of us know what makes this guy tick," Johnson, referring to Parcells, told New York reporters yesterday on a conference call.

Lofton has seen enough of the Yankees -- from a distance and from up close -- to know what makes this team tick.

Power and politics is what makes this city tick and for generations the hub has been the North West sector where the wealthy and influential whites live in leafy suburbs minutes from the centre of the city.

Start at either end, take your time, have a picnic with you and wear some good boots and hopefully you will start to understand what makes this place tick: the choughs' screech, the tin ore in the rock, the acid soils under foot, the Atlantic winds on your face, the spectacular ancient hedges, the scent of gorse and heather.

What makes this generation tick?

So, what makes this site tick?

New Orleans is, if anything, a city of festivals, which a) makes it fun to live in and b) it gives the casual visitor unparalleled access to what makes this city tick.

I've seen some people complain that the game doesn't send a clear enough political message or that its shifting tone is hard to follow, but I think this is what makes this series tick.