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make up for

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A 70-year-old Milhouse nearly lets it slip to a 70-year-old Bart that the game was faked to make up for his lack of talent. Source: Internet

A decade later, the rebuilding of the country's main hospital remains incomplete, and non-governmental organizations struggle to make up for the state's many deficiencies. Source: Internet

After the state electorate severely limited long-term property tax revenue by enacting Proposition 13 in 1978, UC was forced to make up for the resulting collapse in state financial support by imposing a variety of fees which were tuition in all but name. Source: Internet

America’s small businesses need capital urgently — to make up for sales denied them for the sake of public safety. Source: Internet

Although the environments can be quite gorgeous at times, the battle system gets dull rather quickly and the humor is not quite strong enough to make up for the uninteresting storyline and side-quests. Source: Internet

Both Kenya National Union of Teachers Secretary-General Wilson Sossion, and his Kenya Union of Post Primary Teachers counterpart, Mr Akelo Misori, asked teachers to embrace the new school calendar and work hard to make up for the lost time. Source: Internet

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