to make do

In miserable contrast, the below-average Gilded Age American had to make do with a pair of shoes and a melting block of ice.

However, the Pontiff had been too busy and they had been forced to make do with an audience with one of his cardinals.

mr tien said there was no reason to guarantee civil servants an iron rice bowl , when others had to make do with a chipped porcelain bowl.

Whilst many Gunners were hoping for a football man to fill the void left by Edelman, it appears they will have to make do with just a fan.

It was tough making ends meet on the island, and many families had to make do with a lot less than what they were used to back in England.

Japanese firms, which have had to make do with less power since the earthquake, were particularly eager.

Conversely, the less attractive women "may have to make do with what they have, hence the longer relationships" , he said.

So we have to make do with this furniture. As long as the children are small, anyway. It doesn't make sense to replace it.

For the time being they had to make do with scrawling the words "Home Sweet Home" all over filthy windows out of boredom.

Not a problem for games in the West but I'll be surprised if Indians can complete the game given the crappy ISPs we have to make do with.

I'm going to have to make do with what she's got and with whatever I can earn from future books.

In the absence of such a bank the world will have to make do with the current system.

Make do with second best There is so much variety that you never have to make do with second best.

We were late for supper and had to make do with a few cold buns.

We were in a hurry , so we had to make do with a quick snack.

The high supply response of African farmers, who have to make do with a poor infrastructure and imperfect markets, is evident in niger.

Mary and Joseph found no room at the inn; they had to make do in a stable, and the new-born Jesus had to be laid in a manger.

While most of us have to make do with a handful of fragrant soapy foam, the Welsh actress smears on truffles and caviar.

For now, they will have to make do with seeing him locked up without the fireworks of a trial, still guarding his biggest secrets.

There is so much variety that you never have to " make do with second best" .

So now that we know we have to make do with this existing technology, we have to look for a better solution.

As a child, I had to make do with virtual camping: devouring the wonderful nature books that my own children now love.

According to recent reports, the BBC will have to make do with annual increases below retail-price inflation, less than it asked for.

Many of you find yourself without jobs, and struggling to make do without the convenience of a supermarket nearby.

But it may be possible to delay ordering the new boats by several years, and to make do with three submarines rather than the current four.

New sheets have become so expensive that most housewives have decided to make do and mend.

Why don't they believe that the dynamism of capitalism will spur it to find ways to make do in a world of reduced carbon emissions?

Either the labels will have to make do with less, or other firms, such as the mobile operators, will have to pitch in.

Look, we'll just pick up a few things and try to make do.

You might be newly laid off, retired, or a student, homemaker , or entrepreneur who has to make do with less.

So we have to make do with knowing thing like the color and the malleability and the density and so forth.

" Girls " on the toilet next to my Mom and Dad's bedroom, you have to make do with the kitchen of the pool about it.

i only got one lunch box . we ' ll have to make do with it.

I prefer to get the truth in person, but sometimes we just have to make do.

In all, we had to make do with what was at hand.

The focus in the near future to speed up residence category of idle land put to use again, to make do with the application.

We don't have enough information for our financial plan, but it's due tomorrow. I'm afraid we'll just have to make do with what we have got.

We run out of coffee, so we'll have to make do with tea.

With no UEFA Champions League football to play, Liverpool will probably have to make-do with the current squad and the Europa League.

There is so much variety thatyou never have to make do with second best.

The national security adviser has always had to make do with humble and compact quarters.

It hoped to use continuous-variable transmission, but had to make do, for now, with manual.

Fans of the London 2012 Olympic Games will have to make do with pink, green and baby blue.

When meeting the lunch rush hour, many people converge around the micro-wave oven, or you have to make do with the half-cold meal.

We have to make do with the small room for the night.

Today, she's long-term unemployed andhas to make do with a tiny one-bedroom in the Bronx.

Rita: It's all right. I'll just have to make do with my allowance.

We will have to make do with the little money we have now .

The center's food reserves lasted only for two days and the pandas had to make do with rice porridge on the third day, said Zhang.

margin They have always had to make do with relatively small profit margins.

"I don't see why she should have everything when there are so many who have to make do with makeshift weddings. "

If you're stranded in the rainforest you have to make do with whatever food is available, no matter how unpalatable.

The ancients had to make do with twisted ropes and sinews.

Volunteers' "can do" attitudes mean that they find ways to "make do. "

Now he had to make do with ibuprofen and fortitude.

There's no meat, so we'll have to make do with potatoes.

Then we'll have to make do with the cooked food.

Jason: You're right. Chrissy, you're just gonna have to. . . make do with these credit cards the way they are.

But these transformations won't come overnight, and we'll have to make do in the meantime.

There's no meat in the house, so we'll just have to make do with potatoes.

You'll have to make do with cold meat for dinner.

You'll have to make do with this timber.

If yod don't have the right tool for the job, we'll have to make do without it.

I had to make do with my old PC last week.

I don't have time to cook today, so we will just have to make do with instant noodles.

EVEN with two wars to wage, the Pentagon has to make do with less in hard times.

Often the financial manager has to make do with raw data supplied by specialists in product design, production, marketing, and so on.

they'd have to make do with taxis.

She can't afford a new coat and so will have to make do with the old one.

it ' s possible to make do without money , but not without food.

Sorry fans, you'll just have to make do with AKB 48's 61 members that are real. Yeah, that's a big band.

Had to make do on less income.

I didn't have time to buy any food today. You'll have to make do with the left - over cold meat from yesterday.

We'll just have to make do with what we've got.

If we can't get limes, we'll have to make do with lemons.

We 'll have to make do with what we can find.

We were able to make do with the materials we already have. make do with