The "six" in the expression comes from the six feet that make up a fathom which is a little less than two meters.

VOA: special.2009.05.24

"It is a lesson to many countries to open up and have far more cultural exchange and make that a priority for diplomacy.

VOA: special.2010.06.21

Foster and Partners is also to build one of several buildings that will make up the new World Trade Center area in New York.

VOA: special.2011.04.13

He was always making money on anything that turned up if he could get anybody to try to make money on the other side.

VOA: special.2009.08.29

This sea wall is built right into the hills of sand that make up the coast.

VOA: special.2009.06.01

The "six" in the expression comes from the six feet that make up a fathom -- which is a little less than two meters.

VOA: special.2011.03.06

"Rather than try to bring a lot of infrastructure to them and expect them to learn how to use the Internet, the idea was to make a technology that even Grandma could use, figuring that Grandma could probably walk up to a box and push a button."

VOA: special.2009.10.12

"Maybe I am trying to make up for all that negativity and hate I had when I was a child.

VOA: standard.2009.12.11

Buresh and his colleagues have come up with a set of key questions that will help farmers make that decision.

VOA: standard.2010.07.28

"So it's right that he goes to the inquiry and does so before people make up their own mind.

VOA: standard.2010.01.22

Florida energy officials led President Obama through the maze of more than that make up the new energy plant in central Florida.

VOA: standard.2009.10.27

Chinese tires make up and most are lower-end tires that retailers may have a hard time buying elsewhere.

VOA: standard.2009.09.14

For them,the hope is that the plantations provide enough jobs to make up for the small farms lost.

VOA: standard.2010.06.02

(Recording) Bah says Guinea's ruling council should understand that women make up 52 percent of the population.

VOA: standard.2009.10.28