Add it up and you have the makings of a local recession in Silicon Valley.
We saw the makings of a resort town in the first stage called Dasve.
Measured by this test, William Hague has all the makings of a successful politician.
If you are comfortable promoting theories like this you have all the makings of an economist.
But he had all the makings of a guy who could be a solid endorser for years.
So far Willow Garage has built twenty PR2s, not exactly the makings of a fearsome robot army.
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Combine this with anytime and anywhere mobile access, and you have the makings of a workplace revolution.
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Add to this Mr Kerry's haughty style, and you can see the makings of a populist caricature.
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Certainly the latest plot, as revealed bit by bit in the press, had all the makings of farce.
Sadly, with such an intriguing club guest list, it had all the makings of a really swell holiday party.
Sounds like the makings of a real collector's item, if you ask us.
But we've got the makings, I think, of a very fine transportation system.
These are the makings of a very interesting and challenging year to come.
While Twitter may have the makings of a fantastic advertising business, its success is largely priced into its stock.
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As she got to know Harry and his fighters, she realized their stories had the makings of a gripping movie.
Darksiders II was far from perfect, but you can see the makings of a great game under the right management.
In most years, this would be the school with all the makings of a team the whole country can get behind.
Add the likelihood of some 1m more repossessions as adjustable-rate mortgages are reset, and you have the makings of a housing glut.
Ral Zarek has all the makings of a four mana competitive planeswalker.
This rumpled figure has few of the makings of a national candidate.
Add to this the birth of the wireless Internet, this survey will argue, and you have the makings of a new telecommunications revolution.
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"China is very flexible as a culture - extremely high energy and that's the makings of a dynamic economy and culture, " he said.
Fold in warm, entertaining service, sophisticated libations, an elegant space and big city mojo and you have the makings of a perfect meal.
The world's sixth-biggest economy, long notable for its all-but silent part on the world stage, now has the makings of a foreign policy.
Mr Blair became convinced that he had the makings of a radical manifesto that would prove his government still had plenty of puff left.
By that stage the Proteas had 301 on the board and the makings of a comfortable first-innings lead given the attritional nature of the match.
Now that Apple has both a digital editor and Nothing Real's high-end special-effects applications, it has the makings of a serious digital filmmaking software suite.
It has all the makings of a success story that would lift the whole of east Africa and set an example for the whole continent.
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