Make for
Make for verb - Cause to happen or to occur as a consequence.
Working
Working adjective - Being in effective operation.
Both terms in one sentence
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The Lakers were Badass with 3 straight titles, but the personality clashes between Kobe and Shaq didn't exactly make for a good working environment.
Source: Badass Crew -
Royals Who Actually Do Something: Urtica is a very busy working monarch who starts off as a playful tyrant, but it quickly becomes clear he is deeply burdened by the hard choices he has to make for his country and family.
Source: Webcomic / Exiern - Comments: The twists and rapid Adaptation Decay that occur due to his meddling (and the annoying force of Fate apparently working to keep events more-or-less close to canon through the ending of book 6) make for one very gripping read.
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