But from a financial point of view only, the deal doesn't make much sense.

They spend a good deal of time making themselves pretty.

That was a fine picture which must have taken the artist a great deal of time to make.

"The deal makes sense to me; it has been talked about for five years."

In fact, he was having a great deal of difficulty making himself think at all.

Maybe they sold out, made a deal in secret or something.

The deal made it possible to increase the size of the library and cut the cost.

Analysts said the deal made sense from a research point of view.

First, people need to be confident that the deal makes sound financial sense.

But they added the deal made good strategic sense for both companies.