Example sentences of "be a [adj] [conj] significant [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If the Minister had given those figures , would they not have shown — especially those relating to the number convicted of terrorist offences — that , over the past decade , there has been a consistent and significant decline in the number of people convicted ? |
| 2 | In a society where lesbians and gay men are a small but significant minority , and where individuals experience various forms of oppression and discrimination because of their sexuality , fair representation is only likely to take place within some form of public service broadcasting . |
| 3 | As I understand it , Mr Maxwell 's company has approached the Housing Committee and said we are prepared to let these houses be used for homeless families , so it 's a small but significant step in the right direction . |
| 4 | There is a consistent and significant rise in the LTB 4 from 0.21 ( median , range 0.20 to 0.64 ) before radiotherapy to 1.14 ( 0.20 to 4.0 ) after radiotherapy ( median rise 0.89 ng.ml - 1 , p=0.012 ) . |
| 5 | Although this programme can not do more than offer an introduction to the mastery of the skills needed by instructors , it is nevertheless of considerable importance in that it is a measured and significant attempt to provide the sort of training upon which the success of YOP and , even more important its successor , the Youth Training Scheme , will depend . |
| 6 | The afterglow from a small courtesy to someone in need and the momentary rapport in which the two souls coalesce , is a small but significant joy . |
| 7 | Internal audit is a large and significant part of the financial control of many organizations . |
| 8 | There is a short but significant list of Aegean settlements which fulfil the requirements . |
| 9 | There was a small but significant increase in phosphatidylethanolamine in duodenal ulcer patients compared with controls , whereas the lipid component was consistently and significantly lower in chronic atrophic gastritis patients . |
| 10 | There was a modest but significant decrease in serum albumin concentration in the terra fullonica group ( Table III ) . |
| 11 | In terms of a laterality score there was a positive and significant correlation between the scores for spouses and between scores for mothers arid their children . |