Example sentences of "have [adv] [be] a significant [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 There has thus been a significant debate about the extent to which the state still dominates in international relations .
2 The Bank has its headquarters in Edinburgh , and in recognition of this , there has always been a significant sponsorship related to the Edinburgh International Festival , invariably intended to maintain the quality of international contribution .
3 Indeed within the housing investment component ( dwellings ) there has also been a significant transfer of resources from the public to the private sector .
4 More than £150,000 of Northern regional health authority and South West Durham District Heath Authority cash has been allocated towards eliminating two-year waits and there has also been a significant reduction in those waiting between 12 and 23 months .
5 There has also been a significant decline in the cult of the saints , and many of the practices which characterized the devotional revolution of the mid-nineteenth century .
6 There has also been a significant growth in the number and size of black-led Pentecostal churches during the last two or three decades .
7 Some 24 per cent of children drop out at the transition from primary to secondary school , while at secondary level there has recently been a significant rise in the drop-out rate .
8 Nat West says that late payment has recently been a significant factor in the demand for bank finance .
9 It is important to note that , since the system began in the late 1920s , there has never been a significant move to split up the schools for use by the separate denominations , something which would have been feasible in the larger towns .
10 In fact over the years there 's always been a significant amount of lesbian/gay film making in the general programme .
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