Example sentences of "had [verb] a [adj] impact on " in BNC.
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| 1 | Probably because it started the 1980s with a fleet of new 125mph HSTs which had made a major impact on its market , the East Coast main line was far better placed to withstand the rigours of the recession than its West Coast neighbour . |
| 2 | Indeed , it was in a mood of celebration rather than panic that the garotters were actually toasted for having ‘ taken upon themselves the duty of upsetting a whole fabric of amiable delusions ’ concerning the reformation of criminals , and further congratulated that through their ‘ inexcusable crime ’ they had made a salutary impact on public opinion and ‘ created a general belief that right and wrong are , after all , essentially distinct ’ . |
| 3 | We concur with the DCSLs who felt that Major award schools had put more thinking into their documentation and that the larger funding had made a greater impact on provision , management and the physical organisation and appearance of the library . |
| 4 | I had a sudden flash of memory of one of the most remarkable women I had ever met — Sister Kenny , a woman who had made a great impact on me because of Clare . |
| 5 | The overwhelming consensus amongst respondents was that microcomputers had made a significant impact on their organizations . |
| 6 | The existing trade embargo , imposed following the September 1991 military coup [ see pp. 38430 ; 38522-23 ] , had failed to produce concessions , and had apparently provided opportunities for the rich pro-coup elite and sections of the army to profit from widespread smuggling , but there was evidence that it had had a devastating impact on Haiti 's economy . |
| 7 | The war had had a differential impact on the economies , with Belgium much less adversely affected than the Netherlands . |
| 8 | Our analysis of reading scores at 7+ and 9+ from 1983–91 showed no evidence that the injection of extra staff and money into Leeds primary schools , especially those in the inner city , had had a positive impact on children 's reading ability , at least as measured by the Authority 's tests . |
| 9 | In London , the combination of exceptionally low community charge levels and big swings to the Conservatives in Wandsworth and Westminster and , conversely , an almost equally poor Labour performance in charge-capped Brent and Hammersmith and Fulham , seemed to provide prima facie evidence that the poll tax had had a significant impact on behaviour . |
| 10 | For someone she had met only once he had had a remarkable impact on her . |