Example sentences of "[vb base] [verb] a major contribution " in BNC.

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1 English hill forts and medieval towns have been extensively excavated in recent years , and a new dimension has been added to our knowledge of them ; in this the Biddles have been the incomparable pioneers in their excavations at Winchester — but many other cities have made a major contribution , including York and Lincoln and Oxford .
2 There is no doubt that Kandel and his school have made a major contribution to the study of the neurobiology of short-term processes in memory formation , both in terms of experimental insights and in bringing physiological respectability to a research field which many , in the aftermath of some of the débâcles of the 1960s , felt chary of entering .
3 The real problem , of course , is that with only one prize in the art world it is so difficult to select only four artists who have made a major contribution over a year .
4 They have made a major contribution to staff development by means of short courses and modular programmes in various areas of management education and have developed the Certificate of Management Studies on a significant scale .
5 We have made a major contribution to the overall income of pensioners , while all that the Labour party has to offer is inflationary erosion of savings , a failure in home ownership and many other schemes that Labour has offered ; although such proposals make it seem that pensioners are better off , because they are offered with other features , in reality it is a small percentage rise .
6 You have made a major contribution to this production , Miss Grimsilk .
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