Example sentences of "[noun] make a difference " in BNC.

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1 Third , Prisoner 's Dilemma type situations are another class of cases where authorities make a difference while conforming with the dependence thesis .
2 The experience is one to suggest an affirmative response to the question , ‘ Do Parties Make a Difference ? ’
3 Rose , in his book Do Parties Make a Difference ? , argues that " the 1974 Heath Government fulfilled at least 80% of its manifesto pledges … [ and ] the 1979 Labour Government … acted unambiguously upon 54% of its manifesto commitments and gave some evidence of action upon another 19% " .
4 Then you 'll have the attentions of a top hairdresser and make-up artist , and we 'll ask you how the programme made a difference to your life .
5 I believed then and still believe now that schools make a difference .
6 ‘ How would such a confirmation make a difference to you ? ’
7 To what extent did persistently reading different papers or regularly watching different television channels make a difference to swings in political preferences ?
8 The fact that the requirements are those of central government rather than those initiated by individual schools makes a difference to the process of development .
9 Automation makes a difference here .
10 In an effort to promote sports coaching further , the National Coaching Foundation , in association with the four Sports Councils in the United Kingdom , has produced two colourful posters , ‘ Come Into Coaching ’ and ‘ Coaching Makes a Difference ’ , both of which are available free of charge .
11 Well at that age a few months makes a difference .
12 But hers is not a detached examination — she writes of her belief that ‘ action makes a difference ’ and outlines some of the possible practical steps that can be taken as a result of her ( and others ' ) analysis .
13 For a start , I begin with the premise that action makes a difference .
14 The previous section starts with a premise — that action makes a difference .
15 ‘ Different keys make a difference too .
16 Most important of all , to ensure that a school 's management plan makes a difference at the level of classroom management , there has to be an assessment of the extent to which the quality of individual children 's work is affected by an individual teacher 's classroom management and by his or her adoption of the relevant part of the school plan .
17 As a rule of thumb , every storey makes a difference of one-tenth of a second to a building 's period .
18 ‘ The desert makes a difference of course , ’ said Owen .
19 But while this shows that the directive made a difference , it does not refute the dependence thesis .
20 He combined the practical side of his life , the need to make a living , with the desire to make a difference . ’
21 Clearly the availability of judgments and recent canons and books on procedure made a difference to the judges .
22 Curriculum development made a difference ; resource-based learning brought about a total change of attitude and need .
23 Will staff development make a difference in improving the quality of team planning ?
24 And did the film crew make a difference ?
25 In particular they believe that their beliefs make a difference to the consequences of their acts , that their acts impose duties , confer rights , grant permissions , and so on , in part because they believe that their acts do so .
26 Authoritative directives make a difference in their ability to turn ‘ oughts ’ into duties .
27 Will Mr Major 's reforms make a difference ?
28 Do n't stick to a single time each day but try to vary it to see if the time of day makes a difference for you .
29 Local governments have seen enough of the evidence to prepare a politically delicate agenda that could require millions of dollars on a gamble that secondary and tertiary treatment of sewage will lower nutrient levels to make a difference .
30 You 're probably quite prepared to stomach the fact that I 've slept with girls before you , you 'd think it odd if I had n't , but if you ca n't see that a baby makes a difference to how much other affairs matter , I ca n't explain it to you . "
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