Example sentences of "[pron] [vb -s] [det] difference " in BNC.
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| 1 | But , as several dealers told The Art Newspaper , waiving exhibition fees is a concession which makes little difference if a gallery can not make sufficient sales to recoup costs estimated at £10,000–40,000 for taking stock and staff to Madrid . |
| 2 | He sees little difference between acting on stage and screen : ‘ It seems to be the same internal life that you try to discover in a character and the way you go about it is the same . |
| 3 | Though in the longterm , as I have said before , he wrote , it makes little difference , the tide always wins out , sooner or later all vanishes into the sea . |
| 4 | However , if one turns to the report 's tables , based on a growth in energy demand of between 1 and 2 per cent a year , it makes little difference whether gas or coal is the main fuel used to produce electricity . |
| 5 | And the bleak conclusion is that it makes little difference whether the intruding whites are well- or ill-intentioned : the result , for the Indians , is disease and destruction . |
| 6 | Obviously if the whole of the surplus-value is consumed unproductively it makes little difference how it is consumed , either as necessaries or as luxuries . |
| 7 | It makes little difference in any case , one of them had said to him once . |
| 8 | Meals are part of the holiday social life , and such good value that it makes little difference if you drop out for a day or two to eat locally . |
| 9 | Meals are part of the holiday social life , and such good value that it makes little difference if you drop out for a day or two to eat locally . |
| 10 | It makes little difference . |
| 11 | Not that it makes much difference . ’ |
| 12 | " I do n't think it makes much difference where we do a bit of scratching , " he said . |
| 13 | I mean , not that it makes much difference these days anyway , but yes , you 're right ; it is a bit soon . |
| 14 | In practice — I doubt if it makes much difference . |
| 15 | Let's be fair , now ; I do n't expect it makes much difference to Mrs Morgan , or her cat , " Mr Smith said , and a small smile played over his lips as he glanced at Dan Ashton , who grunted and looked down at his feet while Smith continued , " whether you were joking or in deadly seriousness . " |
| 16 | Not that it makes any difference . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ Not that it makes any difference , ’ Trent had agreed . |
| 18 | Although not all doctors would agree that restless legs are attributable to caffeine , anyone suffering this condition should try avoiding caffeine for a while to see if it makes any difference . |
| 19 | Does it makes any difference , for example , whether the dispute is official or unofficial ? |
| 20 | However , if you have noticed that your spots seem more extravagant following a choc-binge , then perhaps you will have to test and see for yourself whether it makes any difference . |
| 21 | I do n't know if it makes any difference , but it was n't planned . |
| 22 | ‘ I ca n't see that it makes any difference . |
| 23 | Part of the problem with encouraging girls to take ‘ useful ’ subjects is that we do not know whether it makes any difference to the kinds of jobs they eventually do ; and whether , indeed , these jobs would still be highly rated if women did them . |
| 24 | Not that it makes any difference . |
| 25 | I think if it makes any difference to you we 've got a thingy whirring away there . |
| 26 | It is not clear whether it makes any difference if those words are omitted . |
| 27 | I do n't know whether it makes any difference for the price you will get in the land , for the land , from a tenant , if you restrict his rights to use it . |
| 28 | well it does n't , see it makes any difference yeah you 've got ta |
| 29 | ‘ Nothing makes any difference in the end . ’ |
| 30 | But if there is n't one then nothing makes any difference , does it , and if there is I 'm sure it 'll all be far too spiritual for anyone to get in a huff over the way the rest of us carry on . ’ |