Example sentences of "[modal v] make a difference " in BNC.
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| 1 | There are at least three ways ( others will be discussed in the next chapter ) in which an authority acting correctly may make a difference to what its subjects ought to do , which are all consistent with the dependence thesis . |
| 2 | It can be very flattering to receive such requests , and they may make a difference to the author 's perception of the requester . |
| 3 | I mean one thinks of it like being alive in a box , one keeps forgetting to take into account the fact that one is dead … which should make a difference … should n't it ? |
| 4 | ‘ If they charge the wrong man , it 'll make a difference to him ! ’ said Melissa drily . |
| 5 | Do you think that 'll make a difference do you ? |
| 6 | Claims to leadership of national antislavery opinion also involved hopes of influencing British government policy where it might make a difference — for example , in negotiations over the continuing problem of slave trade suppression and on particular issues such as American fugitive slaves in British territories or terms for British recognition of the independence of Texas . |
| 7 | When we were shown into the chargé 's office , I studiously avoided shaking hands or having any eye contact , determined to alert him to the fact that I understood and respected their religious customs , in the hope that it might make a difference . |
| 8 | ‘ Now if it were Lady ’ she named a titled person at that time popular on television — ‘ it might make a difference . |
| 9 | But Zimbabwe 's example , together with the hope that new seeds might make a difference to humid parts of the continent in the first half of the 1990s ( and to the Sahel in the second half of the decade ) , at least give us something to work for . |
| 10 | What might make a difference though in terms of posture ? |
| 11 | then that might make a difference . |
| 12 | Yeah If you could hear what she say it 'd make a difference I expect I 'd of gone for another vowel there , it you 'd gone for E it of been |
| 13 | And the superstructure could make a difference to the base . |
| 14 | Of course , this group at Ephesus must have heard something about the Holy Spirit if they listened at all attentively to John the Baptist , but they did not realise that the promised Spirit was available for them ; that he could make a difference to their lives . |
| 15 | Where changing something could make a difference , and seems unlikely to do harm , we should go ahead and do it . |
| 16 | The loss of land plants would make a difference to the chemistry of the atmosphere ( and of course would be a tragedy ) . |
| 17 | ‘ Naturally , it would make a difference . |
| 18 | Since no two mice are identical , let alone two human beings , replacing X would make a difference . |
| 19 | VP : a statement has empirical meaning iff its truth would make a difference to the evidence of our senses , which , since a statement is verifiable , on this approach , iff its truth would make a difference to the evidence of our senses , is equivalent to : VP 1 : a statement has empirical meaning iff it is verifiable . |
| 20 | VP : a statement has empirical meaning iff its truth would make a difference to the evidence of our senses , which , since a statement is verifiable , on this approach , iff its truth would make a difference to the evidence of our senses , is equivalent to : VP 1 : a statement has empirical meaning iff it is verifiable . |
| 21 | Within the English tradition of radical , ‘ Marx-influenced ’ , sociology the tendency has been to concede that social mobility is in principle important ( large-scale mobility would make a difference to one 's analysis ) , but to deny that really significant social mobility has taken place . |
| 22 | I thought it would make a difference being a Mrs but it did n't . |
| 23 | And it was a belief that to cut at the roots with small scissors would make a difference , because it would have a cumulative effect and that 's why I think we can do it in our own society . |
| 24 | Can the applicability of procedural protection be affected by the likelihood that the hearing would make a difference to the result that the tribunal has reached in this particular instance ? |
| 25 | Marriage would make a difference ; you must see that . ’ |
| 26 | Buy uplights and put them anywhere you think would make a difference — in corners , behind sofas , on mantelpieces , behind plants , in deep bowls or vases . |
| 27 | It would make a difference to bring the bus back up Albert Road . |
| 28 | Savings over £1000 will make a difference to the amount you can get as will your ability to repay the loan . |
| 29 | Your letters really will make a difference . |
| 30 | It will make a difference to our world-view , to the way we see people , to the way we view God . |