Example sentences of "[vb -s] a significant [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Thus exposure to FGF-4 causes a significant increase in the number of cells initiating DNA synthesis . |
| 2 | The isolated DNA binding domain of HSV-1 Vmw175 causes a significant DNA bend in the immediate vicinity of the Vmw175 binding sequence spanning the HSV-1 IE-3 mRNA start site ( 26 ) . |
| 3 | This remains unknown in man , but we have investigated the effects of commonly used anaesthetic agents on tissue protein synthesis in the rat and found that although halothane causes a significant depression of liver protein synthesis , isoflurance did not have such an effect . |
| 4 | We conclude that acute cigarette smoking causes a significant fall in gastric secretion ( Vg ) , and suggest that this results in raised gastrin values that have a tropic effect on the parietal cell , thereby accounting for the raised secretory capacity of chronic smokers . |
| 5 | A company is treated as an associated undertaking when the group holds a substantial interest in it for the long term , and exercises a significant influence over its operating and financial policy decisions . |
| 6 | Continental crust is only about one-half as efficient at conducting heat as oceanic crust , so if a supercontinent , such as Pangaea , covers a significant part of the Earth 's surface heat will build up in the mantle below it . |
| 7 | One thing , at any rate , would seem to be clear , and this is that Jesus , after his baptism in the Jordan , undergoes a significant change . |
| 8 | But Palmer 's log that day contains a significant remark : ‘ Bart [ Czirr ] suggests that we use palladium as the metal cathode as it has the ability to let hydrogen diffuse through it at will . |
| 9 | Moreover , analysis of the data in the above way disguises a significant aspect of the differences between a stratified boundary layer and a corresponding unstratified one . |
| 10 | Although repeated injection therapy eradicates oesophageal varices in most patients , life long follow up with check endoscopies and repeated injections places a significant demand upon patients and hospital resources and the procedures are not without complications . |
| 11 | Hence the mythologisation of Debord by Levin , and others , has a significant bearing upon the reception of his work . |
| 12 | The fact that he 's not pin-up material like Bolton and does not quite have the same vocal dexterity as either Bolton or Richie probably has a significant bearing on his lack of success in Europe . |
| 13 | The molar mass distribution ( MMD ) of a polymer sample has a significant influence on its properties and a knowledge of the shape of this distribution is fundamental to the full characterization of a polymer . |
| 14 | ‘ The UK is a logical next step for Alco Office Products and Erskine House is an ideal fit considering that it also has a significant presence in the US market and complementary interests in Germany , ’ Alco chairman and chief executive Ray Mundt commented . |
| 15 | In the case of the link between " reader … he " , the " male as norm " terminology creates the impression that educated discussion of literature takes place only among men ( even though literary study was established in Britain in the nineteenth century as a subject largely for women , and now has a significant majority of women involved in it ) . |
| 16 | If this book has a significant weakness , it is simply that it takes three chapters to get into its stride . |
| 17 | Often , the character has a significant name , like ‘ Pip ’ is significant of a seed that 's going to grow , ‘ Pumblechook ’ sounds like a pompous , fat , greedy name , which is indeed what Mr Pumblechook is . |
| 18 | Expenditure per head in R&D has a significant correlation with productivity , as seen in the next section . |
| 19 | However , the Commission believes strongly that music has a significant contribution to make to the Decade of Evangelism . |
| 20 | Many other people have rights , including those concerned with fishing , and in my native Scotland the value of fishing has a significant part to play in the local economy , particulary in remote areas . |
| 21 | If your conference has a significant attendance , it may be worth your while to stage an exhibition and sell stands to related groups . |
| 22 | West Africa also has a significant proportion in the countries of the Ivory Coast , Nigeria , the Congo , Gabon , Zaire , Cameroon and Madagascar . |
| 23 | However , when ED is 200 cm -1 , the ratio is 0·34 ; therefore a sample of a compound with a vibration of frequency lower than about 300 cm -1 has a significant proportion of its molecules in vibrationally excited states . |
| 24 | It is of interest , therefore , that ulcerative colitis is the only disease , other than PSC , that also has a significant proportion of patients with a type 1 anti-neutrophil antibody pattern . |
| 25 | Although AMP has a significant stake , other British insurance companies own over 20 per cent of Pearl 's shares . |
| 26 | Where a convergent or divergent margin has a significant transform component it is appropriate to refer to it as an oblique-slip margin . |
| 27 | This directed graph has a significant property which is common in real tasks : At almost all nodes , the node has at least as many children as parents , and several nodes have more children than parents . |
| 28 | And it is crucial to recognize that widespread racial discrimination has been an important factor in reproducing these patterns of employment and settlement and , as we shall see , also has a significant role in explanations of levels of achievement by black pupils in British schools . |
| 29 | In all this , music has a significant role to play in enabling and fostering closer relationships between the denominations . |
| 30 | But it can be argued that marketing has a significant role within any social work agency . |