Example sentences of "a [adj] contribution to " in BNC.
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| 1 | This drop in income can be seen as a private contribution to the cost of care by the family itself . |
| 2 | He once began a memorable contribution to a debate on the 1981 riots in Brixton with the words , ‘ My Lords , I think I am the only member who has spoken today who has had agricultural estates in Jamaica . ’ |
| 3 | But James Beck has produced a solid contribution to Renaissance studies , and , unlike so many art-historical books , the author 's engagement with his subject is felt on almost every page . |
| 4 | Furthermore , there is a possible contribution to 186 Os from the decay of 190 Pt . |
| 5 | Scotland is making a strong contribution to this study and the final conference on the theme is to be held here next year . |
| 6 | Although it is understandable that the Minister can not be in two places at once , will she assure the House that her noble Friend will make a strong contribution to the conference ? |
| 7 | We need to change its structure and I agree with the hon. Member for Ludlow about the need for fundamental reform — indeed , there was a strong contribution to that effect from another Conservative Member . |
| 8 | Johnson Matthey 's pharmaceutical business has seen continued growth and has made a strong contribution to group profits during the year . |
| 9 | This will be a definite contribution to a continuous process of renewal of syllabuses and closely linked and incidental to teacher education . ’ |
| 10 | The outcome of the research is embodied in a thesis written by the candidate , and the doctorate is awarded if the thesis is of sufficient standard and it is judged that the research has made a definite contribution to knowledge . |
| 11 | ‘ In the same way as a working person and a taxpayer makes a specific contribution to the upkeep of the national health system , so could a specific premium or tax be levied to support publicly funded legal services , ’ he said . |
| 12 | The desire to understand the development of early Anglo-Saxon society as a specific contribution to the more general study of past human behaviour has only emerged in recent years . |
| 13 | Morrison East is now well poised to make a profitable contribution to our business for the first time . |
| 14 | The subject matter should make a technical contribution to the state of the art . |
| 15 | We wanted to organise the teachers effectively , to improve their lot economically while at the same time making a cultural contribution to the community ’ . |
| 16 | The SD in the industrial town of Schweinfurt in Lower Franconia reported complaints in March 1941 from the poorer sections of the population that badges bearing a picture of the Führer could only be obtained through a sizeable contribution to Winter Aid collectors , and that there were too few to satisfy the demand . |
| 17 | In 1977 , for example , the TUC told the Windscale Inquiry that ‘ the nuclear industry will need to be able to make a sizeable contribution to Britain 's energy supplies by the late 1990s ’ . |
| 18 | It is expected that the project will make a theoretical contribution to the understanding of professional learning . |
| 19 | Therefore we believe that during the plan period , those sites are likely to come forward and make a improved contribution to meeting our share of the Greater York employment needs . |
| 20 | By 1915 it had become one of the obsessions by which Curtis was possessed serially in the course of his long and active career , and , of all his many projects , the political evolution of India was the one where he could most truly claim to have made a direct contribution to events . |
| 21 | ‘ In 1835 the Municipal Corporations Act had established the rule that the right to choose the borough councillors should be restricted to those who , as ratepayers , made a direct contribution to the funds which the councillors would control ’ ( Keith-Lucas 1952:224 ) . |
| 22 | Mr Koorosh Khodabandehloo , the Director of AMARC , believes that research in this area will not only provide the technology for more successful and precise operations , but is also making a direct contribution to medical science . |
| 23 | We therefore particularly value our partnership with SCF through TRANSAID since it enables BESO to make a direct contribution to Britain 's relief efforts in Africa . |
| 24 | The government has provided the resources in the way of the allowance and in the way of an administrative service ; voluntary effort has controlled the plan and the policy , including the detailed negotiations with manufacturers , bankers , insurance companies and the like , and all these bodies have made a generous contribution to a humane cause of powerful appeal . |
| 25 | Presented to … in recognition of a generous contribution to the Magdalen Bridge Appeal Fund , 1990 . |
| 26 | The College of Art was started as a distinguished contribution to the network of music and art schools and today has the same financial problems as every other higher education institution . |
| 27 | If the hon. Gentleman does not think that that is a proper contribution to the health service or a proper qualification for the job that she holds , I am very surprised indeed . |
| 28 | There is , therefore , a wide spectrum of company life where public relations may operate and make a commercial contribution to the company 's success . |
| 29 | Brian Wood was the strong , solid , ever-dependable central defender who made a tremendous contribution to Palace 's promotion to Division Two under Dick Graham in 1963–64 , but who then had the misfortune to suffer a badly broken leg in a third round FA Cup-tie in January 1965 , from which he never fully recovered while with us . |
| 30 | The Irish Bank Officials ’ Association , over the years , has made a tremendous contribution to the welfare of its members and we know that in recent times IBOA has been engaged in many struggles to protect those terms and conditions . |