Example sentences of "make a [adj] difference " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well I suppose at the , one of the best things , best examples of the difference was that my wife when she saw this house , knew that it was a house in which she could be happy , in which her tastes and , could spread themselves , erm rather than her tastes having to be curtailed by lack of space and lack of accommodation , erm , the fact that I had a garage which was essential er next to my house instead of some er quarter or twenty minutes ' walk away from where I lived as happened in London also made a terrific difference to comfort , erm the fact that there was a garden instead of a few windowboxes and a couple of tubs , all these things I think made one appreciate the fact that you 'd come , not only into a new town , but into a new way of life probably the fact that we had a staircase inside the house , which was the first time that we 'd had a staircase between our bedrooms and our living rooms |
| 2 | ‘ Dewi Morris has made a tremendous difference to England . |
| 3 | Morris , in particular , has made a tremendous difference to England these last two games . |
| 4 | In one way the length of the history was a good thing as I have benefited in the end from the latest surgical techniques available in London , and although I still have to be careful it has made a tremendous difference to my life . |
| 5 | In each case good advice to the individual or family could have made a crucial difference . |
| 6 | But moving house has made a great difference for me . |
| 7 | Alice has made a great difference . |
| 8 | She has made a great difference to me , she was wonderful . |
| 9 | The sofa bed or studio couch has made a great difference to one-room living . |
| 10 | She says that it 's made a great difference , the swan can now struggle to it 's feet . |
| 11 | Despite his pessimism , the Prince has , of course , made a considerable difference , if not to the world , then certainly to a number of individuals living in it . |
| 12 | They responded with blankets , clothes and seeds which have made a considerable difference to the prisoners ' quality of life . |
| 13 | There is no doubt that the scale of the weapons brought from Libya in the period before the Eksund was apprehended by French Customs has made a considerable difference during the past five or six years . |
| 14 | Ron Spill , pension controller with Legal & General , said : ‘ This has made a big difference in people 's behaviour . |
| 15 | It has made a big difference . ’ |
| 16 | Wilkinson was in no doubt how his team had benefited : ‘ The fact I was able to work so hard with them has definitely made a big difference and helped improve my back four . |
| 17 | She says : ‘ He 's made a big difference to my being able to get through it . |
| 18 | A goal then might have made a big difference . |
| 19 | The pier and the hydro and the telephone made a big difference to it . |
| 20 | The safety gates have made a big difference , since I 've gotten them erm I 've got peace of mind for the stairs and I can answer the phone and I have n't got to like keep trying to pull them downstairs and do do different things . |
| 21 | erm er which has really made a big difference . |
| 22 | Denis Smith says the three players he 's bought have made a big difference . |
| 23 | Another cell leader , , added : ‘ It has made a big difference — people are more involved in the whole production process . ’ |
| 24 | Indeed , it would have done some good to have one when he was Chancellor of the Exchequer , as it would have made a significant difference to some of the measures that he took , which stoked the fires of inflation . |
| 25 | He doubted that the injection had made a significant difference in the patient 's condition . |
| 26 | That has made a huge difference , and in terms of the response to the issues among so-called ‘ decision-makers ’ it is this increasing ability on the part of the environmental organisations to marshal good accurate evidence behind them that has begun to tilt the balance of opinion in their favour . |
| 27 | ‘ Stella said you 'd made a huge difference to the place . ’ |
| 28 | While their forwards were outplayed , though Andy Macdonald won the occasional good lineout ball , Heriot 's competed gamely and the arrival of young Lawrie has made a huge difference to their back play , and especially to centres Stoddart and McRobbie , who appear much more confident than earlier in the season . |
| 29 | But in any election , and especially in the United States with its complicated voting system , a small shift can make a crucial difference . |
| 30 | As far as BCCI is concerned , it is understood that a very high proportion of the loans made by BCCI have some sort of deposit associated , and this will obviously make a substantial difference to the amount which can be claimed on behalf of BCCI . |