Example sentences of "[noun] do [verb] a difference " in BNC.

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1 Owen , significantly , makes repeated reference to the work of those who insist that ‘ schools do make a difference ’ .
2 One school , led by S. E. Finer , claims that the parties do make a difference and that , because parties have become more partisan , this is regrettable .
3 So , " parties do make a difference in the way Britain is governed … [ but ] the differences in office between one party and another are less likely to arise from contrasting intentions than from the exigencies of government " .
4 THAT governments do make a difference is an important presumption of free competitive elections .
5 Nevertheless , the Spanish Civil War did make a difference for the conference condemned the non-intervention policy adopted by the major powers , for it was being flouted by Italians , Germans and Russians , and recommended that the Spanish republican government should be allowed to buy arms .
6 When this happens the authoritative directive does make a difference .
7 But I did make it and the colour did make a difference in a way I did n't expect .
8 ‘ People accuse us of being a chain hotel with a standardised product , but we believe our staff do make a difference , and that our systems should never be unwieldy . ’
9 The short answer is that in many countries the fact that there is a Constitution does make a difference .
10 The more detailed analysis presented here therefore strongly suggests that the Home Support Project does make a difference .
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