Example sentences of "[adv] [vb pp] a significant [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | How this system of allocation has been operated and controlled has long had a significant effect in moulding the social composition of the rural village , for it has largely influenced who lives where . |
| 2 | The introduction of ‘ Just In Time ’ management throughout RX and its supplier network has not only had a significant impact on company competitiveness but also accelerated the process of cultural change by exposing individual RX plants and workgroups to real and immediate market pressures within the company 's value chain . |
| 3 | In the present study distention of the oesophagus alone caused a significant increase of 12 mm Hg , and concurrent acidification had not added effect . |
| 4 | Indomethacin alone caused a significant reduction of the volume output ( 18.6 ( 2.2 ) µl , p<0.05 ) . |
| 5 | But now , rather like recording afresh over the existing programme on an audio or visual cassette , Sylvia had superimposed a successful situation and had thereby made a significant change in the data recognized by her subconscious . |
| 6 | Imports of computer equipment manufactured in the European Community are subject to lower rates of duty , but have not won a significant share of the local market . |
| 7 | These fortunate people are the first generation approaching retirement who have not suffered a significant interruption in their career because of the war . |
| 8 | The second fact is that Labour , despite the recession and its junking of almost all the policies that made it unelectable in the '80s , has not made a significant advance . |
| 9 | His energy and enthusiasm have already made a significant contribution to the style and driving forward of the many issues with which the Association is involved . |
| 10 | NOW entering its third year , Teesside Training and Enterprise Council has already made a significant contribution to the social and economic life of the region . |
| 11 | Caterham has already had a significant success in the US when it was invited to compete in the Sports Cars of America 's 24-hour race in Ohio , and won . |
| 12 | This noticeboard had already played a significant part in my life : nearly thirty years before then it had displayed the result of my own first degree ( second-class honours ) ; a few years later had come the perfunctory notice saying my doctoral thesis had been accepted by the college ; and shortly after that an even briefer note to the effect that I had joined the teaching staff . |
| 13 | The guerrillas no longer represented a significant threat . |
| 14 | Some abattoir operators think they have already spotted a significant shift in beef trading patterns . |
| 15 | In the UK , franchising has always played a significant role , although relations between franchisor and franchisee have not always been smooth , according to the report . |
| 16 | But the brand quickly gained a significant share of the fiercely competitive market . |
| 17 | Even when Liverpool won the FA Cup in May to present him with his first trophy , Kenny Dalglish still held a significant place in the hearts of the Kop . |
| 18 | Nevertheless , the twentieth century also witnessed a significant movement towards the acceptance of the principles of assessment , diversity of provision , rehabilitation , segregation and prevention , into penal practice . |
| 19 | UK government securities and UK land and property also formed a significant proportion at 14.8 and 8.0 per cent respectively . |
| 20 | They had invented a new social custom but they had also annexed a significant part of the working-class experience . |
| 21 | The patients not only showed an improved continence mechanism , but also reported a significant decrease in urgency . |
| 22 | Thus , as Table 5 demonstrates , the teams were the principal vehicle for residential developments in the social services department and also made a significant contribution to such activity in the voluntary sector . |
| 23 | Provision of a range of safety equipment for Marathon and new Solas standard life jackets for Chevron also made a significant contribution to the company 's business . |
| 24 | Tourism has also had a significant impact on many national parks in Africa which attract visitors for safari holidays , the forerunners of which were the big-game safaris of the late nineteenth century . |
| 25 | The fact that no powerfully theoretical recreation geography has emerged , however , should not be seen as a defeat for the subject , for the empirical work that has been produced has not only been very useful in its own right , but has also shown a significant mismatch between leisure aspirations and recreational resources . |
| 26 | Exporting to this level clearly offered a significant expansion of the market for manufacturers , an offer which was taken up to different degrees by different industries . |
| 27 | Pretreatment with the inhibitors also induced a significant enhancement of the response to bethanechol . |
| 28 | As Lewis and Piachaud point out in their chapter here , unmarried women have traditionally played a significant role in the care of elderly parents and other relatives and the same appears to be true today . |
| 29 | As Barker and McGregor point out , however , land-use practices have also played a significant role in landscape change since colonial times when deforestation began . |
| 30 | Here and elsewhere , however , the barriers to the outward movement of the lower paid and ethnic minorities have also played a significant role , leading to further social polarization not just between inner city and suburb but also between different parts of inner city areas . |