Example sentences of "to make any difference " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was a stupid idea but nothing she said seemed to make any difference . |
| 2 | I can go to all the dinners and banquets on earth , but it 's not going to make any difference to the world . |
| 3 | But being on a priority list did n't , after all , seem to make any difference . |
| 4 | We came into it all too late to make any difference . |
| 5 | Nor did it seem to make any difference to ability to perform everyday activities ( such as selecting the correct coins for shopping ) which were poor for many in both samples . |
| 6 | This Act is n't going to make any difference . |
| 7 | It did n't seem to make any difference , though . |
| 8 | At its most extreme ‘ I can not change ’ can describe a sense of complete impotence — ‘ I am unable to make any difference to my own or anybody else 's life . ’ |
| 9 | Electronics industry consultant Bob Heikes reckons he 's likely to hang on to the job , but for all the wrong reasons : ‘ Bull is hopeless , ’ he told the International Herald Tribune — ‘ a new guy is n't going to make any difference . ’ |
| 10 | Their needs are largely ignored and the introduction of community care reforms seems unlikely to make any difference , according to Counsel and Care . |
| 11 | That did n't seem to make any difference to you . |
| 12 | So convinced are such people that to be impaired is to ‘ die ’ that no amount of protestation to the contrary seems to make any difference . |
| 13 | Medication does n't seem to make any difference . |
| 14 | No , it really is n't necessary — if you 're eating a healthy balance of foods then no extra vitamin is going to make any difference . |
| 15 | Age did n't seem to make any difference . |
| 16 | ‘ It does n't seem to make any difference how much time you spend with him , ’ she said equally bluntly . |
| 17 | After torrential rainfalls over the Bank Holiday , a spokesman for the Three Valleys Water area suggested : ‘ It would have to rain like this every day for three months to make any difference . ’ |
| 18 | Similarly there are individuals that go through the court system and are punished , that are perhaps sent to prison , and come out of prison saying it 's not going to make any difference , I now know how to break into every type of car , every type of building . |
| 19 | It was before he and Paul lived together , but that does n't seem to make any difference . |
| 20 | After all , it 's not going to make any difference , is it ? ’ |
| 21 | ‘ Nothing 's going to make any difference . ’ |
| 22 | Ah , but it is n't going to make any difference |
| 23 | Well the problem as I see it is that you do n't know what the variety of this peach is , if it was bought out of greenhouse variety and is reasonably tender then I do n't think whatever you do with it in Preston it 's going to make any difference . |
| 24 | So I 'd suggest again that the sensible place to shout armed police is as soon as you enter because the fraction of a second between you getting from the hall to the bedroom is n't going to make any difference . |
| 25 | They were both dressed the same , probably for the same reason , and yet it did n't seem to make any difference because all the action was in the eyes . |
| 26 | And it would have to rain for months to make any difference . |
| 27 | And levels in some areas are now so low , that it would have to rain for months to make any difference . |
| 28 | But it does n't seem to make any difference . |
| 29 | It is usually found ( from pilot studies ) that ‘ personalization ’ of the letter of introduction is of no benefit , nor is use of a printed letterhead ; neither the colour of paper nor the day ( of the week ) received seem to make any difference . |