Example sentences of "'s contribution to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Since Amedee 's contributions to the world 's most butch game are made as an ‘ offensive co-ordinator ’ , the spectre is raised of some extremely rude sessions down Ambleside Avenue . |
| 2 | None of this attracts my sense of humour , but it sparkles alongside Mr Punch 's contributions to the 1906 election . |
| 3 | Miller frequently mentions Sherard 's contributions to Chelsea , among them Phlomis orientalis , Jerusalem sage , completely destroyed by the great frost of 1740 and P. flavescens , which managed to survive many years in a warm border . |
| 4 | the first of CD 's contributions to ‘ Another Round of Stories by the Christmas Fire ’ , the Christmas number of Household Words , 1853 . |
| 5 | Green 's contributions to extracts from that form an autobiographical record . |
| 6 | The quantum challenge is probably the last of Einstein 's contributions to fundamental physics that has enduring value . |
| 7 | That book has not only attracted innumerable youngsters towards a laboratory career , it has also triggered off a wide range of faction — from Warner Bros 's contributions to bacteriology ( The Story of Louis Pasteur with Paul Muni in 1935 and The Story of a Ehrlich 's Magic Bullet with Edward G. Robinson in 1940 ) to the BBC Television series Microbes and Men in 1974 . |
| 8 | There is no National Insurance on the company 's contributions to the fund , and the employee pays no income tax on the shares allocated to him or her provided they are held for at least five years . |
| 9 | Mr O'Hare suspects that ‘ not that many [ profit sharing schemes ] have been put in place over the last couple of years ’ because of the cash flow drain represented by the company 's contributions to the fund . |
| 10 | ( No doubt , a future feminist biographer will revise our verdict on Elena Ceauşescu 's contributions to macro-molecular chemistry and maintain that far from plagiarizing Murgulescu and his colleagues , they tried to deny to a peasant woman the credit for her discoveries . ) |
| 11 | Worth buying for the introduction alone , this collection of Burchill 's contributions to a variety of British papers and magazines ( including us , of course ) highlights why she has always been a great read . |
| 12 | Before looking more closely at Habermas 's contributions to the theory of ideology I will first consider Althusser 's briefer but still significant analysis . |
| 13 | Bell 's contributions to Erasure — the glam , the camp , the drama — brought out Vince Clarke 's dry and brittle sense of humour . |
| 14 | Your employer 's contributions to the scheme represent the money he is setting aside for your pension and other benefits . |
| 15 | Few Voices , Many Worlds contains a review of NWICO since 1990 , a profile of the late Seán MacBride 's contributions to world peace , the Statements of the MacBride Round Table on Communication , and statements from WACC-sponsored meetings in Manila and Lima . |
| 16 | One of the most important of Freud 's contributions to the understanding of modern societies lies in his notion of the archaic heritage as an active element in social life . |
| 17 | Much as I admire a great deal of Ken Worpole 's contributions to discussion on alternative methods of arts funding — his and Geoff Mulgan 's ‘ Saturday Night , Sunday Morning ’ was an invaluable piece of work — his thoughts ( almost gleeful I thought ) on the problems of civic buildings ( MT May ) were shot through with the baby-out-with-the-bathwater conclusions which seem to be endemic in much new times and new Left thinking on the arts generally . |
| 18 | There was little , in fact , that was subdued in Nizan 's contributions to Ce So ii after Munich . |
| 19 | Odling 's contributions to chemistry were in two main directions : medical and theoretical . |
| 20 | Readers of this Journal who have read the author 's contributions to its pages will be prepared for a book which is interesting , informative and occasionally dogmatic . |
| 21 | This principle , which seeks to balance a nation 's contributions to , and receipts from , the budget is not in evidence . |
| 22 | In particular I value the record by the Dutch ensemble Quink ( Etcetera KTC 1031 ) , which starts with the Mass for Four Voices , ends with four pieces from Gradualia , and in a miscellaneous central group finds space for one of Byrd 's contributions to Sir William Leighton 's Tears of 1614 , the delightful ‘ Come , help , O God ’ . |
| 23 | Philip Roth 's contribution to The Facts is ( as distinct from Nathan Zuckerman 's ) significantly milder , in relation to family matters , than what we get in these abrasive comic fictions : but then the fictions can be nice too . |
| 24 | Thus the reference to the ruined walls of Eblis , in Aquitaine , is not gratuitous ; and we know from other passages that Pound 's refusal in the last resort to take seriously Russia 's contribution to European culture was grounded in his notion that Russia had never produced an indigenous tradition of stone architecture . |
| 25 | United is also arguing that employee concessions in the deal should be considered ‘ sweat equity ’ , reducing BA 's contribution to 35 per cent . |
| 26 | Morris 's contribution to this match is unlikely to find much space in Wisden , but he already looks the part . |
| 27 | Teixeira 's contribution to the genre was first performed in 1728 , just after he had return to Portugal from Rome , and it reveals Italian influence in its polychorality ( it is scored for five ‘ choirs ’ of four voices each ) and the florid , operatic nature of the solo snippets . |
| 28 | Law Report : Divorce award recognised wife 's contribution to wealth of family : Gojkovic v Gojkovic — Court of Appeal ( Lord Justice Woolf , Lord Justice Russell and Lord Justice Butler-Sloss ) , 12 October 1989 |
| 29 | The judge found the wife 's contribution to be ‘ exceptional by ordinary standards , if not exceptional as measured against the ( husband 's ) contribution . |
| 30 | Central Council thanks all those Branches and individuals who worked so hard to ensure that the Association 's contribution to this Appeal was so substantial . |