Example sentences of "[adv] makes a [adj] [noun] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | As the University 's commercial arm , UnivEd not only makes a major contribution to the University 's finances , but also enhances Edinburgh 's position as an international centre of excellence in teaching and research . |
| 2 | ‘ Nuclear energy is one of the cleanest methods of generating electricity , ’ it states , ‘ and already makes a substantial contribution to reducing carbon dioxide emissions in the UK . |
| 3 | The Commons , by its elected status , associates the people with the government , and thus makes a major contribution to legitimacy , a concept essential for government by consent . |
| 4 | It is interesting that recent research has come to the same conclusions as Golding as to the usefulness of such modes of thought : The deployment of simile , underlexicalisation and metaphor thus makes a major contribution to the exposition of the novel 's thematic concern with the linked development of thought and language in the people . |
| 5 | But the theory is a mechanistic one ; the individual creature is genetically pre-programmed to act in the way it does ; statistically speaking it has no choice ; within a narrow range of variation , it always makes a predictable response to identifiable patterns of stimuli originating in the external environment . |
| 6 | It adds that , although he lives in Macclesfield , he still makes a weekly trip to his flat in North London ‘ to keep in touch with the seamier side of life which often inspires his work ’ — a habit which has qualified him uniquely to illustrate Mr Boot 's Unauthorised Returns . |
| 7 | The committee usually makes an interim report to the House in the following July . |
| 8 | That chapter also makes a brief reference to the desirability of further work towards a double GCSE award in English . |
| 9 | Most people think of serving this delicacy with slices of ripe melon as a starter , but it also makes an excellent accompaniment to many of the exotic fruits that are widely available in greengrocers and supermarkets . |
| 10 | The road continues south , climbing over a rise with a good retrospective view of the full length of Kingsdale and then makes a long descent to Thornton in Lonsdale after a branch turns off to the right for the A65 at Westhouse . |
| 11 | Er , office decor we find actually makes a big difference to people . |
| 12 | It certainly makes a great difference to our lives when we see prayer as delighting in God . |
| 13 | I agree with the first part of what my hon. Friend has said : nuclear power certainly makes a valuable contribution to the environment by curbing carbon dioxide emissions . |
| 14 | Geothermal energy does not involve the burning of fossil fuels and therefore makes a negligible contribution to global warming . |