Example sentences of "[verb] a [adj] contribution to [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I take it that our explanation , you and I who are the children of the children of Freud , do think that our body erm adds a great contribution to our individuation ? |
| 2 | Perhaps most importantly , a clear statement of the Government 's interest could do a great deal to improve industry 's poor image in the eyes of the media and of young people , a factor which has made a major contribution to our failure as a nation to make the best of our reserves of natural talent . |
| 3 | The 19th century explorer and illustrator , Walter Hood Fitch is best known for his flamboyant yet accurate drawings which have made a lasting contribution to our knowledge of the plant world and to the art of botanical illustration . |
| 4 | The 19th century explorer and illustrator , Walter Hood Fitch is best known for his flamboyant yet accurate drawings which have made a lasting contribution to our knowledge of the plant world and to the art of botanical illustration . |
| 5 | This work has made a great contribution to our understanding of the subject , although the structural diversity of port wine stains confounds the best attempts at mathematical modelling and there is no substitute for good clinical assessments and comparisons of different laser systems . |
| 6 | ‘ Yale has made a profound contribution to my life and especially to my interest in the arts and letters ’ , he explains . |
| 7 | My hon. Friend is right to say that BT is one of the leading companies and has made an important contribution to our economy . |
| 8 | The study should provide a major contribution to our knowledge of the English Police . |
| 9 | Talented people could not advance themselves and their position , let alone make a worthwhile contribution to their field . |
| 10 | We are , therefore , proposing to provide a number of new information services which the police believe will make a significant contribution to their operational effectiveness . |
| 11 | As ‘ the most successful mathematics students will generally be versatile learners ’ , this , if it is true , could make a significant contribution to our understanding of the processes by which girls are gradually marginalised in mathematics . |
| 12 | The launch of Compact also provided a focus for debate about business and education links and the partners here made a major contribution to our thinking , delivery and evolution of a COMPACT scheme . |
| 13 | Showing that the role of Christian institutions and churches was central to the fortunes and misfortunes of the languages , Victor made a major contribution to our understanding of Scottish Gaelic in the religious context , particularly in his outstandingly fine third chapter , entitled Evangelical Religion and the Rise of Literacy in the Mother Tongues . |
| 14 | To nobody 's surprise Colonel George Haldane secured his election for the Dunfermline district of burghs in 1754 , in spite of the enmity of the Duke of Argyll , and it must be conceded that the colonel 's ability to remove office holders made a substantial contribution to his victory . |
| 15 | A final aspect of his career was his extensive involvement in speculative building development in London , in Argyll Street ( 1736 ) and New Palace Yard ( 1740–2 ) , an activity which evidently made a significant contribution to his prosperity . |
| 16 | She has achieved a great deal , and made a valuable contribution to our company 's efficiency over these last seven years . |
| 17 | The British Trust for Conservation Volunteers ' new Natural Break brochure includes over 450 opportunities to escape to some of the country 's most spectacular settings and make a real contribution to their survival . |
| 18 | In Chlorohydra viridissima , on the other hand , the algae are never absent from the tissues of the hydras , and make a useful contribution to their well-being , providing them with oxygen . |
| 19 | Service industries make a vital contribution to our economy and to our balance of payments . |
| 20 | Castlereagh mayor Tommy Jeffers praised the schemes , adding : ‘ Not only do these excellent murals reflect the latent ability contained within community groups across the city , they also relate a very important message — trees make a vital contribution to our way of life . ’ |
| 21 | Government-sponsored grants to British farmers to promote environmentally friendly land management are providing a substantial contribution to their incomes and more than offset losses resulting from less intensive agriculture . |
| 22 | Successful learning often takes place when young children enjoy themselves in role-playing , which can make an important contribution to their oral and aural experience . |
| 23 | What they do maintain is that a vividly told story can make an important contribution to our knowledge of how and why strikes occur . |
| 24 | Your gifts for healing and building relationships and creating community make an essential contribution to our evangelising work in society . |
| 25 | A group of Bengali mothers who attend their children 's primary school in East London to be helped towards an understanding of English language and the mysteries of local government administration might appear to be making an insignificant contribution to their children 's educational well being . |
| 26 | Damien Robb was in superb form from placed balls , converting five frees and making an immense contribution to his side 's victory . |
| 27 | Morrison East is now well poised to make a profitable contribution to our business for the first time . |
| 28 | If anybody tries to take enough alcoholic drink to make a real contribution to his vitamin or mineral intake , he 's certainly drinking too much ! |
| 29 | Refugees bring with them not just a bundle of belongings but an accumulation of skills and knowledge and a real determination to make a positive contribution to their new country . |
| 30 | The chemical industry makes a crucial contribution to our health and prosperity and to protection of the environment . |