Example sentences of "[verb] a [adj] contribution to [noun prp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She made a major contribution to Macmillan London , which she leaves as a profitable and successful part of the group . ’ |
| 2 | Assignments such as this — and the recruitment of Colin Marshall from Avis to the newly-privatised British Airways for Lord King by Miles Broadbent — made an important contribution to Russell Reynolds ' global earnings , and especially to the growing personal wealth of Reynolds himself , still holding a 60% stake in the equity . |
| 3 | Today there is scope for flair and creativity and for making a major contribution to AEA 's profitability . ’ |
| 4 | In 1977 , for example , the TUC told the Windscale Inquiry that ‘ the nuclear industry will need to be able to make a sizeable contribution to Britain 's energy supplies by the late 1990s ’ . |
| 5 | We therefore particularly value our partnership with SCF through TRANSAID since it enables BESO to make a direct contribution to Britain 's relief efforts in Africa . |
| 6 | For every card issued , the Bank of Scotland makes a financial contribution to HCIMA . |
| 7 | Computer science makes a dual contribution to Ryan 's approach to narrativity : on the one hand , it is a source of useful concepts and metaphors for the representation of narrative boundaries ( Chapter 9 ) and of plots ( Chapter 10 ) ; on the other hand , it is presented as an exciting ( although impervious ) testing ground for models and hypotheses concerning the production and interpretation of narratives ( Chapter 11 ) . |
| 8 | Those for the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation ( ASIO ) , which is the equivalent of Britain 's MI5 , offer ‘ a unique opportunity to make an important contribution to Australia 's security ’ . |