Example sentences of "[adj] contribution to [pos pn] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | The study should provide a major contribution to our knowledge of the English Police . |
| 3 | A detailed examination of the causes of land sales in the fifteenth century and of the extent to which the inflow of bullion from the spoils of France affected land prices , would be a major contribution to our knowledge of how the war influenced the English economy and society . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | By avoiding simplistic assumptions about the united male medical profession manipulating supine female patients , she makes a major contribution to our understanding of a complex part of medical history . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | The unproductive conflict between ‘ soft ’ science and ‘ hard ’ science obscures their complementary contribution to our understanding of the world . |
| 8 | What they do maintain is that a vividly told story can make an important contribution to our knowledge of how and why strikes occur . |
| 9 | Green 's text is a major work of scholarship and an important contribution to our knowledge of Cubism , one lacuna in which is now filled with the publication , in this catalogue and by Christian Derouet , of the missing correspondence from 1915 to 1920 between Gris and Leonce Rosenberg , the artist 's dealer during that period . |
| 10 | The coins show that contemporary Romans kept returning to the iconography not just of war , but of conquest , and that they presented themselves as following in the footsteps of Alexander ; this is an important contribution to our understanding of their aspirations at the time . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | 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 . ’ |
| 14 | Morrison East is now well poised to make a profitable contribution to our business for the first time . |
| 15 | But this is surely nitpicking , in what can be viewed as a significant contribution to our knowledge of so many aspects relating to the ordinary citizens of Florence over a period of more than 200 years . |
| 16 | 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 . |