Example sentences of "[art] [adj] [conj] significant [noun sg] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | The band visible at the bottom of lane 10 is caused by methylated oligonucleotide and reflects the small but significant activity of the mutant enzyme discussed in detail above . |
| 2 | But a key part in the telling should be the small but significant number of actual past tempo measurements which have come down to us . |
| 3 | Studies by Atkinson and Kincaid in Britain , Harrington in the USA , and official government studies in both countries , reveal a persistent and significant section of the population living in poverty-stricken circumstances at any one time , to say nothing of the many others , who , at certain crucial periods of their life ( e.g. the old , families with young children ) , may temporarily lapse into poverty . |
| 4 | Internal audit is a large and significant part of the financial control of many organizations . |
| 5 | Yes I think that would apply where there was a a major or significant loss of employment land . |
| 6 | At a concentration of 5×10 - 5 M , N-monomethyl-L-arginine produced a partial but significant inhibition of the nerve mediated relaxations , reducing them to 72.4% ( 3.5% ) of their original size ( n=22 ) ( p<0.05 ) . |
| 7 | There is a short but significant list of Aegean settlements which fulfil the requirements . |
| 8 | This had also triggered an assertive economic nationalism amongst a small but significant sector of the Latin American elites . |
| 9 | In 1980 , local elections were to be held , implementing the ‘ Gengshen Reforms ’ , which allowed for a small but significant element of democratisation at the local level . |
| 10 | There was nothing mysterious about the process by which a small but significant segment of the intelligentsia came to espouse the cause of a class to which they did not belong . |
| 11 | Only in rats subjected to stress did bFGF ( given subcutaneously in a large dose ) cause a small but significant attenuation of the mucosal lesions and this was accompanied by increased gastric blood flow suggesting that the maintenance of gastric circulation in stressed rats could explain this protection . |
| 12 | Within a decade of their departure from Lewis , with high hopes of prosperity in the New World a small but significant proportion of the emigrants returned . |
| 13 | However , such observations ignore the fact that a small but significant share of the marketplace is best served by Unix no matter what Microsoft is up to . |
| 14 | And in response to public concern about a small but significant number of miscarriages of justice , we have appointed a Royal Commission to review aspects of the criminal justice system , including the conduct of investigations , the handling of forensic evidence , and the powers of the Court of Appeal . |
| 15 | In the dark , the free cGMP level in ROS , estimated to be about 4–10 μM , maintains a small but significant number of channels in their open state , allowing for the influx of Na + and Ca 2+ . |
| 16 | It missed out on a small but significant slice of the market . |
| 17 | In general then , Barro 's results appear to represent a small but significant body of evidence in support of the sort of rational expectations macro-economic model developed in chapter 4 . |
| 18 | Within the CNAA what the partnership debates and their outcomes indicated was the crystallization of opinion around a modest but significant liberalization of the validation base of the CNAA 's roles . |
| 19 | In Japan a qualifying examination ( which seems to have worked well and produced very good recruits ) began in 1894 , a minor but significant aspect of the extraordinary process of change which the country was now undergoing . |
| 20 | Such monumental works that are extant in all parts of the empire are without decoration of any kind , but consist simply of arch after arch for miles across the landscape , presenting an impressive and significant spectacle of considerable aesthetic quality , as important in the study of Roman architecture as , for example , the Colosseum . |
| 21 | During the talks the USA acknowledged the environmental concerns of South Pacific countries but did not respond to Forum calls for an immediate and significant reduction of greenhouse gas emissions . |