Example sentences of "[noun pl] [verb] [art] [adj] contribution to " in BNC.
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| 1 | On the militarist question , there can be no doubt that the Boy Scouts made a significant contribution to the growth of the war mentality , although the early movement was nearly torn apart by the question of militarism which eventually led to break-away groups such as the Woodcraft Folk . |
| 2 | Much of what we saw related discouragingly to familiar bad habits , a thought that occurred , not for the first time , to George Cohen , who for the benefit of younger readers made a notable contribution to the history of English football when turning out in the 1966 World Cup final . |
| 3 | Many buildings make a significant contribution to the local scene and may be an important part of the townscape . |
| 4 | Banks make a major contribution to industrial financing which is not shown in their lending figures , in that they facilitate the leasing of equipment . |
| 5 | These reforms made a major contribution to the stability of independent Tanzania 's administration . |
| 6 | Ardizzone is not only thinking of picture-books , of course , for his illustrations to The wind in the willows and to A. A. Milne 's Pooh stories make a similar contribution to the story . |
| 7 | Nevertheless , in one respect the Egyptians made an outstanding contribution to the science of time . |
| 8 | Automotive glass enamels and associated silver pastes make a major contribution to the success of our operation in Maastricht . |
| 9 | These presumably include providers demonstrating a significant contribution to programmes to improve health status , falling unit costs , a greater diversity of suppliers and a substitution of some secondary care by general practitioners . |
| 10 | However , their spread is much wider and transport related earnings represent a major contribution to the total . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | HOUSING associations and co-operatives make a valuable contribution to the diversity of residential accommodation in Scotland . |
| 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 | The architect-owner decided to retain one of these stones as well as the timber shaft and these features make a prominent contribution to the character of the dining-room . |
| 15 | Colleges made a major contribution to that work , an activity , as with In-Service generally , for which they would lack both credibility and resources were their teacher education work to be further reduced , as the proposed reforms threaten . |
| 16 | In 1895 the ‘ League of Struggle for the Emancipation of the Working Class ’ was set up in St Petersburg and its members made an important contribution to the major strikes of 1896 and 1897 . |
| 17 | Waddington , one of four London galleries making an impressive contribution to the fair , brought works by Sean Scully , Patrick Caulfield , Ian Davenport and Barry Flanagan , but did better with more classic drawings , selling sheets by Matisse and Picabia , and expecting to place a canvas by Leger . |
| 18 | Certain welfare benefits such as attendance allowances and invalid care allowances make a small contribution to the care of some individuals but the sums are very small , particularly when compared with the costs of providing residential or hospital care . |
| 19 | However , since chronic mental disorder generally brings with it long-term unemployment or low income , the private sector psychiatric hospitals make an insignificant contribution to longer-term services . |
| 20 | By Christmas 1985 the DoE publicly sought to distance itself from the CEGB video , acknowledging that ‘ the film attempts to minimise the British contribution to acid deposition in Norway when it is much the largest . ’ |
| 21 | The domain-specific dictionaries made a significant contribution to each respective domain-specific text , but so did the general dictionary . |
| 22 | Service industries make a vital contribution to our economy and to our balance of payments . |
| 23 | Tasks represent the human contribution to system performance but for purposes of personnel selection , training and allocation , it is necessary for tasks to be separated or combined into jobs . |
| 24 | However , the boost given to Labour 's independent political identity by these events made an important contribution to the future shape of party politics in Britain . |