Example sentences of "[vb infin] a [adj] impact on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Whatever the intrinsic merits of these , we are critical of the belief that small businesses can make a big impact on the unemployment problem , given the high rate of business failure . |
| 2 | With their help we can make a big impact on the problem . ’ |
| 3 | Only coordination at Cabinet level will make a significant impact on the problem . |
| 4 | Purchasers should have a real impact on the NHS . |
| 5 | In the present state of research it is probably fair to suggest that although influence did have a powerful impact on the outcome of a number of elections , on the whole the electorate was not particularly easy to control , and that members of the political elite , despite all their efforts , often failed to achieve their ends . |
| 6 | Again to quote Hopwood ( 1984 , p. 179 ) : ‘ Accounting , by shaping the realm of the visible , can have a major impact on the significance that is attached to both organizational life as it is and the directions of change which are considered desirable . ’ |
| 7 | It has already been suggested that if a terminus were built at Stratford East , it would have a major impact on the financial viability of the terminus at King 's Cross . |
| 8 | The proper handling of these expectations will have a major impact on the overall success of the company following the acquisition . |
| 9 | Although Levi promised to work to unite the party " in order to heal the wound " , commentators claimed that the affair had exposed deep divisions in the party which might have a major impact on the June 23 general election . |
| 10 | Clearly any proposal will have a major impact on the trunk road system . |
| 11 | Dermot Gleeson , corporation board member , said : ‘ There is a greater awareness of the seriousness of the housing situation in the country as a whole and this investment will have a major impact on the region 's housing problems . ’ |
| 12 | For example , a state enterprise may be subject to close parliamentary scrutiny by elected representatives , and this may have a major impact on the public image and hence the political vulnerability or strength of the enterprise . |
| 13 | How we throw this away can have a major impact on the environment . |
| 14 | By accurate and sensible reporting , mirrored by intelligent coverage in the press and on the radio , the public could become much better informed about mental handicap and this increased awareness could have a tremendous impact on the ways that our mentally handicapped population are perceived in modern society . |
| 15 | Patricia Shroeder , Democrat chair of the House armed services military installations and facilities subcommittee , described the list as " disappointing " , and suggested that it would have a minimal impact on the level of US forces in Europe — currently around 300,000 . |
| 16 | Nor should you be reluctant to let it be known that you are contemplating buying from another retail outlet , as the fear of losing a sale to a rival may well have a favourable impact on the price . |
| 17 | Based on actuarial calculations , such a step would not have a long-term impact on the provision for pensions , they claimed . |
| 18 | He next moved on to the buying office , a very important department in a company such as Cadbury 's where the skilful purchase of the ingredients that go into the products can have a crucial impact on the viability of the business . |
| 19 | Chimango predicted a gross domestic product ( GDP ) growth rate of 4.7 per cent for the forthcoming year , but noted that poor rainfall in March could have a negative impact on the growth rate . |
| 20 | The researchers conclude that this may in time result in a depleted population of effectively " domesticated " rhinos , and warn that losing the genetic input of the wilder rhinos would have a dangerous impact on the gene pool . |
| 21 | Economists are warning that a prolonged strike in the industry — one of the few sectors where the US enjoys a positive trade balance — would have a serious impact on the American trade deficit . |
| 22 | Such delaying tactics can have a serious impact on the supplier 's working capital cycle and cashflow management ; * the working capital and cashflow implications of large orders obtained . |
| 23 | Given that what may be considered a minor development elsewhere could have a serious impact on the landscape quality of a designated area , we believe the need to prove ‘ exceptional circumstances ’ must apply to all new proposals . |
| 24 | Given that what may be considered a minor development elsewhere could have a serious impact on the landscape quality of a designated area , we believe the need to prove ‘ exceptional circumstances ’ must apply to all new proposals . |
| 25 | The judge 's ruling will undoubtedly have a substantial impact on the foreign tuna fleet , numbering more than 100 boats , because they are now required to have dolphin-protection regulations comparable to those of the US if they want to export tuna to the US . |
| 26 | ‘ The environmental improvements will have a substantial impact on the area and complement other improvements in the locality undertaken by the Welsh Development Agency , ’ Mr Lewis said . |
| 27 | The Task Force on ‘ the environmental dimension ’ of the internal market described itself as ‘ much concerned ’ with the transport sector , which it thought would have a greater impact on the environment than any other sector . |
| 28 | On average , only 15 mites were found per thousand ants , but the researchers say that the mite 's habit of moving from one host worker to another , possibly because it quickly exhausts each host , means that it may have a greater impact on the colony than its apparent rarity first suggests . |
| 29 | Although the benefit from widespread adoption of universal precautions has not been proven , these common sense guidelines should have a positive impact on the risk of occupational infection with HBV and other blood-borne pathogens . |
| 30 | However , SERPLAN concludes that , with the exception of tourism and the distributive trades ‘ the tunnel may have a smaller impact on the economy of the region than is popularly imagined ’ . |