Example sentences of "make a [adj] contribution " in BNC.
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| 1 | We will review the charitable status of independent schools with the intention of ensuring that the benefits of charitable status are only awarded to those institutions that make a genuine contribution to the wider community . |
| 2 | The British Trust for Conservation Volunteers ' new Natural Break brochure includes over 450 opportunities to escape to some of the country 's most spectacular settings and make a real contribution to their survival . |
| 3 | ‘ It will also increase available stock of subsidised housing by a similar amount and make a real contribution towards housing families in need , ’ he said . |
| 4 | It may motivate readers to dig more deeply or may be make a practical contribution to death education in the local schools . |
| 5 | Is the Minister aware that a number of stud farms in my constituency , including two owned by Her Majesty the Queen , and also stud farms in general make a tremendous contribution to the rural economy ? |
| 6 | Gowie is given every opportunity by his teacher and his classmates to join in with the others and make a useful contribution to the school ; but every gesture of friendship he rejects . |
| 7 | In Chlorohydra viridissima , on the other hand , the algae are never absent from the tissues of the hydras , and make a useful contribution to their well-being , providing them with oxygen . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | The estimates from twins are very high , but since the standard errors are large they make a limited contribution to the overall picture . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | The following companies also make a substantial contribution to the IFSCC in supporting members of the Praesidium , and our grateful thanks therefore also go to : |
| 13 | Nevertheless , it seems highly probable that the persisting biochemical abnormalities ( phenylalanine excess or some closely related change ) at least make a substantial contribution to the neurological impairment . |
| 14 | They play a large part in the provision of welfare services , especially in running clubs and recreational activities and helping with the provision of meals , and they make a substantial contribution to the demand for residential care . |
| 15 | It has also been proposed that low field signals correspond to B II conformations , or to equilibria in which B II conformations make a substantial contribution ( 7,8 ) . |
| 16 | Banks make a major contribution to industrial financing which is not shown in their lending figures , in that they facilitate the leasing of equipment . |
| 17 | Is he further aware that the port and officials at Dover make a major contribution to safety in this area ? |
| 18 | Automotive glass enamels and associated silver pastes make a major contribution to the success of our operation in Maastricht . |
| 19 | They make a major contribution to the life of the University , providing it with a breadth of outlook , experience and sympathy which is greatly valued . |
| 20 | Their expenses ’ are paid and they make a magnificent contribution to the service , enabling group tutors to increase the flexibility of their classes and ensuring individual help whenever it is needed . |
| 21 | Service industries make a vital contribution to our economy and to our balance of payments . |
| 22 | 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 . ’ |
| 23 | The pelagic zone also includes a few creatures that are land-based , but none the less make a significant contribution to the marine ecology : birds such as the puffins , gannets , boobies , auks , terns and penguins ; the pinniped carnivores — seals , sea-lions , fur seals , and walruses ; other carnivores — the sea-otter and the polar bear ; reptiles such as some marine crocodiles and the marine , herbivorous iguana of the Galapagos Islands . |
| 24 | Many buildings make a significant contribution to the local scene and may be an important part of the townscape . |
| 25 | It is also interesting to note that endorphins are released when acupuncture is practised and perhaps make a significant contribution to the therapeutic effects which may be achieved . |
| 26 | We can conclude therefore that both domain-specific collocations and a general collocation dictionary extracted from the LOB corpus make a significant contribution to the recognition process . |
| 27 | The electronic media make a significant contribution to the popular perception of religious music . |
| 28 | Although such applications are time-consuming , they make a significant contribution to the Course ; in September 1987 60 students enrolled as direct entrants to Stage II . |
| 29 | Is it therefore possible to separate out those aspects of ‘ Motherese ’ which make a positive contribution to language learning from those which are merely incidental and possibly those which are actually detrimental ? |
| 30 | Does he agree that not only do those excellent schemes make a positive contribution towards crime prevention , but they build bridges between the police and the community ? |