Example sentences of "it make [adj] [noun] [conj] " in BNC.

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1 And would it make much difference if the pact only covered a limited number of seats ?
2 As Europe moves to become a single market , does it make any sense that Britain should be closing coal mines which are producing coal far cheaper than those in west Germany ?
3 Since the Constitution of a country is only a part of that country 's whole system of government , does it make any difference whether a country has a Constitution or not ?
4 If that is so should it make any difference whether the debtor is a party to the agreement ( he is not a party to the contract ) or not ?
5 Would it make any difference if the second extract was rewritten with referring expressions instead of repetition ?
6 Would it make any difference if Party A fought the election campaign on a manifesto which openly outlined its policies , as opposed to the adoption of these policies after winning the election ?
7 Would it make any difference if there was n't a European parliament at all ?
8 First , it developed the concept of integrated and comprehensive provision ; secondly , in making a connection between school and wage-earning ‘ it successfully rendered the transition as a social and educational process ; thirdly , it made vocational guidance and after-care appear to be essential features of any youth employment scheme ; fourthly , it showed that the service could offer significant opportunities for exercising a personal influence over the adolescent and his family .
9 It made little difference that these needles had been for injections and not for some sinister Chinese purpose .
10 It made little difference as York 's full back Richard Stevenson bamboozled Novos with a hat-trick of exciting tries from set piece moves , the fourth being touched down by scrum half Martyn Harrison in the 49th minute .
11 It made little difference if a dreadful rash despoiled both little faces .
12 It made seventy claims and described the two-channel stereo record adopted worldwide since 1958 , and foresaw quadrophonics .
13 The theory was a good scientific theory , in the sense described in Chapter 1 : it was simple and it made definite predictions that could be tested by observation .
14 A fist flew towards him on the screen , filled it as it made apparent impact and then vanished away .
15 It made good copy and helped with the film 's publicity ; they also gave an insight into what others thought of Nicholson and the way he saw himself , then .
16 The real clincher was that it made better tea and beer than the pump muck .
17 The first meeting of the Institution of Civil Engineers was held on 2 January 1818 with eight founder members present , but it made slow progress until in 1820 Telford , who never joined the Smeatonians , agreed to become the first president .
18 As I understand it , MacAlpine is likely to withdraw the planning application for limited working it made last year and concentrate on pursuing its Interim Development Order application with Dyfed County Council .
19 Masklin ran this sentence through his head again , in case it made any sense when you listened to it a second time .
20 In its first year of operation it made 25,000 cars and trucks .
21 In the course of its report it made several suggestions as to reform of the law to increase the availability of credit by removing what were perceived to be legal handicaps : Specifically , the Banking Commission recommended changes in the law of security .
22 Well , it made more sense than ‘ good morning ’ .
23 Last year it made more profit than any of the clearing ( commercial ) banks against which it increasingly competes .
24 However , if one turns to the report 's tables , based on a growth in energy demand of between 1 and 2 per cent a year , it makes little difference whether gas or coal is the main fuel used to produce electricity .
25 And the bleak conclusion is that it makes little difference whether the intruding whites are well- or ill-intentioned : the result , for the Indians , is disease and destruction .
26 Meals are part of the holiday social life , and such good value that it makes little difference if you drop out for a day or two to eat locally .
27 Meals are part of the holiday social life , and such good value that it makes little difference if you drop out for a day or two to eat locally .
28 With club rates varying from £50–£90 per hour depending on which part of the country you reside in , it makes economic sense if you can afford it to join a group — or perhaps if a little more of the folding stuff is available , to buy your own small PFA type or microlight .
29 It makes great play when the saints ' days of Scotland , Wales and Ireland are due , but St George 's Day is forgotten .
30 It makes perfect sense that old , disabled and non-adult persons should be excluded from the reference of this phrase , but no sense that women should be excluded — unless the word adult really means adult male .
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