Example sentences of "[vb pp] a significant [noun] in " in BNC.
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| 1 | The patients not only showed an improved continence mechanism , but also reported a significant decrease in urgency . |
| 2 | Thus , neither Latin American political developments nor Latin American suspicions of the USSR — although either or both may lie behind isolated set-backs to Soviet policy — can any longer be considered a significant factor in the overall development of commercial relations . |
| 3 | These fortunate people are the first generation approaching retirement who have not suffered a significant interruption in their career because of the war . |
| 4 | The 1980s have seen a significant change in the fortunes of the major executive search firms in London . |
| 5 | Over the past year we have seen a significant change in the Company 's shareholder base with approximately 13 per cent of our shares now held by US investors . |
| 6 | The past year has seen a significant increase in our successful penetration of overseas oil and gas markets . |
| 7 | The individual teacher may well have made a significant development in his or her own understanding , but that is not a sufficient condition of securing publication ( thesis three ) . |
| 8 | Now scientists working at the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford believe they 've made a significant discovery in how asthma is passed down the family tree . |
| 9 | Take heart : the green consumer movement has made a significant dent in manufacturing practices over a very short time . |
| 10 | Doctors believe they 've made a significant breakthrough in the fight against one of Britain 's fastest growing illnesses . |
| 11 | But now , rather like recording afresh over the existing programme on an audio or visual cassette , Sylvia had superimposed a successful situation and had thereby made a significant change in the data recognized by her subconscious . |
| 12 | This is not to deny that Volvo has made a significant innovation in work organisation and production technology , but it is one evolutionary step and not a revolution . |
| 13 | He doubted that the injection had made a significant difference in the patient 's condition . |
| 14 | To his influence and actions may be attributed a significant reduction in the population living in cellars and other ‘ unhealthy dwellings ’ and a general improvement in environmental hygiene . |
| 15 | Now what we 've got here , if you look at the F T for ten thousand in force policies , we 've got a significant jump in January and February at a time when our budget posting was down below budget . |
| 16 | Caterham has already had a significant success in the US when it was invited to compete in the Sports Cars of America 's 24-hour race in Ohio , and won . |
| 17 | She recognizes that historically the concept has had a significant place in the vocabulary of political theory and notes that legal theorists continue to invoke the concept and argue about its meaning . |
| 18 | How this system of allocation has been operated and controlled has long had a significant effect in moulding the social composition of the rural village , for it has largely influenced who lives where . |
| 19 | Palatine shareholders are being offered a significant increase in capital value and income , plus a substantial premium over net asset value . |
| 20 | News that an investor has bought a significant stake in any company is likely to lift that company 's share price . |
| 21 | The 19th century had witnessed a significant change in the distribution and occupations of the population . |
| 22 | Essex has witnessed a significant increase in pupil exclusions in both primary and secondary schools , but still has one of the lowest rates in the region . |
| 23 | This noticeboard had already played a significant part in my life : nearly thirty years before then it had displayed the result of my own first degree ( second-class honours ) ; a few years later had come the perfunctory notice saying my doctoral thesis had been accepted by the college ; and shortly after that an even briefer note to the effect that I had joined the teaching staff . |
| 24 | Anthropology has played a significant part in illustrating ways in which symbolic use is made of the body to make statements about the condition of society itself ( Mauss 1935 , Douglas 1973 , Blacking 1977 , etc. ) , and hair became an apposite symbolic indicator of the problems the forces of control were faced with at this time . |
| 25 | It is useful ( though not always vital ) to have played a significant part in the development of popular music . |
| 26 | Whether they eventually become brilliant scholars or not does n't really matter ; we will have played a significant part in creating a happy and confident individual — and what could be more important than that ? |
| 27 | Many Tories now recognise that the abuse of political patronage has played a significant part in fuelling Scotland 's dissatisfaction with the Union . |
| 28 | Michael 's love of animals has even played a significant part in moulding his career . |
| 29 | More specifically , it has been suggested that the ‘ underachievement ’ of black pupils in schools has played a significant part in ensuring that second and third generation young British black people continue to find themselves suffering the ‘ disadvantages ’ encountered by their parents and grandparents . |
| 30 | Sport had played a significant part in his life . |