Example sentences of "[verb] a [adj] contribution to knowledge " in BNC.
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| 1 | The outcome of the research is embodied in a thesis written by the candidate , and the doctorate is awarded if the thesis is of sufficient standard and it is judged that the research has made a definite contribution to knowledge . |
| 2 | The writing of an extensive dissertation , with arguments put forward and defended , may demonstrate the writer 's possession of intellectual abilities , erudition in scholarship , and the attainment of proficiency in research techniques or methodology at a very advanced level , but it does not , of itself , prove that the researcher has made an original contribution to knowledge . |
| 3 | This project aims to achieve a clearer understanding of all the contextual factors influencing decisions made by voters in a representative English country during the so-called ‘ first age of paraty , ’ thereby making a significant contribution to knowledge in the fields of historical psephology and eighteenth-century political history . |
| 4 | To enable the researcher to contribute new and significant ideas , and to make a positive contribution to knowledge , and |
| 5 | The candidate submits a thesis for examination which is expected to make an original contribution to knowledge . |