Example sentences of "that [be] a significant [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | That is a significant achievement , of which the hon. Gentleman should be aware . |
| 2 | It is not even just about control of the region 's oil resources , although that is a significant factor . |
| 3 | So at the moment Notts County , although they scored four goals and Bolton scored five , so in the current English system they 'd just be one goal behind Bolton , their goal difference is only plus two , Bolton 's is plus five , so that is a significant factor . |
| 4 | That is a significant conjunction of factors . |
| 5 | That is a significant increase . |
| 6 | That is a significant step forward in Government policy . |
| 7 | I think in general terms , we were having a discussion only the other day , and thinking of possible applications of one form of another of microprocessors , only very generally I might add , but if we thought of an application which would save paying someone 's salary on a weekly or monthly basis , then that would be attractive for obvious reasons , you know , that the sort of when one totals up wages and salaries over a full year then that 's a significant saving to be made and therefore it justifies the initial investment cost in whatever the system might be . |
| 8 | I think the most interesting point here is the tax charge which is two percentage points down on the year before and that really is prior year adjustments , there are other pluses and minuses but that 's a significant reason . |
| 9 | After the North Vietnamese revealed that they were able to sustain erm a w er their war in er erm the south it seemed regardless of what , what the United States could do to them , er after they 'd revealed this in the Tet offensive of nineteen sixty eight , then President Johnson announced he would not be standing for re-election , and that was a significant admission of political defeat and if you remember , well you probably wo n't remember but you certainly should 've read about it , President Nixon was returned with a , a majority er er on the platform of ending the Vietnam war . |
| 10 | After the North Vietnamese revealed that they were able to sustain erm a w er their war in er erm the south it seemed regardless of what , what the United States could do to them , er after they 'd revealed this in the Tet offensive of nineteen sixty eight , then President Johnson announced he would not be standing for re-election , and that was a significant admission of political defeat and if you remember , well you probably wo n't remember but you certainly should 've read about it , President Nixon was returned with a , a majority er er on the platform of ending the Vietnam war . |
| 11 | precede it and I thought that was a significant step forward . |