Example sentences of "makes a [adj] [noun] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Robert Jackson , for example , envisages a " middle way " as a " study of religions conducted in such a way that it makes a distinctive contribution to the pupils ' development of a coherent and personally satisfying set of beliefs and values " ( Jackson 1987 : 17 ) . |
| 2 | Nevin makes a great run to the byline but his flick-back is missed in a goalmouth scramble by Malkin and John Aldridge before the keeper falls on the ball . |
| 3 | ‘ It makes a great difference to our research work , to both our projects . |
| 4 | It certainly makes a great difference to our lives when we see prayer as delighting in God . |
| 5 | But the theory is a mechanistic one ; the individual creature is genetically pre-programmed to act in the way it does ; statistically speaking it has no choice ; within a narrow range of variation , it always makes a predictable response to identifiable patterns of stimuli originating in the external environment . |
| 6 | ‘ If Mr Smith makes a similar motion to our council , it will be up to individual members to decide how to vote . ’ |
| 7 | For every card issued , the Bank of Scotland makes a financial contribution to HCIMA . |
| 8 | A reverse takeover offer is one where an offeror company makes a general offer to the shareholders of a larger company to acquire their shares in exchange for new shares in the offeror company , with the shareholders in the larger company becoming the majority shareholders in the offeror company . |
| 9 | The ultimate in natural flooring , sisal makes a hard-wearing alternative to natural wood floors . |
| 10 | * Try to buy Cheddar on the rind — it makes a tremendous difference to the flavour ( like cooking meat on the bone ) , and instantly shows that the cheese has been cut from a truckle and not from a block . |
| 11 | What makes this year so outstanding is that your ruling planet , Pluto , makes a 90-degree angle to Saturn — something that has n't happened for 20 years . |
| 12 | Having work at an appropriate height in relation to distance from the eye makes a real difference to avoiding unnecessary fatigue , and this can only be effected by a comfortable working position . |
| 13 | He is also in charge of an economy so large that it makes a real difference to world trade and to British economic fortunes in particular . |
| 14 | In Dering Street , Annely Juda makes a strong start to the new year with her first exhibition of new works by Hamish Fulton who has been walking in recent months in Norway , France and Spain ( 28 January-6 March ) . |
| 15 | Slightly bitter-flavoured , but makes a good addition to winter salads . |
| 16 | It makes a good contrast to all those clean white jackets on normal club nights . |
| 17 | The dynamic level is quite low , so it makes a good background to a spoken narration or a solo singer . |
| 18 | It might also be argued that the mandatory life sentence makes a substantial contribution to public safety . |
| 19 | Each Faculty makes a substantial contribution to the field of adult and continuing education , in which the University offers a range of part-time degree , diploma and postgraduate courses together with a comprehensive programme of short courses . |
| 20 | ‘ Nuclear energy is one of the cleanest methods of generating electricity , ’ it states , ‘ and already makes a substantial contribution to reducing carbon dioxide emissions in the UK . |
| 21 | In order to sustain a more robust disagreement , individualist theorists must contend that human autonomy makes a substantial difference to the explanation of action , and stands in the way of the determinist account supposedly favoured by holists . |
| 22 | Mr Pecksniff makes a pathetic allusion to the murder of the Princes in the Tower ( MC 9 ) , and Sam Weller refers to both this and to Richard 's stabbing ‘ the t' other king in the Tower ’ , i.e. Henry VI , in PP 25 ; SB 20 . |
| 23 | So much modern merchandise is themed with bestselling books that it makes a logical extension to the stock profile . |
| 24 | ‘ In the same way as a working person and a taxpayer makes a specific contribution to the upkeep of the national health system , so could a specific premium or tax be levied to support publicly funded legal services , ’ he said . |
| 25 | Twenty years old , the Range Rover is still the only serious off-roader that makes a convincing alternative to a luxury saloon . |
| 26 | It makes a useful addition to cooking too , lending its herby delicacy to dishes as varied as Stilton soup and Hazelnut and orange gâteau . |
| 27 | on balance credit is beneficial , since it makes a useful contribution to the living standards and the economic and social well-being of the majority of British people . |
| 28 | A sturdy chain makes a useful alternative to a bar . |
| 29 | Geothermal energy does not involve the burning of fossil fuels and therefore makes a negligible contribution to global warming . |
| 30 | Again , if you 're feeling generous , a 1985 bottle of Château Lascombes ( £24.99 ) is a powerful claret that makes a superb accompaniment to cheese . |