Example sentences of "[verb] done much " in BNC.

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1 However I know for a fact that is has done much more than just promote real draught ale .
2 By its attitude the ‘ National Government ’ has done much to advance the cause of Fascism
3 ‘ This has done much to put the vitality back in the Boat Race tradition , ’ said the somewhat surly victor , the Oxford president Jo Michels .
4 This book is the autobiography of John D. Roberts , the organic chemist whose pioneering work has done much to establish NMR spectroscopy as a routine tool in organic chemistry .
5 There is no doubt that the FMC which , by 1980 , represented over 80 per cent of Cuban women , has done much to improve opportunities for women and , above all , to give them dignity and respect in society .
6 The modular system , whereby the theory and practice of a particular specialty are co-ordinated , has done much to minimise these problems .
7 The areas involved are small , but there used to be many unsightly corners in the mining villages near St Austell and , by making improvements here and there , English China Clays has done much to make life more pleasant for local residents .
8 The initial conference which launched it at Mombasa in 1968 produced a thoughtful and influential document which has done much on its own to stimulate interest and activity in social studies teaching and curriculum development .
9 The all-embracing claim , that all that has happened , or ever will happen is attributable to such a ‘ god ’ , acting in mankind 's interest , has done much to alienate thoughtful people from all the proffered religions of the past .
10 Trevor , who enjoys joining in with Northumbrian folk fiddlers such as Alistair Anderson , believes the Swaledale Festival has done much to revive Dales music-making — by choirs as well as instrumentalists .
11 Steve 's work has done much to erase the stigma of kite flying as a childish diversion .
12 The industry has done much to publicise its fees and the way it calculates charges but cost still remains a hurdle for many companies .
13 Why , Edward and I have been planning it for days — it has done much to keep up his spirits ! ’
14 And the princess 's closest friends claim that the friendship has done much harm to the royal marriage .
15 ‘ Sir Andrew has done much to enhance England 's profile , ’ he said .
16 A geneticist who has done much to articulate the above view is Karlsson , whose observations about the high frequency of psychosis among the outstandingly creative we have already noted .
17 None has done much to ease Africa 's long-term debt burden .
18 Postwar migration policy , for example , brought large numbers of Greeks and Italians to Australia and their presence has done much to encourage the widespread adoption of putatively low risk Mediterranean diets .
19 The Youth Training Scheme has done much to educate employers about the importance of training a workforce to meet the challenge of the 21st century .
20 The sale of council houses has taken place against the background of an allocation policy that has done much to lay the basis of the emergence of ghettos .
21 Anyone who has done much climbing in Scotland will be familiar with the first two .
22 It has done more , for example , for the understanding of music by ordinary people of this country than any other organisation , including the Arts Council ’ — this was a generous admission from the then chairman of the Arts Council — ‘ and it has done much for education and a great deal for general culture .
23 This , coupled with cognate developments such as the dispersion of departmental functions to semi-autonomous agencies , has done much to extend cost consciousness and value-for-money considerations down the management line in accordance with the FMI 's underlying principles .
24 All this is now history , and the Authority , to its credit , has done much to try to repair the damage done during this period .
25 Through his work with the Technical Advisory Committee Peter has done much to raise our standing with Government and the media , a task that he will continue to fulfil in his new role .
26 Peter had been Head of External Affairs at Easton House since 1986 , and through his work with the Institute 's Technical Advisory Committee has done much to raise our standing with the Government and the media .
27 Throughout its short history , the world of movies has started movements , set trends , created myths , subverted truths , woven imagery and given birth to icons — and none of it has done much good for women .
28 My hon. Friend has done much to boost the employment opportunities in York by championing the railways , tourism and other industries from which the city draws its economic well-being .
29 I am sure that the Minister is aware that the Midland bank , which has done much to develop child care , has said of the Government recently that they keep calling its representatives to conferences at which they urge the importance of child care , but they do nothing .
30 Serbia has never had any legitimate claim to it , and the assault has done much to weaken the Serbian case in the eyes of the civilised world .
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