Example sentences of "it [vb -s] [det] difference " in BNC.

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1 Though in the longterm , as I have said before , he wrote , it makes little difference , the tide always wins out , sooner or later all vanishes into the sea .
2 However , if one turns to the report 's tables , based on a growth in energy demand of between 1 and 2 per cent a year , it makes little difference whether gas or coal is the main fuel used to produce electricity .
3 And the bleak conclusion is that it makes little difference whether the intruding whites are well- or ill-intentioned : the result , for the Indians , is disease and destruction .
4 Obviously if the whole of the surplus-value is consumed unproductively it makes little difference how it is consumed , either as necessaries or as luxuries .
5 It makes little difference in any case , one of them had said to him once .
6 Meals are part of the holiday social life , and such good value that it makes little difference if you drop out for a day or two to eat locally .
7 Meals are part of the holiday social life , and such good value that it makes little difference if you drop out for a day or two to eat locally .
8 It makes little difference .
9 Not that it makes much difference . ’
10 " I do n't think it makes much difference where we do a bit of scratching , " he said .
11 I mean , not that it makes much difference these days anyway , but yes , you 're right ; it is a bit soon .
12 In practice — I doubt if it makes much difference .
13 Let's be fair , now ; I do n't expect it makes much difference to Mrs Morgan , or her cat , " Mr Smith said , and a small smile played over his lips as he glanced at Dan Ashton , who grunted and looked down at his feet while Smith continued , " whether you were joking or in deadly seriousness . "
14 Not that it makes any difference . ’
15 ‘ Not that it makes any difference , ’ Trent had agreed .
16 Although not all doctors would agree that restless legs are attributable to caffeine , anyone suffering this condition should try avoiding caffeine for a while to see if it makes any difference .
17 Does it makes any difference , for example , whether the dispute is official or unofficial ?
18 However , if you have noticed that your spots seem more extravagant following a choc-binge , then perhaps you will have to test and see for yourself whether it makes any difference .
19 I do n't know if it makes any difference , but it was n't planned .
20 ‘ I ca n't see that it makes any difference .
21 Part of the problem with encouraging girls to take ‘ useful ’ subjects is that we do not know whether it makes any difference to the kinds of jobs they eventually do ; and whether , indeed , these jobs would still be highly rated if women did them .
22 Not that it makes any difference .
23 I think if it makes any difference to you we 've got a thingy whirring away there .
24 It is not clear whether it makes any difference if those words are omitted .
25 I do n't know whether it makes any difference for the price you will get in the land , for the land , from a tenant , if you restrict his rights to use it .
26 well it does n't , see it makes any difference yeah you 've got ta
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