Example sentences of "have [verb] significantly to the " in BNC.

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1 With regard to traditional conflicts of interest , which are also liable to be efficiency-reducing , there is little reason to think that the separation of ownership and control has contributed significantly to the scope for management self-dealing , but it does pose problems for the effectiveness of the mechanisms that regulate it , the design of which is premised on shareholder involvement .
2 In fact the sequence of events was much more complex than that , although , as discussed earlier , many former patients were discharged to inadequate accommodation without aftercare , and progressive reduction of psychiatric beds over the past thirty years has contributed significantly to the problem .
3 My predecessors and I have enjoyed a close and fruitful working relationship with local authorities in Wales over many years and I believe that that has contributed significantly to the efficient and effective conduct of business between central and local government which is the key to the debate .
4 This group has contributed significantly to the improvement in OTIF .
5 BAe 's stockbroker , Hoare Govett , was in the market again yesterday but is not believed to have added significantly to the stake .
6 His Kent landscapes had contributed significantly to the success of his 1945 Roland , Browse and Delbanco exhibition , soon after which he tried to interest the same gallery in Edie Lamont 's work .
7 However , despite Eurotunnel 's concern with safety numerous changes have been made to its designs and specifications , especially of the shuttle fleet , which have contributed significantly to the increasing costs of the project .
8 Meanwhile , it can be noted that both academics and businessmen largely working outside the field of corporate finance have contributed significantly to the areas that King ( 1974 ) said needed addressing .
9 I do not know a great deal about the Labour party 0898 line , but I know that the complaints that I have made for many years to the Minister and his predecessors have been not about Neil Kinnock but about the serious pornographic messages that I believe have contributed significantly to the crimes of violence against women that take place outside on the streets .
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