Take heart: the green consumer movement has made a significant dent in manufacturing practices over a very short time.

Thus no amount of welfare reform will make a significant dent in the crisis.

The one percent cannot buy enough goods or services to make a significant dent in their annual income.

But whether that program has made a significant dent in the culture is a more complicated question.

Unfortunately this will not make a significant dent in the hole your government has dug.

It stands to reason that we were not going to make a significant dent in a couple of months.

The fines have not put any significant dent on the earnings of the companies.

An increase that big could make a significant dent in the $155 billion deficit.

"And yet, all of these efforts have yet to make a significant dent."

A total of £70 million is spent each year here, which makes a significant dent in the healthcare budget.