Example sentences of "to [num] [prep] [art] major [noun pl] " in BNC.
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1 | All Indian weavers , whether employed in large manufactories or working at their own family looms , are under contract to one of the major distributors , who tell them what sizes , colours and designs to weave . |
2 | There was still a general assumption that the self-confidence and savoir-faire they conferred were essential in any aspirant to one of the major embassies . |
3 | The brain regions responsible for storing the memory could be located to one of the major lobes into which the octopus brain was divided . |
4 | In the developing world , the preservation of schedule and service independence through some degree of national ownership , even if linked by commercial alliance to one of the major carriers — rather than abdication of this responsibility to others — will safeguard against having those air lines become the casualty of a bottom line result in a distant board room in London , Atlanta or Paris . |
5 | Could I , could I turn to one of the major contributors of erm of pension fund surpluses er and that is the plight of the deferred pensioner . |
6 | Again , just as it does in the skin , X-irradiation kills off the stem cells and this soon has dire effects on the surface of the gut , giving rise to one of the major causes of radiation sickness . |
7 | A five-year deal to supply intermediate products to one of the major chemicals companies is about to be signed , according to Brian Hoare , finance director of its parent group Suter . |