Example sentences of "there have [been] [art] major [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | As we have already seen , these make up a sizeable number of temporary workers and in the years since 1983 there has been a major expansion of special employment measures in Britain . |
2 | Therefore , there has been a major expansion . |
3 | I hope that the hon. Gentleman recognises that there has been a major expansion . |
4 | So that there has been a major breakthrough in the appreciation of English music , but it 's not quite , it 's still on the periphery , I think , of erm music as far as the Germans , the French and the Italians are concerned . |
5 | For several years there has been a major breed improvement and production scheme in France to increase its genetic merit and select the best breeding stock from a nucleus of 45,000 recorded cows . |
6 | A : Unfortunately there has been a major problem with overbooking among Cypriot hoteliers . |
7 | This may not be obvious if there has been a major problem and a solution has evaded many attempts to reach it . |
8 | In Manchester there has been a major development of a Sexual Assault Referral Centre , jointly funded by the police and hospital authorities . |
9 | Roger Henderson , QC , the Bar 's public affairs spokesman , warned that the words used in the White Paper were open to different interpretations , but said : ‘ Lord Donaldson has plainly interpreted the White Paper on the basis that there has been a major change from the Green Paper . ’ |
10 | In the twentieth century , however , there has been a major change . |
11 | Nonetheless given all the complexity of the above , and consequent disagreements over dates and magnitudes , there has been a major change in the importance of manufacturing within the UK economy . |
12 | In fact , although over the past forty years there has been a major transformation of the Yugoslav economy , inter-regional differences are at least as great as they were before , and in some cases even greater . |
13 | Moreover , in a study by Smith-Goosne and Bennett ( 1988 ) , it was suggested that there has been a major rise in work-effort in recent years . |
14 | There has been a major increase over the last year in the number of disqualification proceedings taken out against directors , according to the Insolvency Service . |
15 | As a result of these concerns , there has been a major drive in both countries to reduce the burden placed on state finances by public enterprises . |
16 | He could not argue , looking at Imperial , that there has been a major brain drain of senior staff . |
17 | ‘ Alaska has a lot fewer , but larger , assets than XEU but there has been a major reorganisation there , ’ he says . |
18 | There has been a major tendency , for example , to bypass and ignore the concept of " God " altogether — a situation which leaves children where they were . |
19 | However , according to the Halifax Building Society , there has been a major surge in interest for SAYE of late , thanks to low interest rates . |
20 | ‘ There has been a major effort to downplay Popov 's importance , to dismiss him as a ne'er do well and playboy , ’ Summers says . |
21 | There has been no major study of prisoners ' families for nearly a quarter of a century , and what has been done tends to remain firmly outside the prison walls . |
22 | Does the hon. Gentleman accept that in my constituency there has been no major industry since 1979 , except for last year when two British companies sold their businesses to the Taiwanese ? |
23 | The Institution of Civil Engineers said in evidence to the Lords : ‘ The fact that there has been no major disaster in the United Kingdom for more than 50 years should not be allowed to obscure the ever-increasing danger in the future . |
24 | There had been no major showdown for 20 years . |
25 | THE first day of Yorkshire 's only County Championship match of the season at Middlesbrough was washed out yesterday but not before there had been a major surprise at rain-soaked Acklam Park . |
26 | In the meantime there had been a major change in the political landscape of Derry , with the announcement on 22 November of the imminent abolition of Londonderry Corporation and the appointment of a Development Commission to run the city 's affairs . |
27 | If it could be shown that over the years there had been a major redistribution of wealth from the rich to the poor , this would indicate a reduction in class inequalities . |
28 | By 1979 , however , the survey found that there had been a major shift in support for privatization and public opinion remained in favour of further privatization in 1983 , and probably reflected a positive response to the Thatcher policies . |
29 | But dBase is no slouch , and there have been no major bug reports , or complaints about existing files failing to run , so maybe the chosen mix is good enough . |
30 | But there 's been a major change to this familiar scene . |