Example sentences of "major [noun] for the [noun] in " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some of the major reasons for the increase in resource consumption include a 23 per cent increase in Royline customers over the past year , a 60 per cent increase in the number and complexity of Back Office account enquiries and a 40 per cent increase in authorisation processing associated with online systems such as SWITCH , EDI and Cashline Reciprocity . |
| 2 | Lower railway freight traffic , the stronger Canadian dollar and weak newsprint markets were the major reasons for the decline in net income . |
| 3 | Towards the end of the year , AHT was successful in securing a four-year inspection services contract for the Shell Southern North Sea MMSC which represents a major breakthrough for the company in this area . |
| 4 | This together with an improved factory deep cleaning service will provide us with a factory hygiene service , that I am sure will develop into a major business for the division in future years . |
| 5 | Congress has always posed major problems for the man in the White House . |
| 6 | Observers said that if the Nasir faction had indeed taken Malakal , this was a major setback for the government in its campaign to hold the south , since the town had contained a substantial arsenal of weapons . |
| 7 | This will continue to provide a major role for the profession in the conduct of life assurance and pensions business . |
| 8 | Hillary believes that family planning and afforestation are the major challenges for the Trust in the future . |
| 9 | Such trends provide a major explanation for the rise in worldwide unemployment in the 1970s and 1980s . |
| 10 | The Economist of Feb. 29 noted that enterprises were selling dollars in increasing amounts , and suggested that although the shortage of rouble notes was a major reason for the rise in the rouble 's value , monetary pressure could also be a factor . |
| 11 | It should be emphasised , however , that one major reason for the growth in its use has been the effect in recent years of the additional legislation bearing upon employment and the increased cost and risks of employing operatives direct . |
| 12 | This is a major reason for the commitment in the job to thorough knowledge of the topography and geography of the district — the watercourse routes , the sites of potential pollution , and the location of sewage treatment works . |
| 13 | These distinctions have major consequences for the way in which public railway enterprises are controlled , and the way in which their objectives are negotiated . |
| 14 | The ‘ counter-power ’ of the state enterprise in relation to the controlling authorities has major consequences for the way in which control is exerted . |
| 15 | In English it is not necessary to be able to class a vowel as ( +front , +round ) , whereas this is necessary for French and German ; it could be said that the major task for the learner in this case is to learn the combination of these features , not to learn the individual vowels , and ( in French ) . |