Example sentences of "had been [vb pp] [prep] a major " in BNC.
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| 1 | And in their survey of 9–13 middle schools , the HMI argued that work was of a higher standard where there was a greater use of subject teachers , and where those subjects had been studied in a major way in higher education by the teachers concerned . |
| 2 | It reflected the growing problem of how to deal with surplus manpower once peace had been made in a major theatre of war . |
| 3 | Taylor was subsequently reported to have denied that he wanted to head a proposed interim government , an insistence which had been perceived as a major obstacle in the peace process [ see p. 37994 ] . |
| 4 | It had been formed from Buffon 's old Jardin du Roi ( the royal zoological and botanical garden ) by the revolutionary government , and had been turned into a major institution for promoting the study of all the non-physical sciences . |
| 5 | If he had been associated with a major electric manufacturer it could have been different , but his character was too individualistic . |