Example sentences of "had been a major [noun] in " in BNC.
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| 1 | The screwworm larvae , which burrowed deep into the flesh of their animal or human hosts , had been a major problem in Central and South America until the 1950s , when the technique of releasing sterilized male flies ( which would mate with females but produce no offspring ) had brought the parasite under control . |
| 2 | Among the issues raised by this case were how the court was to go about deciding exactly what powers Parliament had intended to give to the GLC in relation to London Transport ; whether the GLC owed a duty to its ratepayers not to spend the rates on large subsidies for travellers ; whether the GLC was entitled to implement its cheap fares policy just because it had been a major issue in the recent GLC elections ; the extent to which central government ought to control local authority spending ; whether and to what extent public transport ought to be treated as a public service or , on the other hand , as a business which has to break even or make a profit . |
| 3 | Of the 23 disabled professionals who had been accepted for training as disabled people , eight reported that their entry qualifications were better than average , and five thought that this had been a major factor in their acceptance for training . |
| 4 | The introduction of a national health care system had been a major plank in Carter 's programme in 1976 , but his proposals failed to become law . |
| 5 | The agreement did not provide for a specific " quota of power " for the FMLN , an issue which had been a major sticking-point in negotiations . |
| 6 | She had been a major influence in my life , and helped me through the rough patches . |
| 7 | More female science students ( sixteen of the twenty-four ) had attended single-sex schools than any other group in the sample ; it may be that their single-sex schooling had been a major influence in their decision to study science at degree level . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | Charles Haddon Spurgeon had been a major force in English religious life for almost forty years when he died in 1892 . |
| 11 | A Deputy Prime Minister from 1969 to 1973 and leading francophone socialist , Cools had been a major force in Belgian politics in the 1960s and 1970s , helping to shape the decentralization of the country 's state structure . |