Example sentences of "has [vb pp] [prep] a major [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Since the British challenge made its start in 1987 at four locations , it has blossomed into a major feature of up to six kite meetings each year . |
| 2 | The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation ( FAO ) has claimed as a major success its programme for integrated pest management in rice . |
| 3 | Charles Tompkins , managing director of NOS , a subsidiary of Cable & Wireless , said the contract has come as a major breakthrough for his company , propelling it into the major league of offshore suppliers . |
| 4 | Since then , it has grown into a major production unit in the carpet industry . |
| 5 | ‘ Sterling has moved into a major bear market . |
| 6 | DARLINGTON 's Bank Top railway station has benefited from a major facelift costing millions of pounds over the last decade . |
| 7 | Maktoum al Maktoum has emerged as a major player in the London property market , backing a £350m luxury hotel and office project on the Isle of Dogs in London 's Docklands . |
| 8 | The deregulation of long-distance coach services has led to a major expansion in reliable and cheap services . |
| 9 | The long-term trend towards greater equality of income and wealth has been reversed under the Conservative governments of 1979 onwards and it is argued that this ‘ strategy of inequality ’ ( Child Poverty Action Group ) , which is seen as a direct consequence of the drive towards popular capitalism , has led to a major increase in poverty in the UK and to the possible emergence of an underclass , who lack any stake in popular capitalism and who are caught in the dependency culture . |
| 10 | It will be the first of only six 400m hurdles races she is planning in her build-up to the world championships in Stuttgart and she will be up against Vera Ordina , the 25 year-old Russian Olympic finalist who Gunnell has identified as a major threat this summer . |
| 11 | There was an attempt to push the balance back in favour of the consumer , but privatisation has achieved the opposite because it has resulted in a major shift of power away from the consumer to the producer . |
| 12 | There have also been some very encouraging noises from the Pipe stable , which has resulted in a major gamble from 14–1 to 4 's over the last couple of weeks . |
| 13 | Cahill has n't really performed since the drawn game against Donegal last season but has put in a major effort in training . |
| 14 | In the meantime , the tendering process for the purchase of Warrington 's own CT scanner has started following a major boost for fund-raisers since the bombings . |
| 15 | WORK has started on a major business and housing development in north Essex . |