Example sentences of "[noun] [be] a major " in BNC.
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| 1 | According to this view , the state is a doubly important object of study , first because its institutions are a major and influential part of the political instance of capitalist society , and second because they are the key to the working of society as a whole . |
| 2 | We also believe that bad debts are a major issue for those leasing to the small and medium-sized customers . ’ |
| 3 | We need greater co-operation in Europe in these matters , because immigration and asylum flows are a major political concern , as we have just noted from the exchanges about Le Pen and the way in which people are feeding upon his visit . |
| 4 | Peatbogs and the Greenhouse Effect , shows that the world 's peatlands are a major carbon store : covering 3 per cent of the land area they contain three times as much carbon as tropical rainforests , which cover nearly 6 per cent of the land area . |
| 5 | The sanctions which enforce norms are a major part of the mechanisms of social control which are concerned with maintaining order in society . |
| 6 | David Roper , marketing executive , said : ‘ Car exhaust emissions are a major source of lead pollution in the atmosphere , which can have long term effects to health , particularly young children . |
| 7 | Family Groups are a major preventive approach , strengthening families in their capacity to cope with the stresses of financial difficulties , urban living , family life and child-rearing . |
| 8 | The compounds are a major cause of low-level ozone pollution and photo-chemical smog , which has been blamed for damaging human health and contributing to " acid rain " attacks on plants , forests and crops . |
| 9 | Cars are a major source of the gases causing these problems . |
| 10 | Members of the transnational capitalist class often work directly for TNCs , and their life styles are a major exemplar for the spread of consumerism . |
| 11 | Social relationships are a major source of happiness , particularly those which come from marriages which are close , confiding and supportive . |
| 12 | Largely due to educational reorganisation , schools are a major drain on funds . |
| 13 | Of course , environment , diet and indulgence contributed to the ill-health of many workers , and hours of labour were a major aggravation . |
| 14 | Progress on the difficult rebuild is progressing well , although more help would be welcome , labour being a major problem with any large rebuild project . |
| 15 | As truancy is a major problem in many schools in England and Wales , it is important that all teachers are aware of the law governing enforcement of school attendance , and its limitations . |
| 16 | Summer 's Last Will and Testament is a major product of extraordinary and multifarious talent . |
| 17 | The still influential contribution of Köhler and the other Gestalt psychologists to elucidating the rules underlying pattern perception is a major example . |
| 18 | Phenol-chloroform extraction is a major step in the purification of nucleic acids . |
| 19 | Reading it , you need no convincing that Walker is a major writer . |
| 20 | Domestic violence is a major social problem in Chile . |
| 21 | Radical prostatectomy is a major operation with potentially serious morbidity ( including impotence and urinary incontinence ) — risks worth taking only once benefit has been established unequivocally . |
| 22 | The issue of how to prove loss is a major stumbling block and is prone , under strict judicial interpretation , to render the section redundant as far as insider dealing is concerned . |
| 23 | Since most university students work from books to hand and find it impracticable to wait for inter-library loan requests — and you can not browse an inter-library loan book before it arrives , any more than you can browse the contents of books in the memory of an ‘ on-line ’ catalogue and not on a shelf in front of you — the result is a major diminution of standards . |
| 24 | ‘ We had a fair hearing for Martin Allen , but the result is a major blow because there are some vital games coming up and we are going to be without two important players . ’ |
| 25 | Firstly , the loss of this source of revenue is a major blow to the many individuals and groups working to improve the quality of life in urban priority areas . |
| 26 | Samloff et al reported that a raised pepsinogen I ( PGA ) concentration is a major risk factor for duodenal ulcer , whereas a high serum pepsinogen II ( PGC ) concentration and a low PGA/PGC ratio are major risk factors for gastric ulcer . |
| 27 | Filling a day is n't difficult in Paris — if expense is a major concern the great cemetery at Père Lachaise , complete with Jim Morrison 's grave and attendant junkies , graffiti etc. is well worth a look . |
| 28 | If an easel is being purchased specifically for sketching out-of-doors , weight is a major contributing factor to the choice . |
| 29 | If an easel is being purchased specifically for sketching out-of-doors , weight is a major contributing factor to the choice . |
| 30 | The protection of human beings , animals and plants , soil , water , air , the climate and landscape as well as cultural and other material property against harmful environmental influences is a major objective of both contracting parties . |