Example sentences of "[noun] took a major " in BNC.
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| 1 | Last year Ford UK took a major step in banning staff members under 21 or with fewer than three years ' driving experience from using the fast models . |
| 2 | These two bodies took a major stake in the company since Horizon , with its associated airline Orion , was one of the main users of Manchester Airport and East Midlands Airport . |
| 3 | Anne 's closest friend was Sarah Churchill , whose husband was created Duke of Marlborough in 1702 , and who won a resounding victory against the French troops of Louis XIV at Blenheim in 1704 , followed in later years by many other victories , which included the acquisition of Gibraltar , in which Admiral Rooke took a major part . |
| 4 | ‘ At the time this decision was made high energy physics took a major slice of government research budgets . |
| 5 | In the early 1980's Marian 's life took a major turn . |
| 6 | In June , the new centre took a major step towards completion when the Rt Hon Norman Irons , Lord Provost of Edinburgh , attended a special ceremony to fit the last reflective glass panel into place . |
| 7 | At Cannes last year , A Short Film About Killing took a major prize . |
| 8 | On 23 February 1972 , the DUP took a major step towards establishing its own political identity when the four MPs crossed the floor of the house to take up the position left vacant by the withdrawal of the Catholic SDLP as Her Majesty 's Loyal Opposition at Stormont . |
| 9 | The F T Associates which is er includes the Economist in Spain was up a lot and Westminster Press was er was down , but of course Westminster Press took a major redundancy charge , they were also bringing on a new plant at Brighton and therefore running two plants simultaneously which is very costly er and they launched on Sunday . |