Example sentences of "[prep] [verb] major [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Laing 's favourite technique for resolving major business problems is to ‘ chew things over ’ . |
| 2 | But I can not deny that the literature chapter takes for granted major assumptions about the value of great literature in the curriculum , and does not engage with the many recent books which have challenged this belief ( for example , Brian Doyle 's English and Englishness [ 1989 ] ) . |
| 3 | The A sixty four is capable of generating major employer gen er being attracted to major employers . |
| 4 | In other words , instead of tackling major systems single-handed , make sure that you have some help . |
| 5 | The centre is capable of tackling major oil spills in East Asia and Australasia . |
| 6 | I believe that scientists would warmly welcome the development of new strategies that would address many of the problems that are in danger of causing major damage to the scientific base in Ireland . |
| 7 | Cheney stated that he was terminating the $4,780 million project because neither contractors nor navy officials were able to predict the cost of correcting major flaws within the programme . |
| 8 | ‘ I think there is a real prospect of getting major changes to this bill , ’ he added . |
| 9 | As a result of these conclusions , Ingeominas , the counterpart organisation , will now direct its exploration strategy throughout the western flank of the Cordillera Occidental towards locating major mudflow deposits on radar and satellite imagery and working upstream from these to potential source areas of bonanza lode-gold deposits . |
| 10 | With ‘ Slack ’ , the band 's second indie release , nestling freshly in the racks , Bivouac find themselves the objects of slavering major label attention on both sides of the Atlantic . |
| 11 | Thus , despite continuing major cutbacks affecting all adult education agencies , it was announced in Parliament on 5 March 1984 that a three-year DES initiative ( subsequently entitled REPLAN ) costing £2.5 million would be launched to improve educational opportunities for unemployed adults . |
| 12 | If a student is showing evidence of having major difficulties , he/she should be advised not to progress further with new material until these difficulties have been mastered . |
| 13 | Despite performing major cable route surveys from Argentina to the USA totalling over 11,000 kilometres , WOS had very quiet first and last quarters . |
| 14 | The experience of reading major works of literature can have an overpowering effect on the responsive reader ( usually , but by no means invariably , the young reader ) . |
| 15 | The urgency of identifying major participants in waste management , such as manufacturing industry , local authorities , reclamation and recycling industries , and waste disposal contractors . |
| 16 | Although the Hanson plans for Imperial were never fully spelled out , it was claimed that Hanson had great experience of digesting major acquisitions and also had the ability to rejuvenate ailing companies , transforming their profitability . |
| 17 | Hill-Wood remains philosphical about the club 's disappointing run — ‘ you have good spells and bad spells ’ — and is certainly more optimistic about the club 's chances of winning major honours this season than he was at a similar stage last year . |
| 18 | MARK BOOMLA works in the Entertainments Division of Touche Ross , one of the biggest accountancy firms in the world , He has considerable experience of advising major pop artists and companies on all aspects of their finances . |
| 19 | He added , ‘ I think the concept of mentioning major customers was useful , but the design of the advert was rather dull . ’ |
| 20 | The second was the problem of bridging major rivers , which left the railways almost literally suspended on their banks with temporary terminal stations leading to steamer river crossings . |
| 21 | Many specific events also have something of this quality , such as requiring major surgery or needing to sell up and move from one 's home to cover a business loss . |
| 22 | Those responsible for running major contracts in more remote locations may be on a bachelor status with more frequent air tickets . |
| 23 | Neither the size of the orchestras nor the size of the stage seems to have deterred you from staging major works by Verdi — Un ballo in maschera , for instance , which you 've now come back to after fifty years — Wagner , and Strauss . |
| 24 | If , however , the voluntary organizations do choose to expand , they will need skilled professional help in becoming major employers , handling substantial finances and complex planning and management tasks . |
| 25 | WINC was successful in securing major positioning work for the construction sector in the Caribbean and has good prospects for further success there . |
| 26 | His departure comes at a time when GEC Ferranti is enjoying considerable success in securing major contracts in the face of stiff international competition . |
| 27 | A colleague and I are currently involved in considering major changes in a very large organization . |
| 28 | The corporate plan says the above-inflation increases and rising productivity on the Underground would allow it to become financially self-sufficient , apart from funding major capital spending programmes . |
| 29 | However , disagreement exists about the role of serotonin reuptake inhibitors in treating major depression . |
| 30 | At national level , informal contacts have been important in maintaining long-term bargaining relationships , for example by ‘ clarifying ’ the signals sent out by union conferences , and indeed have been sometimes used in progressing major negotiating issues . |