Example sentences of "[be] [verb] [verb] major " in BNC.
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| 1 | The arbiter model has been developed to analyse major institutional changes in post-war liberal democracies by Poulantzas ' concept of authoritarian statism . |
| 2 | Earlier this month the MoD repeated its claim that transporters are designed to withstand major accidents . |
| 3 | Government ministers have been meeting to prepare major spending cuts ahead of Chancellor Clarke 's Budget speech next month . |
| 4 | It is worth noting , in this context , that when the advance clearance procedure was originally introduced in early 1977 , the following ministerial assurance was given : " We are seeking to stop major tax avoidance schemes . |
| 5 | If there 's a supply side shock , erm , if we take bad weather in say the northern hemisphere , that 's going to affect prices , but because there are some producers who sell on the world market who come from the southern hemisphere , right , perhaps , there 's good weather in the southern hemisphere , and that 's , because there 's a larger geographical area over which erm , production is spread , it 's less likely that we , we 're going to see major fluctuations in supply right , and as a result it 's less likely that we 're going to see major fluctuations in price . |
| 6 | If there 's a supply side shock , erm , if we take bad weather in say the northern hemisphere , that 's going to affect prices , but because there are some producers who sell on the world market who come from the southern hemisphere , right , perhaps , there 's good weather in the southern hemisphere , and that 's , because there 's a larger geographical area over which erm , production is spread , it 's less likely that we , we 're going to see major fluctuations in supply right , and as a result it 's less likely that we 're going to see major fluctuations in price . |
| 7 | The day concentrated on personal awareness of accidents , on the theory and practice of prevention and on the written procedure that had been produced to eliminate major injuries . |
| 8 | ‘ It appears that consumers are already returning to the high street and are beginning to consider major financial decisions , which were postponed in the uncertain period before the election , ’ he said . |
| 9 | We have been known to describe major launches as ‘ IBM announcing the end of the world as we know it ’ : this time , that really is what the company has announced . |
| 10 | In the interpretation of Dicey which I have presented the themes that recur in Oakeshott — anti-rationalism , the importance of tradition , and the value of practical experience — can be seen to play major roles in Dicey 's theory . |
| 11 | Question time , which might be used to investigate major issues of general public interest , degenerates into a long series of requests for information about individual cases : 333 out of the 357 questions put to the Minister for Social Welfare in October and November 1983 fell into this category . |
| 12 | Large areas of land will be reclaimed to accommodate major developments including a new international airport , and offshore sand and gravel deposits are being sought as a source of fill material . |
| 13 | Gary Harris , of Broome Manor , the runner-up in Penina to Davidson , will also be hoping to lift major honours . |
| 14 | Unlike most of its competitors , ICL Plc has managed to stay in the black for the year ending December 31 despite having experienced a ‘ character-forming year for the computer industry worldwide ’ and being forced to make major price cuts on its products . |
| 15 | Unlike most of its competitors , ICL Plc has managed to stay in the black for the year ending December 31 despite having experienced a ‘ character-forming year for the computer industry worldwide ’ and being forced to make major price cuts on its products . |
| 16 | The move was announced as the Soviet Union came under increasing pressure to hold a summit meeting , at which it had been planned to initiate major changes in the organization , as agreed in principle at the June 1990 summit of the Pact [ see p. 37550 ] . |
| 17 | Novell Inc will push back delivery of the beta version of NetWare 4.0 until September , according to prospective beta testers that have spoken to Microbytes Daily : at least two potential beta testers were told by sales reps that the 4.0 beta version , originally due last week , will be delayed while Novell improves the software 's interface and ramps up staffing on the 4.0 support hot lines ; also , one of the crucial issues Novell has yet to resolve is how easily network administrators will be able to migrate from their existing versions ; 4.0 is expected to include major enhancements to the operating system 's administration services , including audit trails for all file activity and a new retrieve-based user directory . |
| 18 | The research is expected to have major implications for application of Decision Analysis , a widely used management decision aid . |
| 19 | The WWF is seeking to persuade major timber retailers to sign a pledge that all their supplies will come from sustainable sources by 1995 . |
| 20 | Main classes are denoted by a capital letter , and in most classes a second capital letter is used to signal major sections or subclasses . |
| 21 | Some observers suggest that the Western nuclear industry is hoping to win major contracts to improve Eastern bloc plants , at a time when nuclear power is becoming less fashionable in the West as a whole . |
| 22 | The MacRobert is poised to start major development work for both front-of-house and backstage and huge fund-raising efforts will go in hand with this . |
| 23 | He also stressed that , as the environment changed , the emphasis was shifted to different factors , and that the approach was used to reallocate major investment resource amongst competing needs . |
| 24 | At international level , his career also developed rapidly but , having been promoted heavily in advance of the 1986 World Cup , he was forced to face major disappointments . |