Example sentences of "[be] [verb] by major " in BNC.
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| 1 | The businesses with Dawson International are grouped by major product sectors into Cashmere , International Apparel Brands , Home Fashions , Mass Market Apparel and Yarns and Fabrics . |
| 2 | They are separated by major fault zones , in most cases now demonstrated to be thrusts , which have on average an east-west trend . |
| 3 | These responsibilities are affected by major local government services such as housing , education and welfare . |
| 4 | Many , though certainly not all , passive continental margins are characterized by major escarpments ( sometimes called great escarpments ) ( Fig. 4.2 ) . |
| 5 | The number of Acts , statutory instruments , White and Green Papers , consultative documents , guidelines and codes of practice gives the impression of intense activity , and each period of office has been marked by major pieces of legislation affecting health and social services , and by Acts which have brought about the denationalisation of important sectors of industry . |
| 6 | For instance , Orchin developed a severe stomach ulcer after he was charged which became increasingly worse during the years on bail until it had to be treated by major surgery . |
| 7 | An aspect of the purported effects of the political system is the policy co-option argument — that the extreme right , at least in recent years , has been unsuccessful because of the ease with which some of its appeals ( or some attenuated version of them ) can be adopted by major parties , after the former parties have shown themselves unable to break into the political system . |
| 8 | English Nature , the statutory body advising the government on environmental issues , has identified at least 160 sites of special scientific interest ( SSSIs ) which will be affected by major road schemes currently under consideration . |
| 9 | International fame was achieved after he joined the Marlborough Gallery in 1958 who were instrumental in organising the first retrospective at the Tate in 1962 , to be followed by major shows at the Grand Palais , Paris , in 1971 and the Tate in 1985 . |
| 10 | But even these clubs are influenced by major companies ; for example , Grumpas Eight , the club that invited English striker Gary Lineker , was once the soccer club of Toyota , whose rugby club has Japanese centre , Eiji Kutsuki . |
| 11 | But when non-performing songwriters became successful , with their songs being recorded by major artists , and used in films or as TV commercials , then the need for a manager often becomes more pressing . |
| 12 | The area is surrounded by major tourist venues within reasonable distance , including Warwick Castle , Coventry Cathedral , Stratford-on-Avon , Woburn Abbey , and the university cities of Cambridge and Oxford . |
| 13 | A Sunday shopping offensive has been launched by major stores across the region . |
| 14 | This conference was attended by major companies throughout the UK as well as by key figures from politics and the media . |
| 15 | The World Financial Centre was secured by major tenants . |
| 16 | His death was followed by major schisms that still reverberate . |
| 17 | Serious crop failure in 1901 was followed by major peasant uprisings during 1902 in the Ukraine , the Volga area , and Georgia . |
| 18 | Serious crop failure in 1901 was followed by major peasant uprisings during 1902 in the Ukraine , the Volga area , and Georgia . |
| 19 | The measure was opposed by major Swiss dealers and auctioneers including Kornfeld in Bern . |