Example sentences of "[vb -s] a major [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | What is more or less manageable on an average wage , like paying the TV licence or buying shoes , causes a major cash flow crisis when you 're living on supplementary benefit . |
| 2 | This , however , causes a major complication . |
| 3 | Each committee covers a major section of work within a geographical area , linked to the activities of a broad management function , for example ‘ transport ’ ( i.e. train crew , stations , signalboxes , etc. ) , ‘ works and installations ’ ( i.e. permanent way activities ) , offices and workshops . |
| 4 | The fire and safety project represents a substantial order and is for a new installation on the Umm-Shaif development , whilst the second incorporates a major element of fire protection systems for retrofit of an existing installation , the Zakum Central Super Complex . |
| 5 | From today , the way we look after elderly , disabled and vulnerable people undergoes a major change . |
| 6 | The sooner that that road undergoes a major programme of improvement , with it possibly increased to motorway status , the better . |
| 7 | The most astonishing aspect of the case was not that she had an understandable desire to disport herself in space , but that under the law as it stands a major general had to offer her an abject apology for the recruiting sergeant showing a welcome piece of common sense . |
| 8 | For instance , if the author wants one tangential paragraph about the relationship between ‘ microtext and ‘ Vannevar Bush ’ but wants a major section about ‘ Vannevar Bush ’ connected to ‘ macrotext ’ , then the ‘ microtext ’ to ‘ Vannevar Bush ’ link would be marked as a ‘ dead-end ’ . |
| 9 | SIR — Glynn Jones 's article ( April 10 ) about the Japanese rediscovering Vertical Take-off and Landing transports contains a major error while making a valid point . |
| 10 | It contains a major element of truth , even if it is not precisely the truth which its originators intended . |
| 11 | The current edition of the European Parliament — EP News contains a major article headed ’ Environment Commissioner defends action ’ . |
| 12 | A loaded BP fuel tanker develops a major leak while unloading 15,000 litres of fuel oil . |
| 13 | Unfortunately , the jacket has a major drawback should you want to go climbing in it . |
| 14 | London has a major problem in finding room to dispose of all its rubbish . |
| 15 | ‘ And he has a major problem reaching the food on his table . ’ |
| 16 | So I do n't think in terms of paralinguistics anybody here has a major problem . |
| 17 | ‘ Life on the wild side with David Bowie ’ , which is hardbacked this January and has a major serialisation deal with the Sunday Mirror . |
| 18 | In this book , Leonie Archer looks at the effects of this in the Judaism of antiquity , where blood has a major significance in ritual both in the sacrifices in the Temple and in the shedding of blood in circumcision — the ‘ Covenant ’ between God and his people . |
| 19 | In November 1989 , Guinness Anchor Berhad was formed , as a result of the merger of Guinness and Malayan Breweries Ltd ( in which Heineken has a major shareholding ) . |
| 20 | Digital , the world 's second-biggest computer company , has a major presence in Livingston and a microchip unit at South Queensferry which supplies the Alpha chip for the hard-ware assembled at Ayr and Galway . |
| 21 | He said : ‘ Fortex already has a major presence in the UK through Towers and Co , which is the company 's official importer of chilled and frozen lamb into the UK . |
| 22 | The town has a major shopping centre close to completion , a grand leisure complex in the Dolphin Centre and ambitious plans for the future . |
| 23 | Pearson , which has a major stake in BSkyB , gained 4p to 451p while Granada , another substantial investor , put on a penny to 408p . |
| 24 | Rotterdam has a major rôle in export refining and supply of products . |
| 25 | Rothmans , which has a major manufacturing plant in Darlington , was forced to switch the venue to Spennymoor when Sedgefield District Council stepped in with an offer . |
| 26 | Again , the A nineteen south has a major highway constraint upon it and it 's very difficult to see how that could be overcome . |
| 27 | The company reckons it has a major advantage over its competitors because it does not have to develop a new product for each market — it simply adds a local user interface , which also cuts down on development and maintenance costs . |
| 28 | A public company has a major advantage over a private company in that only public companies are able to offer shares to the public at large , and where possible to be quoted on the Stock Exchange . |
| 29 | In operational day-to-day terms the Bank of England has a major influence on three major markets , the sterling money market , the foreign exchange market , and the gilt-edged market . |
| 30 | In some of these cases the company may be the market leader , that is to say it has the largest single share of the market and because of this has a major influence on market prices and product design . |