Example sentences of "a major [noun sg] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He taught for ten years before moving into industry and working his way up to the post of project manager for a major construction company . |
| 2 | Other contract work included the construction of geological sections through a waste-disposal site , the specialist examination of cores from boreholes drilled for a major construction project , and advice on road improvements . |
| 3 | It does not replace the need for an internal audit of a major construction project . |
| 4 | We are also proud to be in the vanguard of training and safety initiatives for our Division as we place a great deal of importance on the safety aspects of working on a major construction site . |
| 5 | Links of this sort are intuitively likely to be stronger when local government has a major construction programme , with orders to distribute , or when large-scale development is on the cards and council co-operation is needed to ensure its success . |
| 6 | The BBC and ITA joined in a major construction programme in the late 1960s to build 50 high powered UHF stations and more than 400 low powered , so that UHF was available to 95 per cent of the population by 1974 . |
| 7 | MORE than 200 young dancers are expected to join a protest outside the BBC Television Centre in west London on Sunday after being dropped from a major TV tribute to the Queen . |
| 8 | He was then a major TV heart throb as one half of the super-cop duo in Starsky and Hutch . |
| 9 | It is soon to appear in paperback ( and will doubtless go ‘ quadruple platinum ’ , or whatever ) and is to be a major TV series . |
| 10 | It was perhaps ironic that having decided to dedicate the rest of his career to the private sector that Cuckney became caught up in a major government row when he took over as chairman of Westland Group . |
| 11 | Houphouët-Boigny carried out a major government reshuffle on Oct. 16 , 1989 , reducing the size of the Cabinet from 39 to 29 . |
| 12 | Kamil , whose appointment came in the wake of a major government reshuffle [ see p. 38083 ] , was replaced as acting Minister for Oil and for Industry and Military Industrialization by Gen. Amir Hammoudi al-Saadi , hitherto a senior under-secretary in the Ministry of Industry and Military Industrialization ( MIMI ) . |
| 13 | President Lansana Conte announced a major government reshuffle on Feb. 6 . |
| 14 | Croatian Prime Minister Franjo Greguric announced on April 11 a major government reshuffle . |
| 15 | Prospects for the implementation of the accord appeared slim , however , when it emerged that the UDPA commander , Col. Owinyi , had rejected it ; guerrilla activities in Soroti district ( north-east of Kampala ) later in the month provoked a major government offensive in the area . |
| 16 | State family planning programmes were first introduced in 1968 and since the establishment of the National Population Commission in 1974 , they have become a major government priority . |
| 17 | The present position is especially unsatisfactory ; instability and uncertainty follow the imposition of a major government programme for education without adequate consultation and in the face of substantial calls for modification . |
| 18 | A major government reorganization took place following setbacks for the ruling Social Democratic Party ( Partido Social Demócrata — PSD ) in municipal elections on Dec. 17 and the sudden resignation of the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence , Eurico de Melo , on Jan. 2 . |
| 19 | In a major government reorganization in Croatia on Aug. 1 Tudjman included opposition politicians for the first time in a new " government of democratic unity " which continued to be dominated by the Croatian Democratic Union ( HDZ ) with 11 out of 27 posts . |
| 20 | Southampton is a major seaside resort with grand houses along the sea front , but it has retained its old community , with a village atmosphere where the old houses stand . |
| 21 | Now this space and a terrace of standard Great Northern Railway Company houses are all that remain of a venture which attempted to turn Mundesley from a tiny fishing village to a major seaside resort in the early years of this century . |
| 22 | AT least 200 new jobs are to be created in Glasgow as part of a major expansion plan by Direct Line . |
| 23 | The company , which is in the process of a major expansion drive aimed at moving away from its traditional freezer centre image , made pre-tax profits of £30.1m in the six months to July 3 from £24.22m previously . |
| 24 | So almost overnight , Aarau decided on a major expansion scheme , and work began on the Laurenzenvorstadt . |
| 25 | Marlborough Gallery has announced a major expansion programme in the United States and Europe . |
| 26 | Karen found a job with a major travel company after she completed her course . |
| 27 | Linked by the UN to cancer , dieldrin was recently the cause of a major meat export problem for Australia . |
| 28 | A MAJOR meat industry figure yesterday endorsed livestock producers ' legitimate expectations of premium prices for quality products . |
| 29 | The publishers are planning a major publicity campaign for the book , which includes liturgies for ‘ coming out ’ . |
| 30 | Despite a major publicity campaign , only a few people thought they 'd seen her or even spoken to her . |