Example sentences of "have be a major cause " in BNC.
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| 1 | In sum , there are strong grounds for arguing that , together with business organisation and management , the higher civil service has been a major cause of Britain 's comparatively poor economic performance . |
| 2 | The weak tradition of trade unionism in Texas has been a major cause for the profession of the prison officer to develop in a very different way from in Europe . |
| 3 | Mr. Simon Hughes As the Minister 's first answer made it clear that a price differential has been a major cause of the substantial increase in sales of unleaded petrol , and as the Secretary of State is on record as saying that the market has a role to play in cutting the use of petrol across the market in the United Kingdom , by what figures does the Department currently estimate that petrol prices will increase over the next few years ? |
| 4 | The international competitiveness of British industry has been a major cause of concern for some considerable time . |
| 5 | The development of the public enterprise sector has been a major cause of the crisis of state expenditure in Spain . |