Example sentences of "but [adv] a major " in BNC.
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| 1 | The wheel , at Laxey , pumps water from the lead mines , now disused but once a major source of employment for Manxmen . |
| 2 | Crusaders , enjoying their low profile these days but still a major threat for the title , are at home to Newry and will have forward John Cleary available again . |
| 3 | It was not only a substantial spender of public money , but also a major provider of public services , often allocated collectively , sometimes even on the criteria of social need . |
| 4 | The CNAA had become not just the ‘ safety net ’ validating body envisaged by the Robbins Committee and others , but also a major factor in the implementation of the new binary policy and the promotion of colleges , not to ‘ university status ’ by inclusion in the existing pattern of universities , but to a major element in a binary approach to what constituted ‘ higher education ’ . |
| 5 | The Sapphire could prove to be not only a big hit with disabled people , but also a major success for the Coventry company which manufactures it , as ordinary wheelchairs become a thing of the past . |
| 6 | Of course , we can in theory expand the business as fast as we like , but even a major player like Sainsbury 's has n't got an infinite supply of skilled bakers and bakery managers on hand . |
| 7 | But then a major collapse set in and they slumped to 132–7 before . |