Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] a major [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Through his stimulus , the art of pictorial narrative experienced a major revival in twelfth-century England .
2 For Piaget , the activity of play represents a major advance in the ability of the child to control its own environment and engage in a variety of strategies .
3 How to avert both these dangers became a major concern among employers , politicians and in the press , although optimism remained that solutions could be found .
4 * whether the decision involves a major purchase , in which case there may be prolonged reflection , consultation and problem-solving behaviour .
5 Since association ( or multi-employer ) bargaining became a major part of the industrial relations systems of these countries the specific collective bargaining role of employers ' associations now requires more detailed analysis .
6 The figures show that agriculture represents a major industry for Scotland .
7 Keating announced a major reshuffle of the Cabinet on Dec. 27 , which included the appointment as Treasurer of John Dawkins , one of Keating 's most staunch supporters in his leadership struggle with Hawke .
8 But Bregawn was the winner , and the £45,260 he earned that afternoon made a major contribution to the £358,837 prize money which saw Michael Dickinson champion trainer again that season , with 120 winners in all — a record total — from 259 runners , a strike rate just short of one in two .
9 This seemingly minor change has a major effect on the function of the haemoglobin molecule : de-oxygenated HbS is insoluble and precipitates within the red cell , forming long crystals which force the red cell to assume the eponymous sickle shape .
10 For the simpler tasks of cataloguing , none the less , the computer has a major contribution to make and is already making it .
11 There is no doubt that the efficient way to plan projects is to take them in order of priority — the marketing function has a major interest in priority setting — and allocate to each in turn the maximum amount of resources it can usefully employ .
12 Forth Valley Health Board has a major outbreak plan which offers staff guidance on how to recognise and report outbreaks of infection ( especially enteric illness ) and outlines the lines of communication and administration required .
13 The proposals involved a major change to the presentation of financial performance both in the p&l account itself and for items passing through reserves .
14 Two years ago I decided to study the subject and healthy eating became a major household experience as we tried and tested GH recipes .
15 Neville Chamberlain , for instance , expressed fears that British and imperial interests might suffer if the United States became a major player in world affairs .
16 This approach stems from a strongly held belief that voluntary action represents a major force for positive environmental change .
17 Rex made a major sigh .
18 Any visitor to Ireland does n't have to travel very far before realising that this is a land where religion plays a major role in the life of every city , town and village .
19 The purpose of information is to enable people to make better decisions and accounting plays a major role in the vital area of decisions about finance and investment .
20 The ethnic borders remain a major constraint and not until they have been done away with can we be effective .
21 A levy of some sort is essential , so that the industry plays a major part in all training .
22 INDONESIA Through its interest in the Sanga Sanga PSC. , LASMO has a major position in the growing Pacific rim LNG market .
23 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 .
24 The chemical industry 's ‘ Responsible Care ’ programme has a major role to play in demonstrating that the industry is serious in its intent to perform better .
25 We are making a significant investment to establish a major Wimpol presence throughout South East Asia .
26 Modern corporate businesses are few and licences for small-scale repair shops and petty street traders provide a major share of city revenue .
27 But he 's confident his knowledge of the site and his presence here will prevent crime becoming a major problem .
28 There remained uncertainty as to whether the warring militias , particularly the forces led by Gen. Mohammed Farah Aydid , would respect the presence of a UN force to oversee a major relief operation , as had been proposed since April ( but still not finally approved ) .
29 The news of Edberg 's defeat caused a major stir , as you can imagine , among the British camp in Bayonne , with Tony Pickard , Britain 's Davis Cup captain , as well as Edberg 's coach , saying ‘ When I was told , I was shattered ’ .
30 But Dayglobe 's bid suffered a major setback last month when councillors rejected its planning application for the site .
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