Example sentences of "[noun] is [art] major [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As truancy is a major problem in many schools in England and Wales , it is important that all teachers are aware of the law governing enforcement of school attendance , and its limitations . |
| 2 | Summer 's Last Will and Testament is a major product of extraordinary and multifarious talent . |
| 3 | The still influential contribution of Köhler and the other Gestalt psychologists to elucidating the rules underlying pattern perception is a major example . |
| 4 | Phenol-chloroform extraction is a major step in the purification of nucleic acids . |
| 5 | Reading it , you need no convincing that Walker is a major writer . |
| 6 | Radical prostatectomy is a major operation with potentially serious morbidity ( including impotence and urinary incontinence ) — risks worth taking only once benefit has been established unequivocally . |
| 7 | The issue of how to prove loss is a major stumbling block and is prone , under strict judicial interpretation , to render the section redundant as far as insider dealing is concerned . |
| 8 | Since most university students work from books to hand and find it impracticable to wait for inter-library loan requests — and you can not browse an inter-library loan book before it arrives , any more than you can browse the contents of books in the memory of an ‘ on-line ’ catalogue and not on a shelf in front of you — the result is a major diminution of standards . |
| 9 | ‘ We had a fair hearing for Martin Allen , but the result is a major blow because there are some vital games coming up and we are going to be without two important players . ’ |
| 10 | Firstly , the loss of this source of revenue is a major blow to the many individuals and groups working to improve the quality of life in urban priority areas . |
| 11 | Samloff et al reported that a raised pepsinogen I ( PGA ) concentration is a major risk factor for duodenal ulcer , whereas a high serum pepsinogen II ( PGC ) concentration and a low PGA/PGC ratio are major risk factors for gastric ulcer . |
| 12 | Filling a day is n't difficult in Paris — if expense is a major concern the great cemetery at Père Lachaise , complete with Jim Morrison 's grave and attendant junkies , graffiti etc. is well worth a look . |
| 13 | The protection of human beings , animals and plants , soil , water , air , the climate and landscape as well as cultural and other material property against harmful environmental influences is a major objective of both contracting parties . |
| 14 | Normally , only a few hours will be spent each day at classes , and private study is the major element in the student 's timetable . |
| 15 | The commission , which was set up in 1978 , says the threat to the confidentiality of the masses of information on individuals now held on computers is a major cause for concern and ‘ the problems of network security should be addressed urgently ’ . |
| 16 | A new car is a major purchase and , by making the right choices when you buy , you should get the best deal when you sell later |
| 17 | TECHNIQUEST is a major tourist attraction — with over 150,000 visitors during the first 18 months in Cardiff Bay . |
| 18 | No prizes for guessing that Brahms is a major culprit . |
| 19 | Information by and for the travel industry is a major area in Prestel and one which can be readily exploited by school librarians ant teachers for curricular and personal use . |
| 20 | In South West Durham , that industry is a major employer and any increase in duty and Government policy on tobacco in general is likely to be an issue locally in the following election campaign . |
| 21 | Separately and in different ways , Susan Sontag and George Steiner have suggested that a ( or ‘ the ’ ) homosexual sensibility is a major influence in the formation of modern culture . |
| 22 | Buying a floorcovering is a major investment , so naturally you 'll want it to last for a reasonable length of time . |
| 23 | As you 'll soon see , the availability of total pooled data is a major factor in the US market becoming more efficient and more responsible . |
| 24 | They say Koons is a major artist who sacrifices nothing for his work . |
| 25 | In rainforest regions , deforestation is the major agent of environmental change and while it has obvious localised effects , especially in relation to soil erosion and soil degradation , there is growing concern that such large-scale destruction of biomass may have implications for climatic change ( section 5.3.1 ) . |
| 26 | According to the classical definition , identification is the major process leading to internalization , and internalization is ‘ a condition of incorporation of norms and/or roles into one 's own personality , with a corresponding obligation to act accordingly or suffer guilt ’ . |
| 27 | Today we observe the planetary orbits to be near ellipses as the solar system revolves about its common centre of gravity , to which the Sun is the major contributor . |
| 28 | Parent influence is a major factor in children 's educational progress and winning parents ' active support should be an important task of the school . |
| 29 | Irrigation programmes in the Sudan since 1955 , where cotton is a major export crop as it is in Egypt , have again created considerable environmental change . |
| 30 | The high level of training and re-training is a major factor in Japanese industrial success ( Rawle , 1983 ) . |