Example sentences of "[verb] on a major [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | On the other hand , if the Cabinet as a whole was defeated on a major issue in the House of Commons then it should either resign ( as happened five times between 1852 and 1859 ) , or else ask for a dissolution of Parliament in the hope of being able to secure the support of a new House of Commons . |
| 2 | Here are some easy rules to remember before you embark on a major scheme : |
| 3 | Installations , last seen on a major scale at the ‘ Metropolis ’ show in Berlin , have now reached dimensions that require spaces which the individual private collector simply does not have . |
| 4 | Quite apart from whatever Blenkinsop comes up with , I 'm going to get my chaps tomorrow to get going on a major investigation into the backgrounds of all these people . |
| 5 | And finally , police in Edinburgh are urgently following leads on a major force operation … |
| 6 | This analytical dimension of public choice theory therefore seeks to demonstrate that ‘ governmental failure ’ exists on a major scale . |
| 7 | The union movement is still new in the country , and members at Tsumeb and at mines in Kombat and Otjihase ( also run by TCL in Namibia ) , were the first to embark on a major strike when they walked out in July 1987 . |
| 8 | But it 's unlikely that the conservative party is likely , going to embark on a major distribution of wealth programme between now and the next election . |
| 9 | Eire is planning to use its forthcoming Presidency of the European Commission to press Britain to embark on a major upgrading of road and rail links between North Wales and the Channel Tunnel , and the Shadow Irish Transport Minister Gay Mitchell has gone as far as proposing an Irish Sea Tunnel to be constructed using Channel Tunnel equipment and an allegedly largely Irish Channel Tunnel workforce . |
| 10 | SOME of the longer-serving staff and graduates may remember that in the mid-1970s the University embarked on a major review of its Charter and Statutes , designed to make changes in governance which we thought desirable after ten years of operation . |
| 11 | In Northern Ireland we have embarked on a major programme of investment covering all sectors of the region 's transportation system . |
| 12 | ‘ Too often chief executives fail to recognise that they have embarked on a major project until they are well into it and it had run into difficulties . ’ |
| 13 | In Heriot 's we take this very seriously , and we have embarked on a major enhancement of our language provision , to give all our pupils a grounding in two languages — either French and German , or French and Spanish , depending on the year of entry . |
| 14 | In Gwent we have embarked on a major study to do this and will be offering a prostate health check to over 10000 men aged between 55 and 70 in a study that is associated with the European programme concerned with early prostatic cancer . |
| 15 | Our client is a leading international manufacturer of pharmaceutical and consumer products , with an impressive growth record which is based on a major commitment to Research and Development . |
| 16 | In 1880 he published Geodesy , a textbook based on a major article written for the Encyclopaedia Britannica . |
| 17 | Instead , during the last quarter of the nineteenth century , Britain embarked on a major expansion of formal imperial control . |
| 18 | So almost overnight , Aarau decided on a major expansion scheme , and work began on the Laurenzenvorstadt . |
| 19 | THE Queen and Duke of Edinburgh are to go on a major visit to the Caribbean next February and March . |
| 20 | Although a detailed examination of the thesis is beyond the scope of the chapter ( see , for instance , Sayer 1989 ) , some of the trends which underpin the debate will be outlined , drawing on a major survey of companies by the Henley Centre for Forecasting ( 1991 ) . |
| 21 | In addition there were regional and county federations : by 1901 these had risen to thirty-six , with each centred on a major town to enable the stronger , urban Councils to help the weaker , rural ones . |
| 22 | Perhaps what has saved it is the fact that it is not situated on a major road . |
| 23 | He had already convinced Beach Boy Dennis Wilson of his musical powers and had plans to make an LP , which he hoped to release on a major record label . |
| 24 | Europeans are not used to change on a major scale . |
| 25 | WORK has started on a major business and housing development in north Essex . |
| 26 | For example , before embarking on a major project it will usually be appropriate for management to commission a feasibility study or market research , and it will obviously be essential to calculate likely costs and potential returns . |
| 27 | The period chosen was a critical one for the British economy , emerging from the difficulties of the post-War period and embarking on a major period of expansion which saw the increase of real wages and affluence in British society . |
| 28 | Only before embarking on a major expedition have I seen the tension surface in Andy . |
| 29 | THE BRITISH Nuclear Energy Society ( BNES ) is embarking on a major recruitment drive . |
| 30 | But Kokoschka and Kraus were to be more comfortable in Berlin , and Loos 's principles were only to be realized on a major scale by the Bauhaus architects . |