Example sentences of "[verb] a major [noun] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | What is more or less manageable on an average wage , like paying the TV licence or buying shoes , causes a major cash flow crisis when you 're living on supplementary benefit . |
| 2 | But many observers , considering the harsh fact that Cram has not won a major championship medal since the 1986 European Championships , believe the Jarrow ace is too old and too injury-prone to make the grade in the 5,000m . |
| 3 | These contented residents at Orchard House can relax knowing that staff here have just won a major safety award . |
| 4 | Participants also discussed the possibility of launching a major research project on the theme , and made plans for a book on communication and human rights in Africa . |
| 5 | Participants also discussed the possibility of launching a major research project on the theme , and made plans for a book on communication and human rights in Africa . |
| 6 | HAVERHILL Meat Products , one of the UK 's largest meat processors , is launching a major business expansion under a fresh identity . |
| 7 | MANSON 'S SOLO LP , featuring songs that he originally presented to Byrds producer Terry Melcher in the hope of landing a major record deal . |
| 8 | There is also the intention to establish a major schools music competition , which will culminate in a special BT Scottish Ensemble concert . |
| 9 | We are making a significant investment to establish a major Wimpol presence throughout South East Asia . |
| 10 | Israel claimed that the treaty placed Lebanon under total Syrian control and as such posed a major security threat . |
| 11 | In the original report we mentioned a major licensing deal between SelecTronics and Berlitz and we can now see the concrete results of this in SelecTronics ' product range . |
| 12 | China and the USA narrowly averted a major trade war when a comprehensive trade agreement was signed on Oct. 10 ; if the agreement had not been signed on that day the USA , under Section 301 of the 1988 Omnibus Trade Act , would automatically have imposed punitive tariffs of up to 100 per cent of value on Chinese-made imports currently worth a total of US$3,900 million . |
| 13 | In August 1990 the sanctions imposed on Iraq as a result of the Gulf crisis triggered a major debt crisis at Goodman International , the Irish conglomerate controlled by Larry Goodman which was Europe 's largest meat processing concern , accounting for around 40 per cent of Ireland 's cattle processing industry . |
| 14 | Marketing Glasgow as a premier business location involved a major advertising campaign , using the generic Glasgow 's Alive theme and tackling head on the negative images of ‘ No Mean City ’ . |
| 15 | But it is difficult to find a major summer festival that is not expensive and , for want of seats , exclusive to those with the will , the guile , or the contacts with which to acquire tickets . |
| 16 | At the end of this month , the operator plans to launch a major sales campaign and to open several Itineris sales locations . |
| 17 | SUEDE , who are on the verge of signing a major recording deal with Sony , have announced details of their second single and three September dates . |
| 18 | For example , a new band signing a major record deal may well spend £50,000 recording an album and receive another £50,000 in personal advances ( money to live on until royalty income is generated ) . |
| 19 | ‘ Life on the wild side with David Bowie ’ , which is hardbacked this January and has a major serialisation deal with the Sunday Mirror . |
| 20 | The town has a major shopping centre close to completion , a grand leisure complex in the Dolphin Centre and ambitious plans for the future . |
| 21 | Rothmans , which has a major manufacturing plant in Darlington , was forced to switch the venue to Spennymoor when Sedgefield District Council stepped in with an offer . |
| 22 | Again , the A nineteen south has a major highway constraint upon it and it 's very difficult to see how that could be overcome . |
| 23 | Links of this sort are intuitively likely to be stronger when local government has a major construction programme , with orders to distribute , or when large-scale development is on the cards and council co-operation is needed to ensure its success . |
| 24 | The company , which has a major share stake in Sky 's rival British Satellite Broadcasting but which rents receiver equipment for Rupert Murdoch 's operation , said around 30,000 dishes a month are being sold or rented . |
| 25 | 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 . |
| 26 | Hi-tech award : Sunderland-based hi-tech company Peak Test Service has scooped a major technology award from The Wearside Opportunity . |
| 27 | It was announced that HCIMA was to lead a major industry initiative to consider a Quality assurance programme designed specifically for the industry . |
| 28 | While at Environment he was burned in effigy by the people of Foxley Wood for approving a major housing development . |
| 29 | On Christmas Day 1991 , Ken Barrett suffered a major heart attack . |
| 30 | Columbia fought the rating by hiring a major law firm and produced several hundred affidavits from psychiatrists , social experts and church men to support their view that the film should be seen by audiences under eighteen , because it was a realistic look at social behaviour . |