Example sentences of "[verb] a major [noun] and " in BNC.
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| 1 | These attacks , plus an incident in which two men , a Briton and a Zimbabwean , were kidnapped and held for a month by the MNR in February-March , led to renewed doubts about the security of the Beira corridor between Zimbabwe and the central Mozambican port , which provided a major fuel and transport artery for Zimbabwean trade . |
| 2 | British industry suffered a major crisis and needed to reorganise and rationalise at all levels . |
| 3 | Youngsters like Keith Piper have blossomed and though neither are playing today , Alan Donald and Tom Moody have made a major impression and impact with bat and ball . |
| 4 | Commenting on its figures ( see page seven ) , Datapoint Corp says that the decline in revenue as of January 30 was down mainly to unfavourable foreign currency translations and an interruption of the French subsidiary 's operations following a fire in its leased warehouse — but there are some bulls of the shares around these days : analyst Howard Harlow of New York 's Whale Securities sees a major turnaround and a doubling in value of the shares over the next 12 months ; he sees earnings of $0.60 a share in 1993 followed by $1.20 a share in 1994 . |
| 5 | The quality improvements we are already making provide a major contribution and should be recognized and celebrated . |
| 6 | This in itself would constitute a major achievement and would give recognition to the important contribution of residential workers in preparing young people for citizenship . |
| 7 | This winter I hope to perform a major rebuild and , as part of this , I would like to modify the braking system . |
| 8 | Italy , of course , plays a major role and already has plans for economic aid to the States across the sea , such as electrical power development . |
| 9 | Van Cleef was cast opposite Eastwood in For A Few Dollars More ( 1965 ) and The Good , The Bad and The Ugly ( 1966 ) and immediately became a major star and a poster pin-up . |
| 10 | The ethnic borders remain a major constraint and not until they have been done away with can we be effective . |
| 11 | Then , in 1975 and 1976 , the CNAA 's committee for Art and Design , which had been set up to monitor the existing provision , instituted a major review and renewal of approval of well over 100 BA honours courses . |
| 12 | At about 7.45 ( ship time ) , they heard a major explosion and a few minutes later a searing hot blast of gas roared over St Pierre and the ships lying off shore , capsizing the steam ship Grappler , and rolling the Roraima so severely that she lost all her masts and smokestacks . |
| 13 | By the autumn of 1917 , food queues had become a major grievance and demands for a more equitable distribution of food led to mass demonstrations and even strikes in many parts of the country . |
| 14 | By way of contrast we may note that between 1939 and 1959 , years which saw a major debate and official investigation of the subject , there were only two major books . |
| 15 | This is hardly surprising where the supplier consistently meets the customer 's needs , and where the customer buys a wide variety of products from many different suppliers thereby incurring a major management and monitoring task . |
| 16 | Most people readily accept that speaking in a foreign language presents a major differentiation and there are hilarious anecdotes in all multi-national companies to support this view . |
| 17 | FINLAND 'S government yesterday announced an emergency economic austerity package to stem an outflow of investment capital from the country that is threatening to force a major devaluation and bring down the centre-right administration . |
| 18 | Reactive depression follows a major loss and its severity is proportional to the depth of the loss . |
| 19 | They have aimed to participate in all , or nearly all , of the major fields , and to be net exporters of major electronics hardware items ( TV sets , computers , telephone switches ) ; they also seek to have a major defence and aerospace industry and to be net exporters of television programming . |
| 20 | ‘ I 'm going to have a major rest and then I 'll consider what to do . |
| 21 | A challenge , if it were to occur , would require a major issue and a trigger . |
| 22 | With such complacency , it would be an abrogation of our duty to allow two commercial companies to ruin a major industry and its jobs and to wipe out a multi-billion pound investment made on behalf of taxpayers . |
| 23 | So the head of a major I ca n't think of the guy 's name and he just had a major acquisition and this guy was |
| 24 | The policy did represent a major challenge and the RHA was well aware that some authorities would be more able than others to make the change . |
| 25 | Israeli security forces launched a major search and arrest operation in the West Bank town of Jenin on March 11-12 . |
| 26 | His achievements are considerable : under his directorship , the museum underwent a major overhaul and improvements of its existing exhibition spaces , while adding new galleries devoted to Musical Instruments and Islamic , Egyptian , African and American Art . |
| 27 | Following a major overhaul and reconstruction , the fourth reactor of the Kozloduy plant in Bulgaria has been recommissioned . |
| 28 | The SNC meteorites are not suspected of being material ejected from Earth following a major impact and which subsequently fell back to Earth . |