Example sentences of "[verb] to a major [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The largest fine imposed was £15,000 , relating to a major sewage pollution incident in the NRA 's North West region . |
| 2 | Joanne specialises in town and country planning and is currently involved in work relating to a major development in the town centre . |
| 3 | He was very geared to the principle of being in an indie band for the sake of it and he would have had difficulty signing to a major label on any terms . ’ |
| 4 | Above these is an intermediate breakdown zone resting on the sands and related to a major roof collapse , followed by several bedded sequences of breccias in which most of the fossils occur . |
| 5 | MILLIONS of families caught in the poverty trap are unable to afford a healthy diet , according to a major food report today . |
| 6 | PATIENTS in Britain face the longest wait in Europe to see a specialist , according to a major study published yesterday . |
| 7 | THE much-vaunted BS5750 quality standard is hardly worth the paper it is written on , according to a major study of British manufacturing industry published yesterday . |
| 8 | Masha and I found further cause for depression as , walking in search of a tube station , we came to a major intersection , a roundabout of relentless , screeching vehicles , three and four abreast : for in the centre , on the small concrete island , we saw a man lying on his side . |
| 9 | Now he is selling a handful of prize works to establish prices for the rest , which he hopes to sell to a major museum . |
| 10 | A favourable monsoon season and a record harvest in 1988-89 of 172,000,000 tonnes of food grain were not enough to prevent the need to continue to import rice and wheat in order to maintain distribution and to provide food for the country 's growing population ; however , the improvement in the agricultural sector did contribute to a major increase in gross domestic product ( GDP ) , of 9 per cent in real terms in 1988-89 , helped by increases in industrial and manufacturing production . |
| 11 | This does not mean ‘ just-enough ’ telecommunications on site ; it may also mean the nearness to a micro-wave or satellite TV link or surface links to a major town . |
| 12 | The contingent is almost the smallest possible force Britain could meaningfully provide to a major UN force , but Mr Rifkind said it was nevertheless an important contribution . |
| 13 | It is essential to belong to a major exchange organization , because buyers do not wish to be tied to taking their holidays in the same area year after year . |
| 14 | Or were there other possibilities for serious malfunction leading to a major release of the reactor 's ‘ inventory ’ of radioactive material ? |
| 15 | Well , can everyone take on board the idea now , if there are new documents being prepared or we get to a major re-issue . |
| 16 | undermine the argument of your opponent by : challenging h ! s assumptions disputing the facts of the argument attacking the conclusions of his argument pointing to a major inconsistency |
| 17 | And it 's not like Morrissey signed to a major label within ten seconds of leaving the Smiths , is it ? |
| 18 | During the 1930s a strong pacifist movement came into being which was not tied to a major party although most of its supporters were Labour or Liberal voters . |
| 19 | Meanwhile the Japanese textile industry will be invited to a major Tencel fashion show in Tokyo in September . |
| 20 | All of these factors contributed to a major housing crisis in all cities and especially in London , Liverpool and Glasgow by the 1850s . |
| 21 | The process of de-industrialization in India under colonial rule began with the deliberate destruction of the cotton manufacturing industry and the opening up of Indian markets to British cotton manufacturers ; from a net exporter , India was reduced to a major importer of cotton manufactures , most of these from Britain , and indeed India was forced to become the single largest importer of British cotton manufactures , sometimes taking as much as 40 per cent of British exports . |
| 22 | The expertise of specialist planning consultants can never be replaced by the generalist , particularly where complex projects such as town centre schemes and developments which may proceed to a major planning inquiry are involved . |
| 23 | The Hayward Gallery plays host to a major exhibition of Pre-Columbian sculpture and pottery until 6 December . |
| 24 | Staff and resources allocated to it were redirected to a major project intended to regenerate east Glasgow . |
| 25 | This radical change of role for marketing led to a major change of organization structure , at least for those organizations that adopted the marketing concept . |
| 26 | These matters spilled over into the British Psychological Society and eventually in 1951–52 led to a major row on the benefits of psychoanalysis , which meant that the relationship between scientific developments and educational practice became further confused . |
| 27 | It led to a major fracas , in which some tried to get him ‘ unelected ’ , but failed . |
| 28 | Britain had played a major part in the Bretton Woods agreement which , through the establishment of the International Monetary Fund , led to a major role for sterling as a reserve currency [ Eckes , 1975 ] ; and in 1945 , after considerable debate , it had opted for a large US loan ( $3.75bn plus $650m in settlement of Lend-Lease obligations ) as against tighter domestic restrictions on consumption , to help to overcome post-war shortages of goods and materials . |
| 29 | The research of Rowe and Lambert ( 1973 ) undoubtedly led to a major reform in child care policy and practice by documenting through its research findings the plight of children in care , of whom more than 50 per cent were accommodated in residential settings . |
| 30 | Roosevelt 's New Deal programme was an exercise in regulatory government and led to a major growth in regulation by administrative agencies . |