Example sentences of "[prep] make a major [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Galileo was in the process of making a major contribution to the building of a new mechanics that was to prove capable of supporting detailed experimentation at a later stage . |
| 2 | In fact , ever since the beginning of the year you seem to have been toying with the idea of making a major career move or change of residence and what transpires sometimes between October 29 and November 3 should enable you to rebuild and reshape your life — and the past with all its traumas and dramas will be placed in their true perspective , if not forgotten altogether . |
| 3 | Oxford 's experience in making a major shift of data-processing infrastructure in 1980–81 gives us some ‘ feel ’ for what would be involved . |
| 4 | The second area where the credit manager has the potential for making a major contribution is in that of post-auditing . |
| 5 | Today there is scope for flair and creativity and for making a major contribution to AEA 's profitability . ’ |