Example sentences of "[conj] [vb base] a major [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The State Department believed that the US must either take on Britain 's role as protector of Near Eastern states from Russia , or witness a major advance for Communism . |
| 2 | On the other hand he agreed that the Americans could not risk the destruction of their own forces in Britain by a pre-emptive Soviet strike or allow a major part of their bomber force to remain earth-bound while British ministers tried to make up their minds . |
| 3 | Environmental policy : how to apply economic instruments , targets economic sectors that have a major impact on the environment , ie energy , transport , agriculture and industry and OECD believe it will prove useful to governments , business , industry and pressure groups concerned about the environment and sustainable economic development . |
| 4 | Even if FMS does not prove to be the critical target gene , characterisation of the microdeletions should considerably reduce the critical deleted region and provide a major step to identifying the real target gene . |
| 5 | Specific individuals need to be identified within each agency who are willing , competent and have the resources to make their work with child abuse and neglect a major commitment . |
| 6 | In subsequent races this will be on their mind and create a major obstacle to future success . |
| 7 | Would the sound of that diabolical symphonic flush carry that diabolical symphonic flush carry into the Abbey and create a major embarrassment for the British Monarchy ? |
| 8 | Two suitably romantic leaders , who escaped in time , now emerged , the 26-year-old third Earl of Derwentwater , a grandson of Charles II by one of his mistresses , who had been brought up with the Old Pretender at St Germain , and become a major landowner in Westmorland , and Thomas Forster , an MP for Northumberland . |
| 9 | In one stroke ( which has taken about two years to organise ) HarperCollins will substantially reduce overheads and become a major force in the mass market field . |
| 10 | They are young and talented and if they choose to turn professional they could do very well in pro events and become a major coaching influence in Ireland . |
| 11 | 'It 's a familiar story — a number of identifiable stresses or life events acting on a perhaps vulnerable personality , resulting in frightening symptoms , which are misinterpreted and become a major source of worry in themselves . |
| 12 | The Dambusters of 617 squadron used Barnes Wallis 's amazing bouncing bomb to breach the water supplies of industrial Germany and score a major victory for the allies . |
| 13 | RUSSIA has played down hopes that it is to host a superpower summit and sign a major disarmament treaty with the United States . |