Example sentences of "not a major " in BNC.
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| 1 | Asylum-seekers are not a major factor in immigration terms . |
| 2 | Despite the international publicity generated by the 1986 research effort , the plight of the vaquita is still not a major concern of the Mexican government . |
| 3 | Fear of premature burial was undoubtedly one factor , if not a major one , in bringing about cremation , the most noteworthy funerary innovation of the century . |
| 4 | Again , while the cry for disestablishment was not a major factor in the political make-up of Hughes or Perks , it was so for the bulk of the movement 's leaders , men like C. A. Berry , Alexander Mackennal , John Clifford , J. B. Paton , A. T. Guttery , W. J. Townsend , C. Silvester Home , R. F. Horton , J. H. Hollowell , J. Carvell Williams , J. E. Ellis , Henry Broadhurst , J. Compton Rickett , Albert Spicer and W. P. Hartley . |
| 5 | Brittany Ferries ‘ do not anticipate any long-term effect on our business ’ ; ‘ not a major threat , ’ asserts Sally Line . |
| 6 | This uneasy compromise was not a major difficulty during the first few years as the national economic problems of the early thirties , reductions in public expenditure and depressed employment conditions all led to severe restrictions on the development of adult education . |
| 7 | The alteration of the airline or aircraft type operating your flights is not a major change and customers will not be specifically advised of such an operational amendment . |
| 8 | Although , as suggested in Chapter 1 , not a major development problem , rapid population increase is a cause for concern in the region . |
| 9 | This is not a major preoccupation of public libraries , although in Britain , for instance , authorities are expected to provide back-up texts for Open University courses . |
| 10 | Though not a major consideration , format does affect shelf-life and use . |
| 11 | A survey by Houghton and Prosser found that delays were not a major problem for a research worker borrowing copies of periodical articles through the interlending system . |
| 12 | But against this theory it has been argued that over large parts of the zebra 's range , insects are not a major problem , so without further analysis the idea is once again inconclusive . |
| 13 | But equally , MDC in its first eight years was not a major generator of jobs — and the individual cost of those created was extremely high . |
| 14 | However , leaky taps are not expensive to repair , so it is not a major difficulty . |
| 15 | The 7th ( D ) here , if played , would be natural and not a major 7th ( D♯ ) as the guitar accompaniment makes frequent use of a sus 4 chord on the bars of A : that chord containing A , D natural and E. Check out both tab suggestions here to find your preferred position — they both work equally well . |
| 16 | That 's tantamount to saying the Institute is not a major player in tax . ’ |
| 17 | Douglas hoped to surprise the castle sufficiently to gain access ; but he recognised that however much of a surprise , this might not be possible , for it was a fairly strong place , not a major fortalice but moated and walled , with drawbridge , gatehouse , portcullis and the rest . |
| 18 | Political considerations may have made them less inclined to return to China , but it was generally not a major reason for leaving in the first place . |
| 19 | Being familiar with Elstree , Spencer elected to fly Oscar Whiskey from there , and taking-off was not a major problem , despite the length of the runway . |
| 20 | Whatever the feeling inside psychiatry , mental health is not a major political issue in the country as a whole . |
| 21 | I believe that this view is too strong , that , although porn does reinforce certain attitudes towards women , in the main , it is rather a symptom , and not a major part of the cause , of power relations that exist outside the pages of Penthouse , Playboy , etc. , and outside the cinemas in Soho or Amsterdam ( see Moye , 1985 ) . |
| 22 | Broadcasting was not a major issue of the — relatively brief — presidential election campaign that followed ; but television played an important role . |
| 23 | If urgency is not a major issue ‘ bootlegging ’ may play a big part in the process . |
| 24 | But Boiotia was not a major colonizing state because — and this is the fundamental fact about her — her soil was good , something which strikes any traveller who crosses Mt Kithairon into Boiotia from Attica , and there was plenty of it , especially in the two plains to north and south controlled by Orchomenos and Thebes respectively . |
| 25 | However , if these and the well-established universities and institutes are to continue and improve , what is required is an increase in support , not a major reduction . |
| 26 | As can be seen , these are all fairly small , and in practice the lack of asset divisibility is not a major problem , although it does mean that a completely riskless arbitrage transaction may be impossible . |
| 27 | That the location of care is not a major determinant of glycaemic control was confirmed by the multiple linear regression ( table IV ) , where shared care failed to contribute significantly to the model . |
| 28 | While wandering is not a major problem in the home it is nevertheless important that there is space for that to take place . |
| 29 | But at least communication between one part of the cell and the other is not a major problem . |
| 30 | In 1966 Vietnam was becoming an irritant to the Labour government , but not a major one . |