Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] become a major [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Experimentation with colour and support has become a major preoccupation for him . |
| 2 | Palestinian stubbornness has become a major stumbling block to the peace process as conceived by the United States . |
| 3 | In a survey of small businesses , Nat West said that late payment of trade debts has become a major problem over the past year . |
| 4 | What 's really moved me over the last three or four years , as AIDS has become a major threat in this country , and especially since spring 1985 with the rising public hysteria about it , is that it 's brought out tremendous reserves of strength in lesbians and gay men which show the importance of the achievements of the previous fifteen years . |
| 5 | The poll is not analysed , but it is striking that countries where pollution from cars has become a major problem have the highest percentages of people who believe that the state of the environment requires urgent action : 85 per cent in Italy ( at the top of the list ) , where Milan , one of the world 's smoggiest cities , now has car-free days and the capital Rome also suffers severely from vehicle congestion and pollution ; 84 per cent in Greece , where restrictions on cars in Athens are imposed to save the citizens ' lungs and their ancient monuments ; 80 per cent in the most vehicle emission-conscious country in Europe , West Germany , whose dead trees have become the symbol of pollution . |
| 6 | ‘ And your business has become a major concern ? ’ |
| 7 | Even Ivan Illich , though their opening sentence contains an echo of his ‘ the medical establishment has become a major threat to health ’ , is ignored in the text : he scrapes in with a mere single source reference . |
| 8 | He claims that ‘ The medical establishment has become a major threat to health ’ . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | While business studies had become a major component of CNAA-validated undergraduate courses , the DMS was the stepping stone into concern for part-time continuing education in the management field . |
| 11 | Derivatives of this concept have become a major symbol in modern art . |
| 12 | The January Sales have become a major event — many people queue overnight in London 's Oxford Street so they can be first through the doors of the big department stores . |
| 13 | Privatization of public corporations has become a major feature of Conservative policy . |
| 14 | Because of changes in society in general , and in the student and academic population in particular , bias has become a major issue in academic writing ( reflected for example in current arguments over " political correctness " ) . |
| 15 | Within a year , the LNG operation has become a major contributor to the company 's production and cash flow and can be regarded as the jewel in LASMO 's crown . |
| 16 | When the relationship deteriorates , however , sex tends to become a major bone of contention . |
| 17 | In fact , unknown to them , the clearing of the gas had become a major problem . |
| 18 | These departments have become a major force in local government and are among the main spending departments after education . |
| 19 | The Oxford Advanced Learner 's Dictionary ( or OALD ) uses such markup , and for this reason has become a major resource for the current project . |
| 20 | Now that many previously rich Arab states are virtually spent-up , oil has become a major method of paying for weapons . |
| 21 | Contaminated land has become a major issue , and many companies have leapt in , touting biotechnological , chemical or physical processes as the panacea for clean-up . |
| 22 | The fact that the country has become a major exporter means a boost to the balance of payments of something over £7 billion per year in 1984 as opposed to a debit of some £4 billion ten years ago . |
| 23 | Privatisation has become a major plank of the Conservative government 's programme . |
| 24 | The Great Idea had become a major disaster , she had been lucky to escape with her life . |
| 25 | Worldwide , indeed , ‘ exotic ’ species introduced by human beings have become a major cause of extinctions : probably second in importance only to loss of habitat . |
| 26 | This is mainly due to the reduction in evaporation from foliage and soil afforded by the sheltering effect of the fleece from the drying winds which in these times of drought and hosepipe bans has become a major concern with many gardeners . |
| 27 | And it has meant that product design has become a major factor in product management . |