Example sentences of "[noun] [pron] [verb] a major [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We concluded this chapter by discussing another aspect of language comprehension which forms a major part of pragmatic processing , namely the way in which understanding of what is spoken or written often involves going beyond an interpretation of what is explicitly stated . |
| 2 | As the Minister knows , my criticism and concern are directed at Government policies which had a major bearing on the difficult circumstances faced by this man in the period immediately before his death . |
| 3 | AS THE only course which stages a major championship every year , Augusta National has become as familiar to golfers as the lay-out of their own home . |
| 4 | In Canada , the aims of the women 's pressure groups which played a major role in bringing about reforming legislation , have been described as follows : |
| 5 | They play the roles of ‘ victims ’ to be ‘ saved ’ by the fire , police and ambulance services on a training exercise which simulates a major disaster . |
| 6 | The unfortunate irony for field staff , however , is that immediate changes in water quality are almost certainly changes for the worse which follow a major pollution incident . |
| 7 | This book is geared more to those parents who take a major part of the responsibility for the games and are just using the entertainer to bring an additional dimension to the party . |
| 8 | Susannah York was a young up-and-coming leading lady who had a major part in the film . |
| 9 | In this capacity he played a major part in instituting the kidney transplant unit at St James 's ; and when he established the liver transplant unit there , it was only the third such centre in the country . |
| 10 | Q. You had a major role in the new Tencel plant in Mobile . |
| 11 | The following table shows the proportions of non-publishing researchers at the universities which have a major interest in Scottish geology . |
| 12 | The following table shows the proportions of non-publishing researchers at the universities which have a major interest in Scottish geology . |
| 13 | Why are we so ready to treat as a minor operation an alteration which involves a major transformation in the cat 's lifestyle and personality ? |
| 14 | Security from the membership of a large group which has a major commitment to the growth of Name ; |
| 15 | In studying these orders and the controversy they are involved in , the research will examine a process which represents a major development in the character of religious pluralism in this country . |
| 16 | By way of contrast we may note that between 1939 and 1959 , years which saw a major debate and official investigation of the subject , there were only two major books . |
| 17 | This identification was one factor which provoked a major attack on the practice of International Relations which helped usher in a new way of thinking about the subject . |
| 18 | The apparent reason for this increase in imports was a reduction in demand from China which had a major impact on the international market for urea ( see Lancaster , 1989 ) . |
| 19 | It is important to realize that service of the Writ is not a development which requires a major change in the handling of the claim . |
| 20 | The draft standards were produced by specialist consultants who undertook a major programme of analysis of the many occupational roles of those involved in training and development . |
| 21 | ‘ At Gateway we had a major concern over environmental issues and one of the areas of concern was exhaust emissions . |
| 22 | These issues were hotly debated but in February 1946 George Kennan , a US diplomat in Moscow , wrote an analysis of Soviet policy which had a major impact on thinking in Washington . |
| 23 | Despite the problems with groups they remain a major fact of life in all organizations . |
| 24 | It is , moreover , an irony that these ministers ( Gaitskell , Jay , Wilson ) were at the same time preparing a Full Employment Bill which assumed a major capacity for planning within the government machine . |
| 25 | The positive approach of Comte was developed by Emile Durkheim who adopted Comte 's empirical and rationalist methods and fashioned them into an approach which provides a major foundation for the study of sociology today . |
| 26 | For the treatment of one part of the state usually the government — as the state itself introduces a major element of confusion in the discussion of the nature and incidence of state power ; and that confusion can have large political consequences . |
| 27 | The army itself constituted a major drain on the economy . |
| 28 | Here in Britain we see a major role as key worker , or care manager , coordinating welfare services as well as health care . |
| 29 | The aim of this is to test the flexibility of every man in the group by imposing a situation which requires a major change in the plan , at no notice . |
| 30 | Particular course offers may include the requirement to obtain a Distinction in BTEC National Diploma or a Grade B at Higher Level in the Republic of Ireland Leaving Certificate in specific subjects as part of the entry requirements eg. in a modern language for admission to some courses which include a major language component |