Example sentences of "[noun] [Wh det] [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 The following table shows the proportions of non-publishing researchers at the universities which have a major interest in Scottish geology .
8 The following table shows the proportions of non-publishing researchers at the universities which have a major interest in Scottish geology .
9 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 ?
10 Security from the membership of a large group which has a major commitment to the growth of Name ;
11 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 .
12 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 .
13 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 .
14 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 ) .
15 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 .
16 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 .
17 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 .
18 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 .
19 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 .
20 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
21 Here he describes the unprecedented amount of sculpture he has found , whose quality demonstrates that the sculptors of Aphrodisias were no mere copyists but artists ofa distinctive school which made a major contribution to ancient art .
22 It 's an emotive issue and raises questions like whether it 's appropriate that a company such as Daimler-Benz which played a major role in the Third Reich , should be allowed as they want to , to build their headquarters near Hitler 's bunker .
23 Cecil Menary had married into the large McAuley family which played a major part in the life of the Cabra congregation and in evangelical culture generally in the North Antrim area .
24 Towards the end of the year , AHT was successful in securing a four-year inspection services contract for the Shell Southern North Sea MMSC which represents a major breakthrough for the company in this area .
25 It might also be prudent to make notes of any conversations which have a major bearing on your status or prospects and retain them in your job file .
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