Example sentences of "[noun] has [verb] a major [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Since then Johnson Matthey has played a major part in the development of methods of refining and melting platinum and iridium in order to produce ingots of alloy able to meet the metric commission requirements . |
| 2 | Experimentation with colour and support has become a major preoccupation for him . |
| 3 | In university libraries the organization of staff for book provision has to resolve a major difficulty — the respective roles of university departments vis-à-vis the library staff . |
| 4 | The return to Warrington where a gasometer was destroyed three weeks ago may appear to set a curious pattern to the IRA 's logistics , but it may be that recent arrests and seizures of weapons and explosives in London in early March has inflicted a major blow to their intentions in the capital . |
| 5 | Mitsui Computer has launched a major campaign to attract Sun 3 , Sun-386i and older Sparcstation users to upgrade to the Sparcstation 10 machines due soon , backed by what Mitsui terms an ‘ aggressive ’ pricing policy which has a ‘ no penalty ’ upgrade path to the latest Sun Microsystems machines . |
| 6 | Palestinian stubbornness has become a major stumbling block to the peace process as conceived by the United States . |
| 7 | In a survey of small businesses , Nat West said that late payment of trade debts has become a major problem over the past year . |
| 8 | There was a hint that this was a short term strategy , Mao at the seventh national congress in April nineteen forty five argued the C C P has made a major concession to land to the tiller . |
| 9 | As the document included with Council members ' papers makes clear , the Wales Tourist Board has launched a major review of its strategy for tourism in Wales . |
| 10 | OUT OF the ruins of super-SARA , the EEC 's science commissioner Etienne Davignon has won a major reform to decision-making for the EEC 's Joint Research Centre . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | Already the rosy periwinkle from Madagascar has made a major contribution to curing childhood leukaemia and other blood cancers . |
| 14 | It appears that the enemy has suffered a major defeat in Normandy with a large amount of casualties and loss of heavy equipment . |
| 15 | Thermoluminescence has had a major impact on the antiquities market starting from about 1970 when the first tests were made in Oxford . |
| 16 | This recognition has had a major impact , not only in the ecological field but also in that of Earth Mysteries . |
| 17 | There is no doubt that the growth and authority of employers ' associations has had a major influence both upon the development and the direction of collective bargaining in many countries . |
| 18 | There can be little doubt that the survey since its modern inception has had a major impact on social research , and any history of social research has to award it a salient place . |
| 19 | I believe that our membership of the ERM has had a major influence on the recession in the United Kingdom . |
| 20 | The Institute has played a major part in the development of the Construction Industry Council and the policies it has developed on the key issues affecting the industry . |
| 21 | The Institute has played a major role in focusing attention on the key issues involved in road pricing through two reports under the title : ‘ Paying for Progress ’ . |
| 22 | The Institute has played a major role in focusing attention on the issues |
| 23 | As you will be aware the Council has taken a major initiative to investigate the levels of participation and standards of performance in sport and physical recreation among young people . |
| 24 | When the Home Secretary announced the additional numbers for police forces throughout England and Wales , I was shocked to find that Gwent merited only one extra officer and was astounded to find that the South Wales police force was not to have a single extra officer , especially as the chief constable has undertaken a major review to ensure the best use of available manpower , a process which must continue . |
| 25 | Over the past fifteen years , Aberdeen has experienced a major re-structuring of its economy . |
| 26 | Marlborough Gallery has announced a major expansion programme in the United States and Europe . |
| 27 | The development of SVQs has formed a major part of our work in this sector over the last year . |
| 28 | The last twenty years has seen a major effort , theoretical and observational to understand the evolution of animal societies . |
| 29 | Though the last twenty years has seen a major step forward in our understanding of the Scottish Reformation and of Scottish society in the sixteenth century , there is still an extraordinary gulf between the personality and the reign of Mary Queen of Scots . |
| 30 | Whether commissioned as a promotional tool or not , the showing of such films has had a major effect on the outside world 's perception of Edinburgh . |