Example sentences of "[verb] [adv] [verb] a major [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They had come together to attend a major seminar on the development of an independent and pluralistic African press , held in Windhoek , Namibia , 29 April — 5 May . |
| 2 | ‘ The recession has not had a major impact , ’ said a spokesman . |
| 3 | But many observers , considering the harsh fact that Cram has not won a major championship medal since the 1986 European Championships , believe the Jarrow ace is too old and too injury-prone to make the grade in the 5,000m . |
| 4 | The Dreghorn barracks in Edinburgh has just undergone a major refurbishment programme as well as having a new wing built . |
| 5 | ( 5 ) Bleasdale Computers ( Harvard OTC ) " The company has just arranged a major deal with British Telecom who will market and supply their computers . |
| 6 | ‘ Well , 14/ 20th Hussars came back off exercise with a lot of dead equipment and 2nd Field Regiment has just finished a major inspection in preparation for firing camp starting in three weeks . |
| 7 | Transport nevertheless remained a major problem , and as Commandos ' equipment for raiding roles did not include those infantryman 's delights of defensive wire and mines — not , that is , in the normal course — they always had problems in battles of attrition . |
| 8 | The decision not to simply take over the entire MoMA show was made partly on the grounds that the Pompidou has already mounted a major Matisse retrospective ( in 1971 ) , and partly through a desire to study in depth a period of the artist 's life now viewed as fundamental for the development of twentieth-century painting . |
| 9 | This suggests that during a fluent phase a speaker has already done a major part of the planning before beginning to speak a clause . |
| 10 | Palace face a fierce battle with Scottish giants Rangers to sign the tall , explosive striker who has already made a major impact north of the border . |
| 11 | Edinburgh 's Douglas Watson , who has already won a major award in the US for his three dimensional illustration work has created his study from a clay panel . |
| 12 | The fact that such technology has already had a major impact upon the leisure industry should not fill us with wild joy . |
| 13 | ‘ Art has always played a major part in my life — both my parents are painters . |
| 14 | From Table 9.6(a) it can be seen that bank financing has always played a major part in financing British industrial and commercial companies . |
| 15 | It said : ‘ There are extreme viewpoints , but this study has clearly identified a major problem area for the National Health Service . ’ |
| 16 | Since its discovery by Avogadro in the early part of the nineteenth century , this knowledge has also become a major problem for homoeopathic practitioners . |
| 17 | The housing slump has also had a major impact on removal firms . |
| 18 | The housing slump has also had a major impact on removal firms . |
| 19 | The department has also won a major order from Phillips Petroleum for fire protection equipment for the North Sea Judy/Joanne fields development project . |
| 20 | The financing of social services has now become a major issue of electoral concern . |
| 21 | At the age of 32 , he has yet to win a major championship . |
| 22 | Throughout the world , the virus hepatitis B has recently become a major health problem . |
| 23 | It has recently completed a major computerisation programme which will enable it to improve its service to the customer still further . |
| 24 | Indeed the DES has currently funded a major research project designed to evaluate the pilot schemes it has funded , for example for developing records of achievement . |
| 25 | He said : ‘ Fortex already has a major presence in the UK through Towers and Co , which is the company 's official importer of chilled and frozen lamb into the UK . |
| 26 | This new product fills effectively closes a major gap in Microsoft 's Windows product line up , which until now has n't featured a top-end DBMS . |
| 27 | Thus , where element analysis by X-ray fluorescence of the inlays on two silver Anglo-Saxon disc brooches shows both to have a major component of silver , with some copper and sulphur . |
| 28 | The Consortium would have to decide if it could afford not to fight McAlpine , having already made a major investment ( politically and financially ) in the case . |
| 29 | Detailed field studies based on a number of primary and secondary schools , in different parts of the country , which will have recently undergone a major evaluation exercise . |
| 30 | THE Border Golfers ' Association , which began with the amalgamation of seven clubs in 1893 and went on to play a major role in the development of the Scottish Golf Union , will launch a season of centenary celebrations at Kelso on Sunday . |