Example sentences of "[adv] [adj] [verb] a major [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Individuals in that generation of whom we know most seem to have grappled uncertainly with how to deal with their growing understanding of and revulsion from the slave trade ; sometimes it was almost to their own surprise that they arrived at a commitment sufficiently deep to devote a major portion of their time and energies to the cause . |
| 2 | The contracting branch could then , if necessary , seek the support of smaller neighbouring branches/organisations who are not able to mount a major collection project . |
| 3 | Because it relies entirely on voluntary effort , the Association as currently constituted is not able to face a major expansion without help from the University . |
| 4 | Thus 1973 marks a major setback from which there has been still-incomplete recovery . |
| 5 | It is clear that after the prolonged and intensive use by Edward IV , Henry VII , and Henry VIII of such officers as the Treasurer of the Chamber and the Keeper of the Jewel House , the Chamber offices ceased from about 1540 to play a major part in national administration , although the holders of the major offices — the Chamberlain , the Treasurer of the Household , the Controller , and the Vice-Chamberlain — were usually influential political figures . |
| 6 | She was now ready to launch a major attack . |
| 7 | I am particularly pleased to report a major increase in the numbers of NVQs certificated by the Board . |
| 8 | The claims of the army , that the Vietcong were too weak to launch a major attack , were shown to be quite unjustified . |
| 9 | It has been argued that death-feigning in natural circumstances is of comparatively little use and far too risky to become a major defence strategy . |
| 10 | Certainly this played a major part in persuading Angela Sommerville , an interior designer based in London , to put her country cottage on the market and switch allegiance to an apartment in Bendinat in Mallorca : ‘ Door-to-door access from my Knightsbridge home to my apartment in Mallorca takes less than four hours . ’ |
| 11 | As yet working-class protest was on too small a scale and too sporadic to pose a major challenge , but it contributed to official anxiety . |