Example sentences of "[conj] [noun] [verb] a major [noun] " in BNC.

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1 In this book , Leonie Archer looks at the effects of this in the Judaism of antiquity , where blood has a major significance in ritual both in the sacrifices in the Temple and in the shedding of blood in circumcision — the ‘ Covenant ’ between God and his people .
2 Any visitor to Ireland does n't have to travel very far before realising that this is a land where religion plays a major role in the life of every city , town and village .
3 The figures show that agriculture represents a major industry for Scotland .
4 Taken against the background of considerable other evidence about the genetics of psychosis ( especially schizophrenia ) we can therefore certainly conclude that inheritance plays a major role in determining susceptibility .
5 While the known antioxidant actions of the aminolsalicylates are compatible with the proposal that ROM play a major role in the pathogenesis of inflammatory bowel disease , proof of the hypothesis must await the outcome of controlled trials in the human disease of more specific agents that interfere with oxidative metabolism .
6 Despite such efforts , it is likely that abortion played a major part in the regulation of family size amongst the working class , especially in factory districts , where knowledge of abortifacient techniques was widespread .
7 Benjamin Disraeli became Prime Minister of the British Parliament in 1874 and remained in that office until 1880 It was during his administration that Britain purchased a major holding of the shares of the Suez Canal Company
8 Although techniques such as infrared spectroscopy and atomic spectroscopy are alien in the world of art it is becoming increasingly accepted that scientists have a major role to play in art research .
9 ‘ Relaxation and meditation play a major role in yoga and in the treatment of stress-related illnesses , the scourge of modern society , ’ says Norma Duffield of the Centre , currently enrolling for its autumn courses at Queen 's University , Belfast and Holywood .
10 A huge backlog of unfit dwellings was apparent , and in the event the period between the mid-1950s and mid-1970s wrought a major transformation .
11 The purpose of information is to enable people to make better decisions and accounting plays a major role in the vital area of decisions about finance and investment .
12 From then on , the references to pre-capitalist systems become more and more numerous in the work of Marx and Engels , but it was really from 1880 on , when Marx was shown the work of the American anthropologist Lewis Henry Morgan that he and Engels gave a major place to the study of tribal societies .
13 And during the sixteenth century the Crown exploited this massive reservoir of land and labour to effect a major increase in state power .
14 The critique of scientific socialism and economism has a major place in Marxist debate in the twentieth century .
15 The choice of organizational structure and process has a major effect on the way STI ( scientific and technical information ) is transferred and the quality of the STI disseminated and used .
16 If conscription represented a major presumption upon the values of Edwardian Britain , so too did the growing battery of controls over licensing hours , house rents , rationing and information .
17 ‘ In this new environment business requires many more highly qualified people whose skills and abilities play a major part in determining competitive advantage . ’
18 And Jo won a major raffle prize .
19 IBM Corp seems to have whipped up as much of a storm around its head with its plunge into digital delivery of music to record stores as Alan Sugar has attracted with his bizarre sacking of Terry Venables as chief executive of Tottenham Hotspur Plc : IBM 's joint venture with Blockbuster Entertainment Corp has triggered ‘ swift , fierce and almost entirely negative ’ reaction from the music industry , the Wall Street Journal reports — ‘ IBM and Blockbuster made a major gaffe by issuing announcements without contacting the record companies , ’ said Michael Schulhof , chairman of Sony Corp 's Sony USA ; Warner Music Group talked of arrogance , MCA Music Group said it had begun working on its own electronic distribution system , and even Polygram , 80% owned by Philips Electronics NV , which also has 6% of Blockbuster , described the announcement as premature .
20 Hickson and Jacques severed direct contact with each other ; Shearman and Pateman had a major disagreement over a question of loyalty to the WEA , and the two new university resident tutors were not informed of the proposed developments nor invited to comment on the proposals which might affect Essex and Norfolk .
21 Gleneagles , for example , is now open all the year round rather than just in summer and autumn following a major investment in all-weather sport and leisure facilities .
22 After Simmons 's departure in 1934 the situation deteriorated and escapes became a major problem , to such an extent that a most unusual political event occurred .
23 Often , negative experiences in institutions during childhood and youth play a major part in this .
24 While Dicey played a major role in shaping this tradition , his particular views are not to be equated with it .
25 Since film became a major component of mass circulation popular culture , the anxieties and fears — and also the pleasures — associated with Black people have erupted on to British cinema screens in a non-systematic , erratic manner .
26 Chapman 's prediction that it would be five years before Arsenal won a major honour was not only , with hindsight , amazingly accurate ; it was also meant to be realistic .
27 Nor was she forced out by the men in grey suits — though intrigue played a major role .
28 Though priests play a major role , what is pictured is not high festival , but the deadly business of siege , unusually short , admittedly , and with a remarkable conclusion , but still siege .
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