Example sentences of "[conj] [adj] [verb] a major [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It would be difficult to argue that this had a major effect on the Chilean economy . |
| 2 | Socialists have long fought for security of tenure for council tenants , so this represents a major gain in the housing struggle . |
| 3 | More than one underwent a major breakdown after his relationship with Minton was abruptly terminated . |
| 4 | Historians might say that in the twentieth century in Britain only the reforming administrations of 1906 and 1945 provided a major change in direction to be followed by administrations which consolidated the changes . |
| 5 | For another , Ms Cann had withheld the print publication rights ( for novelisation of the TV scripts in various formats ) from the merchandising rights , because two of her clients were publishers — but this presented a major problem for the EBU and the BBC . |
| 6 | Meal times anchored the day and as such had a major place in family life . |
| 7 | The true economics of Keynes , they argue , is a dynamic analysis of the macroeconomy in disequilibrium and as such represents a major contribution to economic theory as well as to economic policy-making . |
| 8 | Israel claimed that the treaty placed Lebanon under total Syrian control and as such posed a major security threat . |
| 9 | Though 1987 saw a major policy shift on the latter ( which is discussed below ) , green belts have , for a variety of reasons , remained a strong policy for both central and local government , as well , of course , for the environmental lobby . |