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

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1 In terms of historical explanation the last difficulty is particularly important since TFP analysis pulsates to the rhythm of the sub-period and , as subsequent discussion will show , this constitutes a major problem for the so-called war period of 1937–51 .
2 This involves a major change in shape , for the cells that will form the gut are a small patch on the outside and so must move inwards ; this infolding of the wall will move right across the hollow interior to meet the wall on the other side where the mouth will form .
3 We accept this represents a major change from earlier views that the equivalent doses were triazolam 0.5 mg to 30 mg flurazepam or 20 mg temazepam ’ .
4 Obviously , this represents a major breakthrough in the industry , the benefits of which will initially be seen on the running tracks , but which will eventually move into tennis .
5 Socialists have long fought for security of tenure for council tenants , so this represents a major gain in the housing struggle .
6 In some of these cases the company may be the market leader , that is to say it has the largest single share of the market and because of this has a major influence on market prices and product design .
7 This envisages a major shift of emphasis from the ‘ cognitive-academic ’ curriculum of many secondary schools towards one emphasising more personal involvement by pupils in selecting their own patterns of study from a wider range of choice .
8 Considerations like this played a major part in determining Government policy in the crises of the 1930s .
9 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 . ’
10 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 .
11 This followed a major breakthrough in Israeli diplomacy in January when diplomatic ties were established with China [ see p. 38741 ] .
12 This presents a major problem for observation of quartz grains under an electron beam : its heating effect can quickly cause the red colouration to be assumed .
13 This represented a major concession on the part of the State of Cambodia ( SOC ) delegation , led by Hun Sen , the SOC Premier , which had pressed for a first-past-the-post system .
14 Its accelerated transfer of four Iroquois helicopters to the PNG Defence Force in mid-1989 represented a major contribution to the government 's campaign against the BRA , as did a subsequent major shipment of small arms and ammunition .
15 This marked a major transformation in railway-company thinking .
16 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 .
17 This proved a major source of clients for these firms .
18 It would be difficult to argue that this had a major effect on the Chilean economy .
19 If they are allowed automatically to keep them , this becomes a major barrier to new entry .
20 This provides a major impetus for the involvement of tenants in the management of their homes .
21 This suggests a major shift in the emphasis of work done by big relocation agencies like Black Horse Relocation ( BHR ) .
22 This suggests a major drop in popularity , and it would be interesting to look at the circulation figures .
23 The fact that only three west European companies were prepared to make a major commitment in such a key area was one more indication of how global the electronics industry had become .
24 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 .
25 The fire and safety project represents a substantial order and is for a new installation on the Umm-Shaif development , whilst the second incorporates a major element of fire protection systems for retrofit of an existing installation , the Zakum Central Super Complex .
26 The significant rise in the value of the pound from 1979 played a major part in crippling Britain 's export performance , while making imports that much cheaper .
27 The year 1660 saw a major revolution in grave-clothes , indirectly leading to the firm establishment of undertaking as a distinct trade , the birth of a new industry and some additional work for the jobbing printer ; for in this year an Act came into force , which decreed that all persons had to be buried in shifts , shrouds and winding-sheets made of woollen material , rather than linen , and free from ‘ Flax , Hemp , Silk , Hair , Gold or Silver , or other than what is made of Sheeps Wooll only ’ .
28 Importantly , the Directive applies to all voting shares , even if they are bearer ; it may therefore become impossible to shelter a major holding behind the anonymity of bearer shares .
29 Meal times anchored the day and as such had a major place in family life .
30 Common Wealth was a marginal protest movement : but the Communists seemed set to become a major force in British politics .
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