Example sentences of "[adj] [noun pl] have [be] a major " in BNC.
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| 1 | Studies of social change in rural communities have been a major theme in rural community work since the early 1950s , when the first typologies ( some of which have already been discussed in Chapter 4 , and notably in Tables 4.6 and 4.7 were developed . |
| 2 | The insights of the church growth movement in showing the impact of culture in these areas has been a major contribution to the Church 's understanding of its missionary task in recent decades . |
| 3 | Glyn and Sutcliffe ( 1972 ) argued that low profits have been a major factor in low levels of investment in the UK . |
| 4 | The distribution of the special ZIMSCI materials has been a major headache . |
| 5 | Sporting endeavours have been a major feature of the activities undertaken so far ( see Update ) . |
| 6 | He called on their respective governments to cut their public spending by up to 18 per cent , to exercise monetary restraint ( banknote issuing by local authorities having been a major factor in the inflationary spiral of the previous year ) , and to co-operate more fully with national policy decisions . |
| 7 | Brainstorming on creative tasks has been a major activity in the advertising business where it began in the 1930s . |