Example sentences of "[noun pl] has [verb] [art] major [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In a survey of small businesses , Nat West said that late payment of trade debts has become a major problem over the past year . |
| 2 | The poll is not analysed , but it is striking that countries where pollution from cars has become a major problem have the highest percentages of people who believe that the state of the environment requires urgent action : 85 per cent in Italy ( at the top of the list ) , where Milan , one of the world 's smoggiest cities , now has car-free days and the capital Rome also suffers severely from vehicle congestion and pollution ; 84 per cent in Greece , where restrictions on cars in Athens are imposed to save the citizens ' lungs and their ancient monuments ; 80 per cent in the most vehicle emission-conscious country in Europe , West Germany , whose dead trees have become the symbol of pollution . |
| 3 | There is no doubt that the growth and authority of employers ' associations has had a major influence both upon the development and the direction of collective bargaining in many countries . |
| 4 | The development of SVQs has formed a major part of our work in this sector over the last year . |
| 5 | The last twenty years has seen a major effort , theoretical and observational to understand the evolution of animal societies . |
| 6 | Though the last twenty years has seen a major step forward in our understanding of the Scottish Reformation and of Scottish society in the sixteenth century , there is still an extraordinary gulf between the personality and the reign of Mary Queen of Scots . |
| 7 | Whether commissioned as a promotional tool or not , the showing of such films has had a major effect on the outside world 's perception of Edinburgh . |
| 8 | Privatization of public corporations has become a major feature of Conservative policy . |
| 9 | This is mainly due to the reduction in evaporation from foliage and soil afforded by the sheltering effect of the fleece from the drying winds which in these times of drought and hosepipe bans has become a major concern with many gardeners . |