Example sentences of "[noun sg] [modal v] [verb] a major [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | That social support may play a major role in modifying the deleterious effects of stress on health and may also influence other aspects of health behaviour such as use of health services and the following of medical advice appears now to be widely accepted . |
| 2 | With the ageing of the original relay control system , the performance of the lifts was becoming progressively less satisfactory and therefore it was decided that the installation should undergo a major modernisation . |
| 3 | The study should provide a major contribution to our knowledge of the English Police . |
| 4 | Dermot Gleeson , corporation board member , said : ‘ There is a greater awareness of the seriousness of the housing situation in the country as a whole and this investment will have a major impact on the region 's housing problems . ’ |
| 5 | In many cases these activities have promoted gender-neutral policies and perhaps in the long term will have a major impact on some aspects of gender bias in schools . |
| 6 | The Commonwealth and , indeed , the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association can play a major role in that . |
| 7 | In the meantime visitors to the wheel can see a major exhibition on milling through the ages . |
| 8 | If this is indeed the case , it would explain why a small dose of a remedy can effect a major change in the clinical condition of patients . |
| 9 | Guinness Brewing Worldwide has set ambitious business targets and knows that every employee can make a major contribution . |
| 10 | Certainly the technical aspects of accounting can have a major influence when comparing the cost of one unit of activity with another . |
| 11 | The grass roots practitioner can play a major part in the process , by identifying phenomena whose investigation may lead to improvements in teaching and learning , and which may otherwise go unnoticed . |
| 12 | It shows to some extent the City was tied up with the erm issue of whether or not the structure plan should include a major exception to or indeed a strategic exception to policy . |
| 13 | ‘ Its donation by BR to the council would represent a major coup for the city , ’ he said . |
| 14 | Since temperature is simply a measure of the average energyr speedf the particles , this cooling of the universe would have a major effect on the matter in it . |
| 15 | Since the de Mazia Trust remains the most forceful opponent of the current Barnes leadership ( and a major source of operating funds for the Barnes Foundation ) , serious doubts about its legitimacy would lift a major obstacle from the Barnes board 's freedom of movement . |
| 16 | Clearly any proposal will have a major impact on the trunk road system . |
| 17 | A quite minor act of consideration , given the right timing and circumstance can assume a major significance in the mind of the recipient . |
| 18 | This question can become a major source of friction . |
| 19 | Cauthen could have a major chance on Spritsail if that horse 's poor run at Ascot last week could be ignored . |
| 20 | Dry deposition may make a major contribution to the acidity problem . |
| 21 | An agricultural revolution of major proportions is required involving widespread ( and costly ) irrigation , reafforestation , land management practices including agricultural diversification and erosion works — otherwise an annual population growth rate of 3 per cent and an economic infrastructure which can not make productive use of the growing population will precipitate a major crisis — and also accelerate soil degradation . |
| 22 | A SALT-LOVING bacterium may become a major ally in the effort to develop new drugs . |
| 23 | The scale of the venture means that a nation 's health service must accept a major responsibility for the work . |
| 24 | It accepted the recommendations of chief planning officer Tony Noble , who said the development could have a major impact on existing shopping centres . |
| 25 | However , in purchasing the hard- and soft-ware we feel it is important to seek more than just a word-processor , because in future , publicity will play a major role . |
| 26 | The construction of this terminal and construction of the Connah 's Quay power station will provide a major impetus for the local economy . |
| 27 | Being in control of the finances of an organisation can pose a major headache for some people , especially if they are thrown in at the deep end with little or . |
| 28 | The ‘ baseline ’ for comparison may have a major impact on these costs . |
| 29 | Darley 's suspension could prove a major blow in his quest to ride 100 winners in a season for the first time his 16 year career . |
| 30 | The lack of awareness and planning could pose a major problem for employers and society , according to Jill Pitkeathley , director of Carers ' National Association . |