Example sentences of "[noun sg] [noun sg] [verb] a major [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the early 1980s in Britain , the Economic and Social Research Council funded a major research project which lent an official academic seal to the work of individuals concerned . |
| 2 | A national investment bank deploying a major part of personal savings would have to find means of channelling funds to private industry , and develop control measures to ensure that the funds are used productively . |
| 3 | As Foresman ( 1986 ) suggests , we might expect remote sensing technology to play a major role . |
| 4 | the merger with Warren Spring laboratory to create a major centre for environmental research . |
| 5 | ICI believes that the Environmental Protection Act represents a major opportunity for good environmental performance in the future . |
| 6 | Illegal drug abuse poses a major threat to the fabric of our society . |
| 7 | The Modular Course Co-ordinator plays a major counselling role in relation to prospective applicants . |
| 8 | Following my disclosure in the last issue that escalating costs and reduced financial expectations had forced the United States Tennis Association to contemplate a major re-think of plans for the rebuilding of Flushing Meadow , I hear that the French Federation has also run into problems over the upgrading and expansion of Roland Garros . |
| 9 | There have been no serious attempts to eradicate anophelines by the technique of irradiation sterilisation , but another USDA team performed a major trial with Anopheles albimanus sterilised by exposure to a chemical . |
| 10 | In December 1990 The Law Society announced a major reorganization of the SCB including the introduction of an appeals procedure . |
| 11 | In 1972 the Heath Government promoted a major Local Government Act designed to strengthen local councils , partly by weeding out the smaller and weaker local units and partly by helping the whole system to become more efficient . |
| 12 | At the other end of the spectrum are approaches in which an organisational and behavioural perspective is paramount , and in which a consultant facilitator plays a major role . |
| 13 | Exactly 12 months ago , local hero Doherty caused a major upset by edging the six-times world champion 5–4 to earn a semi-final place . |
| 14 | There is no doubt that the efficient way to plan projects is to take them in order of priority — the marketing function has a major interest in priority setting — and allocate to each in turn the maximum amount of resources it can usefully employ . |
| 15 | Peat cutting became a major industry in the Lancashire mosses in the nineteenth century , and on maps of Wicken Fen and Hatfield Chase , you will find ‘ Poor Piece ’ , which was where the local cottagers could cut peat for themselves , subject to regulations prescribing a limited season for peat cutting and insisting that a man may extract as much peat as he can , provided he does not employ assistance . |
| 16 | For many manufacturing firms , costs associated with product distribution represent a major share of the overall cost burden . |
| 17 | A loaded BP fuel tanker develops a major leak while unloading 15,000 litres of fuel oil . |
| 18 | Perhaps later feedback will show whether members are able to operate the ‘ less stress desk system ’ advocated , where the waste bin plays a major role . |
| 19 | Close and active security co-operation remains a major objective of the British Government in their discussions with the Irish Government and both Governments are fully committed to achieving further progress . |
| 20 | IRELAND 'S South Donegal Railway Restoration Society received a major boost in its efforts to reopen part of the County Donegal Railways Joint Committee 's narrow gauge system when it took possession of two of the railway 's few surviving passenger vehicles . |
| 21 | Marketing Glasgow as a premier business location involved a major advertising campaign , using the generic Glasgow 's Alive theme and tackling head on the negative images of ‘ No Mean City ’ . |
| 22 | It does seem clear that Railtrack does not have the borrowing power to finance a major modernisation programme and that the private sector will be called on , ultimately through privatisation . |
| 23 | This was not the response of the majority , however , and the willingness of users to inject dirty drugs and reuse and share equipment represents a major health hazard , which will be discussed in Chapter 9 . |
| 24 | Thus the rationalization of the state enterprise sector became a major priority of the post-1982 PSOE government . |
| 25 | But in 1987 , even this flagship station suffered a major breakdown in a turbine generator which put one of its twin reactors out of action for over six months . |
| 26 | The hospital 's sophisticated cook chill system requires a major commitment to due diligence from suppliers like RH Catering Services . |
| 27 | Steel , also designated as a key recovery sector immediately after the war , was a key input into major export industries such as ships ( and in turn the development of huge ore-carrying ships allowed the Japanese steel industry to overcome a major disadvantage in transport costs for materials ) . |
| 28 | Since the Royal Commission on Population found that out of a sample of 7,625 pregnancies only 147 resulted in criminal abortions ( equal to 2 per cent of all pregnancies and 17 per cent of all abortions ) , it is unlikely that changes in the abortion rate played a major part in accounting for the decrease in working class fertility . |
| 29 | On Feb. 5 the Israeli air force launched a major air raid against Palestine Liberation Organization ( PLO ) Fatah bases in Lebanon north of the border zone , killing eight people , and in a ground operation by Israeli commandos on the night of Feb. 6-7 an ammunition dump was destroyed . |
| 30 | Thirdly , by raising the level of wages above that at which they would otherwise be , the trade union movement bears a major responsibility for the high and increasing level of unemployment in the U K today . |