Example sentences of "[vb base] [verb] a major [noun sg] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | But in so far as such voters may have their partisanship reinforced the trends do present a major hurdle to the election of a Labour government . |
| 2 | These outbreaks of disorder have presented a major challenge to the Thatcher Government 's image as the guardian of public order . |
| 3 | There is no doubt that Kandel and his school have made a major contribution to the study of the neurobiology of short-term processes in memory formation , both in terms of experimental insights and in bringing physiological respectability to a research field which many , in the aftermath of some of the débâcles of the 1960s , felt chary of entering . |
| 4 | They have made a major contribution to staff development by means of short courses and modular programmes in various areas of management education and have developed the Certificate of Management Studies on a significant scale . |
| 5 | We have made a major contribution to the overall income of pensioners , while all that the Labour party has to offer is inflationary erosion of savings , a failure in home ownership and many other schemes that Labour has offered ; although such proposals make it seem that pensioners are better off , because they are offered with other features , in reality it is a small percentage rise . |
| 6 | You have made a major contribution to this production , Miss Grimsilk . |