Example sentences of "[vb base] [adv] [verb] a major [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Transport nevertheless remained a major problem , and as Commandos ' equipment for raiding roles did not include those infantryman 's delights of defensive wire and mines — not , that is , in the normal course — they always had problems in battles of attrition . |
| 2 | He said : ‘ Fortex already has a major presence in the UK through Towers and Co , which is the company 's official importer of chilled and frozen lamb into the UK . |
| 3 | The design of a layout is vitally important , but the equipment you use also plays a major role . |
| 4 | Stress undoubtedly proved a major problem for social workers whose responsibility extended beyond investigation of child sexual abuse referral to a determination of child care outcomes . |
| 5 | They carry a low degree of CD because , being context-dependent , they do not play a major role in pushing the communication forward . |
| 6 | Some might be willing to grant the general thrust of what has been said , that teaching and research are different kinds of activity , but still be reluctant to accept that teachers in higher education do not have a major responsibility to conduct research . |
| 7 | Since labour costs account for around 60 per cent of operating costs in BR and RENFE , these pressures for financial stringency and cost cutting have naturally had a major impact on industrial relations in the two enterprises as later chapters will show . |
| 8 | ‘ Celtic have not won a major trophy for a while and have lost out to rivals Rangers . |
| 9 | Now I find that nonsense , because the planning committee have just approved a major development station , which is for a 150 bed hotel on a housing development . |
| 10 | These contented residents at Orchard House can relax knowing that staff here have just won a major safety award . |
| 11 | Public sector pay and the unpredictability of pay settlements have always posed a major threat to public expenditure control . |
| 12 | On the other hand anthropological topics , which have always had a major place in Marxism , are often just as difficult as Marxist writings to understand and evaluate for those with a more general interest . |
| 13 | Radiators have also undergone a major change of image — there 's now a wide range of styles , colours and materials . |
| 14 | McDevitt Street Bovis have also won a major contract at Prince George 's County Hospital in Cheverly , Maryland . |
| 15 | It has also shown that they are only a part of the explanation of Africa 's problems ; a difficult agricultural base , the inequalities of the world trading system , the sometimes exploitative role of multinational companies have also had a major part to play . |
| 16 | Whichever explanation is revealed by the major research effort that is still needed for the rest of the 1980s , the population changes discussed above have also had a major impact on rural communities , and so it is to this topic that attention is now turned . |
| 17 | In fact , such series have been building up around us gradually , until they have now become a major part of the market . |
| 18 | And although sales of the machines may be flat , ‘ at least we have n't seen a major fall like IBM ’ . |
| 19 | I have n't played a major tournament for ages . |
| 20 | Fortunately we have almost finished a major capital programme at Wallingford and are well ahead at Knapton . |
| 21 | Since privatisation , they have yet to make a major decision . |
| 22 | ROYAL BERKSHIRE AVIATION Society and the Herald Society have recently announced a major sponsorship deal which will help their plans for the establishment of the Museum of Berkshire Aviation . |
| 23 | Table 22 of Appendix 1 shows that when people have recently bought a major item for cash rather than credit , half did so either because they never use credit or because they prefer not to if they can avoid it . |
| 24 | Modernization Commissions , the basic planning units , brought together civil servants and managers ( the trade unionists involved have never played a major role ) to thrash out targets for output and investment . |
| 25 | THE ALL BLACKS begin the Irish leg of their 13-match tour at Lansdowne Road today against Leinster , who have never beaten a major touring side . |