Example sentences of "[noun prp] be [verb] a major [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | During the tumultuous years that followed , Nottinghamshire was to play a major role in the bitter conflict . |
| 2 | The British Defence White Paper of 1958 laid down with surprising confidence the circumstances in which it would unleash nuclear weapons : ‘ It must be well understood that if Russia were to launch a major attack , even with conventional weapons only , the West would have to hit back with strategic nuclear weapons . ’ |
| 3 | It was announced that HCIMA was to lead a major industry initiative to consider a Quality assurance programme designed specifically for the industry . |
| 4 | The people of East Kilbride are celebrating a major victory against plans by an American owned company to build a tyre recycling plant in the new town . |
| 5 | The people of East Kilbride are celebrating a major victory against an American owned company which wanted to build a tyre recycling plant in the new town . |
| 6 | The people of East Kilbride are celebrating a major victory against an American owned company which wanted to build a tyre recycling plant in the new town . |
| 7 | The Barber Institute of Fine Arts at the University of Birmingham is holding a major loan exhibition entitled ‘ Dangerous Liaisons ’ putting Nicolas Poussin 's painting ‘ Tancred and Erminia ’ in context ( 14 October-3 January 1993 ) . |
| 8 | Dracula star Monica Bellucci is to front a major publicity push in a move which could leave the supermodels out in the cold . |
| 9 | And Nils was planning a major operation on our engine . |
| 10 | Another , less obvious factor , seldom mentioned , was that Chapman was planning a major expansion of Lotus ( his road cars and not his race cars ) in America , and Mario was to be , for him , an important marketing tool . |
| 11 | Home Secretary Kenneth Clarke is considering a major shake-up of licensing laws — including letting under-14s sit in bars or family rooms with adults . |
| 12 | Until 17 May , the Kunsthalle is hosting a major retrospective of the work of Georg Baselitz comprising 120 works ( mainly paintings and drawings , but also some sculptures in wood ) from public and private collections in Europe and America . |
| 13 | The CAA is making a major contribution to the development of JARs and the way JAA is organised … |
| 14 | BT is supporting a major research project within the University 's Centre for Speech Technology Research to design and test computer generated dialogues for more efficient and flexible automated telephone services . |
| 15 | CAR giant Ford is considering a major restructuring plan involving tendering out work which would lead to the loss of about 3,000 jobs throughout Europe , including over 1,000 in the UK , according to a confidential report . |