Example sentences of "[coord] [num] [prep] [art] major [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 Although Distinction is surely the most significant contribution to the study of consumption made by any anthropologist , and one of the major resources for obtaining a better understanding of our own culture , there are certain important limitations to the work .
2 Individuals may be seen as ‘ cogs in the machine ’ and one of the major criticisms of Taylor 's approach was that he had a tendency to treat workers as automatons who would respond to financial incentives automatically .
3 Competition will be channelled into avenues that benefit the organisation , and one of the major tasks of management is to manage and resolve conflict .
4 Perhaps there are not enough players available to play on them ; perhaps there is no one to unlock them except at peak periods ; then there are courts taken out during the winter and one of the major reasons in this country is damage by vandals .
5 And one of the major ways of emphasising prevention is through health teaching .
6 This offensive had other faces and one of the major targets of the media was the power of the unions which had been used to protect , more or less successfully , the interests of the workers and to maintain the Welfare State .
7 The line still represents a real challenge to footplate crews and one of the major attractions as far as enthusiasts are concerned is to hear the engines working under pressure on the slopes of the Rheidol Valley .
8 And one of the major features of the old building , the central staircase , has also been kept , affording guests an imposing view as they first enter the marble foyer of the building .
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