Example sentences of "[num] [prep] [art] major [noun pl] in " in BNC.
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| 1 | As far as career or professional interests are concerned , three of the major planets in Capricorn urge you to come up with permanent rather than makeshift solutions . |
| 2 | As we have mentioned , fifteen of the major corporations in the United States are seen to receive the bulk of government contracts . |
| 3 | The need to start younger members of a family upon a career frequently brought a freeholder to seek the aid of a politician , and this was one of the major elements in interest building . |
| 4 | It was one of the major developments in locomotive design and was adopted worldwide . |
| 5 | As we have seen , the establishment of the four Institutes of Higher Education has been one of the major developments in Welsh further education in recent years . |
| 6 | The population explosion has been one of the major phenomena in Latin America this century . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | With regard to proclamation and persuasion one of the major difficulties in urban society is , how do you bring together those who want to tell with those who want to find out ? |
| 9 | Also in 1987 , Conklin [ 17 ] identified one of the major difficulties in current hyper-text systems as the user becoming ‘ lost in hyper-space ’ as a result of losing his way along a trail as a result of the demands made during navigation . |
| 10 | As has been the case for years , one of the major difficulties in making such provision is the shortage of suitably qualified and experienced teachers . |
| 11 | One of the major difficulties in a cruelty case , is amassing the evidence . |
| 12 | That is one of the major changes in the MacSharry proposals that we intend to secure . |
| 13 | ‘ Farnborough was one of the major ramps in English skate history . |
| 14 | They were one of the major successes in London 's Dance Umbrella Festival of 1989 . |
| 15 | But in Central America and the Andean countries , they constitute one of the major groups in society . |
| 16 | Prior to the 1275 statute of Jewry he was one of the major moneylenders in the Jewish community . |
| 17 | One of the major problems in programming lightpens , or even giant versions such as the Light Rifle , is that the program needs to be very efficiently written . |
| 18 | After all , that had been one of the major problems in their marriage . |
| 19 | It was never on the agenda in Britain which I think was one of the major problems in the early days . |
| 20 | There be a clear place for each simple subject , which is regarded as falling within one of the major disciplines in the scheme . |
| 21 | The RVH is one of the major employers in Northern Ireland and has a workforce in the region of 6,000 people . |
| 22 | However , in the same short speech , he made reference to what he saw as the enormous power of the mass media : the press was ‘ one of the major forces in shaping this world ’ — a situation he did not entirely welcome . |
| 23 | Business literature is therefore vital for understanding business , which is one of the major forces in modern culture , but it is more limited when it comes to a study of the consumer and his or her relation to the object . |
| 24 | This appointment as adviser of a practising physician in charge of a big , busy clinic was perhaps one of the major factors in the evolution of a co-ordinated service throughout the country . |
| 25 | It had taken £50,000 to bring Bobby back to the Palace from Leicester , but it was money well spent , for his presence was regarded by many as one of the major factors in Palace 's 1972 survival — and we recouped f 12,000 of it when Bobby bustled off to join Pompey just after Christmas . |
| 26 | The London Boroughs derive considerable extra assessed needs from their higher population densities , particularly when the figures are made more nearly comparable ( those in parentheses ) ; moreover , density is used in several of the other expenditure needs assessments and is probably one of the major factors in providing the higher assessed needs for London , especially Inner London , in comparison with other major Metropolitan Districts . |
| 27 | ‘ My dream is for the joint venture to become one of the major players in Europe , ’ he said . |
| 28 | He had no idea of the real identity of one of the major shareholders in the enterprise and he regarded Irina as a dedicated and skilful doctor . |
| 29 | We are one of the major shareholders in the Company , we are one of three investment fund managers and we provide substantial systems development and computing facilities . |
| 30 | One of the major shareholders in PT Astra is the International Finance Corporation , a subsidiary of the World Bank . |