Example sentences of "[vb mod] [adv] [verb] a major [noun] " in BNC.

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1 It is accepted that general reading of the financial press is important but should not constitute a major part of the CPE undertaken .
2 For this reason , LEAs must always maintain a major stake in INSET and professional development , above all where heads are concerned .
3 The British initiative should also add a major impetus to bringing in EC-wide rules , now that more humane systems exist .
4 The previous chapter shows that there is an extremely wide range of roses , and although buying one may not seem a major event , costly mistakes can be made .
5 Therefore , cell volume regulatory mechanisms might also play a major role in balancing ion fluxes across the two membranes .
6 But we 'd rather have a major scare that turned out to be a false alarm than the real thing and a late start , sir . ’
7 However , the most satisfactory response could only mean a major thrust coordinated at national level .
8 In early 1986 Norman still had those sickening chip-ins to come , but he was already gaining the reputation of being a great player who could not win a major championship — the mantle to be taken on , and shrugged off in time , by Curtis Strange .
9 The main issue was the defence of Berwick town and port , without which King Edward could not risk a major advance into Scotland by land .
10 ‘ I could hardly start a major scare until I 'd made certain , could I ? ’
11 ‘ It could also have a major effect on existing shopping centres , particularly the smaller shopping parade at Marton .
12 In addition , he pointed to the influence of union leadership which can have a decisive impact on union membership growth via the policies and organising techniques which are adopted , and governmental encouragement which may also become a major factor in promoting union growth .
13 They include such things as stock control , critical path analysis , and organiser programs — and may well have a major role to play in mathematics learning in the future .
14 I therefore decided to strengthen and redeploy the AIB team in preparation for what would obviously become a major task for the next eighteen months or so .
15 On the eve of the crisis , most politicians , political commentators and — so far as we can tell — citizens remained sceptical that the sixty-seven year old General would ever play a major role in politics again .
16 By the second and third decades of the twenty-first century the pension commitments would probably involve a major burden upon a smaller number of taxpayers , who might not be prepared to carry it .
17 Revision of this 1966 manual would clearly have a major role in influencing local developments in the future , just as Dutch and German Government publications had propagated nationally the relevant experience gained in local experiments .
18 And the Tory Government ca n't escape a major share of the blame .
19 These should be major counselling objectives , and encouraging an ageing person to be part of such a group would indeed constitute a major counselling success .
20 Their removal would therefore make a major contribution to alleviating the Corps " administrative problems .
21 Recent developments in the area of financial services will obviously have a major impact on this .
22 If that 's not part of the three not part of the deal that you send in that will not cause a major problem .
23 In this particular organisation planning will not take a major role because the system is already well-defined and should operate in the same way on a day-to-day basis .
24 They are based on SCOTVEC 's very popular modular provision , so they will not require a major shift of emphasis in centres .
25 In practice , however , issues such as the colour and social standing of the victim will also play a major part .
26 Other forms of tax will also play a major role in Clinton 's plan to stimulate economic growth .
27 Any number of vehicles trying to pick up the finishers will have great difficulty parking and will probably cause a major obstruction .
28 Souness will now conduct a major inquest into Liverpool 's defensive shambles .
29 This will now become a major growth area for research .
30 Schools can not achieve a major change on this and the ‘ basics ’ unaided by the rest of us .
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