Example sentences of "[be] [num] [prep] the main [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Catalytic Systems Division proved to be one of the main engines for growth in the year and was the largest contributor to group profits for the second year running . |
| 2 | Though this must be one of the main reasons why Germany has received so few Nobel prizes since the war , nothing more can be done about it . |
| 3 | The benefits of synergy or cross-fertilisation were claimed to be one of the main reasons for the link-up . |
| 4 | This will be one of the main tasks facing the Paris meeting . |
| 5 | Bringing that down will be one of the main tasks facing the new government . |
| 6 | He had an active part to play , too , behind the scenes and , particularly in France , he was to be one of the main targets of the enemy 's attacks . |
| 7 | We are introduced to Imamu in the first sentence of ‘ The Disappearance ’ seeing as he is one of the main characters of the book , but although Boo Radley plays a large part in ‘ To Kill a Mockingbird ’ , I would n't consider him to be one of the main characters and it is not until we are well into chapter one that Boo is first mentioned . |
| 8 | I dropped in on long sessions of talk , putting the world to rights — after all that was supposed to be one of the main aspects of college education was n't it ? |
| 9 | With many farm products now overproduced this was likely to be one of the main thrusts of training in the future . |
| 10 | The chemical benzene may be one of the main causes of leukaemia in Britain , according to a lecturer in toxicology at University College Hospital , Dr Simon Wolff . |
| 11 | But Cool Ground 's stablemate Romany King , set to carry a handy 10st 7lb , will be one of the main beneficiaries . |
| 12 | The match is to be played at Portmarnock Golf Club near Dublin and irrespective of what happens in the pro game this will be one of the main events in the golfing calendar . |
| 13 | Altogether the cost of transport may be one of the main expenses for an industry . |
| 14 | As we have seen , it is a powerful influence on the actions and activities of the people in the organisation and will be one of the main influences on the attitude to change held by staff . |