Example sentences of "making a major [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The use of the ‘ half-peace ’ ( with each side making a major concession which left neither side fully satisfied ) and of the truce were proof of the failure of military pressure to force a final settlement of the war , one way or the other , through diplomatic negotiation . |
| 2 | In poorly drained areas extensive cattle ranching is predominant while in better-drained areas annual cropping is expanding and in some cases , especially in Venezuela , irrigation is making a major contribution to agricultural development . |
| 3 | The CAA is making a major contribution to the development of JARs and the way JAA is organised … |
| 4 | Galileo was in the process of making a major contribution to the building of a new mechanics that was to prove capable of supporting detailed experimentation at a later stage . |
| 5 | It is also important to remember that where jobs are indeed a problem , as in Ireland , postgraduate research positions should be clearly seen as making a major contribution to employment — where else would employment cost so little and the employee undergo intensive training ? |
| 6 | and erm justify long-term development needs not just in total , but by recognizing making a major contribution to total land use but also . |
| 7 | The second area where the credit manager has the potential for making a major contribution is in that of post-auditing . |
| 8 | Today there is scope for flair and creativity and for making a major contribution to AEA 's profitability . ’ |
| 9 | By the mid-1970s the CNAA and its institutions were making a major contribution to legal education : a survey in 1976/77 showed that there were then thirty-two university law schools and twenty-two polytechnics and other colleges offering undergraduate law degree courses , the most recent being at the Polytechnics of North East London and Preston in 1975 , and the Polytechnic of Wales in 1977 . |
| 10 | I , I do n't know , I certainly would n't rely on just a sales brochure if I was making a major trans |
| 11 | The Government are making a major error by dismissing local income tax out of hand . |
| 12 | In this Olympic year we are making a major commitment to athletics . ’ |
| 13 | The British Section is making a major commitment to a new computer system , which should both improve efficiency and help us work more flexibly with the national membership . |
| 14 | Oxford 's experience in making a major shift of data-processing infrastructure in 1980–81 gives us some ‘ feel ’ for what would be involved . |
| 15 | It added that Serb sources said their opponents were making a major effort to capture Mount Caus , which dominates the area , but the Serbs were holding firm . |
| 16 | This was both a matter of pride and of business sense at a time when he was making a major export drive towards America . |
| 17 | The German Siemens was in a stronger position in several ways ; in addition to its computer and telecommunications equipment strengths , Siemens in the late 1980S was attempting to catch up with the vertically integrated Japanese electronics companies ; it was making a major chip effort , with use by the German car industry especially in mind . |
| 18 | In fact , ever since the beginning of the year you seem to have been toying with the idea of making a major career move or change of residence and what transpires sometimes between October 29 and November 3 should enable you to rebuild and reshape your life — and the past with all its traumas and dramas will be placed in their true perspective , if not forgotten altogether . |
| 19 | This may be particularly beneficial for those making a major career move within an organisation . |