Example sentences of "[noun sg] make a major [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But Bregawn was the winner , and the £45,260 he earned that afternoon made a major contribution to the £358,837 prize money which saw Michael Dickinson champion trainer again that season , with 120 winners in all — a record total — from 259 runners , a strike rate just short of one in two . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | It has the capacity to make a major contribution to the stimulation of scientific achievement for the good of wealth creation in this country . |
| 4 | The private sector makes a major contribution in the field of elective surgery such as hip replacements and is now also a significant provider of long-term care for the elderly via the development of private residential and nursing homes ( see Chapter 8 ) . |
| 5 | IBM Corp seems to have whipped up as much of a storm around its head with its plunge into digital delivery of music to record stores as Alan Sugar has attracted with his bizarre sacking of Terry Venables as chief executive of Tottenham Hotspur Plc : IBM 's joint venture with Blockbuster Entertainment Corp has triggered ‘ swift , fierce and almost entirely negative ’ reaction from the music industry , the Wall Street Journal reports — ‘ IBM and Blockbuster made a major gaffe by issuing announcements without contacting the record companies , ’ said Michael Schulhof , chairman of Sony Corp 's Sony USA ; Warner Music Group talked of arrogance , MCA Music Group said it had begun working on its own electronic distribution system , and even Polygram , 80% owned by Philips Electronics NV , which also has 6% of Blockbuster , described the announcement as premature . |
| 6 | Since Religious Education makes a major contribution to the life of the school it becomes particularly important that any curricular innovation is in accord with the aims of Religious Education in the Catholic School . |
| 7 | The next import to make a major impact on the British breeding scene was Ch. |
| 8 | By the early 1970s the CNAA had established and reviewed policies ; framed a pattern of degrees and made the revisions which resulted , for example , in the adoption of the degree and degree with honours , branching from a common foundation , to replace the essentially two-track ordinary and honours structure ; and arrived at a broad and growing diversity of subject areas to validate , with a potential to make a major contribution in additional areas . |
| 9 | If you are interested in this ‘ greenfield ’ opportunity to make a major contribution to the performance of Clinical R&D , then please send full career details to Christine Hall , Senior Personnel Officer , SmithKline Beecham Pharmaceuticals , 47–49 London Road , Reigate , Surrey RH YF . |
| 10 | When it gets to the point that to reach your greenhouse you have to run the gauntlet of a thousand bristling spines , it is time to make a major decision . |