Example sentences of "[noun pl] [be] a major [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We also believe that bad debts are a major issue for those leasing to the small and medium-sized customers . ’ |
| 2 | Peatbogs and the Greenhouse Effect , shows that the world 's peatlands are a major carbon store : covering 3 per cent of the land area they contain three times as much carbon as tropical rainforests , which cover nearly 6 per cent of the land area . |
| 3 | The sanctions which enforce norms are a major part of the mechanisms of social control which are concerned with maintaining order in society . |
| 4 | David Roper , marketing executive , said : ‘ Car exhaust emissions are a major source of lead pollution in the atmosphere , which can have long term effects to health , particularly young children . |
| 5 | The compounds are a major cause of low-level ozone pollution and photo-chemical smog , which has been blamed for damaging human health and contributing to " acid rain " attacks on plants , forests and crops . |
| 6 | Cars are a major source of the gases causing these problems . |
| 7 | Social relationships are a major source of happiness , particularly those which come from marriages which are close , confiding and supportive . |
| 8 | Largely due to educational reorganisation , schools are a major drain on funds . |
| 9 | The protection of human beings , animals and plants , soil , water , air , the climate and landscape as well as cultural and other material property against harmful environmental influences is a major objective of both contracting parties . |
| 10 | The commission , which was set up in 1978 , says the threat to the confidentiality of the masses of information on individuals now held on computers is a major cause for concern and ‘ the problems of network security should be addressed urgently ’ . |
| 11 | The awakening of national consciousness amongst the subject peoples was a major factor in undermining the power of the sultans . |
| 12 | He also dismissed Mr Robinson 's claim that excessive delay in the security screenings of recruits was a major factor in the decline of the part-time force . |
| 13 | Migrant remittances from those who work in white areas are a major source of income . |
| 14 | More than 40 competitors blanked and iced rod rigs were a major problem . |
| 15 | Some officials relied on the evidence of headmen ; others believed that the intrigues of headmen were a major cause of crime . |
| 16 | The game was designed with sound effects being a major enhancement , it uses both WAV sounds and MIDI sound output through the MIDI Mapper ( if you have these facilities ) . |
| 17 | The MSC in both the YTS and TVEI programmes takes the view that the perpetuation of sex differentiated subject and skill areas is a major problem , at least in those areas where there is a shortage of skilled male labour . |
| 18 | Not surprisingly , the social impact of these migrants on rural communities was a major topic of study in the 1960s and 1970s , but in the 1980s , a new theme , related more to the political impact of the migrants on the power structure of rural communities has emerged , as rural sociologists and geographers have sought a more critical and a less apolitical and anodyne approach to rural society . |
| 19 | Women 's incomes are a major contribution to family incomes . |
| 20 | There is no doubt that , in the UK , absent workers are a major issue . |
| 21 | General SVQs are a major step in this direction . |
| 22 | But the quiet hours could become ever shorter , as television screens of all kinds are a major source of interference . |
| 23 | Fats are a major source of energy in the diet , and provide twice as many calories as protein or carbohydrates for the same amount in weight . |
| 24 | The central panel between your shoulder blades is a major outlet area for sebum and perspiration , so do n't skimp on cleansing and exfoliation . |
| 25 | Birth control — diosgenin from Mexican and Guatemalan wild yams is a major component of the contraceptive pill |
| 26 | A lease for a term certain exceeding twenty-one years is a major interest for the purposes of VAT ( Value Added Tax Act 1983 , s48(1) and Sched 5 , para 8 ) . |
| 27 | Initial findings of a survey on what were deemed unnecessary compliance costs in the direct tax system found that the collection of National Insurance Contributions was a major concern , the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales said . |
| 28 | They visited three tribal villages where cotton stalks are a major crop residue : Goral , Kanpur and Choriwad , They found that , when wood became expensive , the poor villagers relied on cotton stalks as fuel . |
| 29 | Scanners are a major headache for police forces around Britain . |
| 30 | Law codes are a major source for the Anglo-Saxon period , and those which Archbishop Wulfstan of York wrote for Æthelred and Cnut are among the most extensive . |