Example sentences of "[noun pl] [verb] a major [noun] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Films formed a major aspect of his cultural intake and were a regular part of his life . |
| 32 | The crowds at Constitution Dock cheered the owner who has been trying for 20 years to score a major success in this race . |
| 33 | ‘ In this new environment business requires many more highly qualified people whose skills and abilities play a major part in determining competitive advantage . ’ |
| 34 | Cloward and Ohlin ( 1960 ) , in a highly influential work did not themselves draw any treatment conclusions ( although their ideas inspired a major treatment programme ) . |
| 35 | Banks play a major role in reducing and eliminating such risks on behalf of their customers . |
| 36 | No matter what the individual records might be like in themselves , the ten studio albums , two live LPs and two compilations represent a major body of work . |
| 37 | Wimpey Homes partnership and urban renewal manager , Andy Wyles , is elated : ‘ These grant awards represent a major breakthrough for Wimpey Homes ’ Edinburgh region . |
| 38 | Such policies present a major obstacle to some food exports ( e.g. sugar ) from LDCs . |
| 39 | These reforms made a major contribution to the stability of independent Tanzania 's administration . |
| 40 | Automotive glass enamels and associated silver pastes make a major contribution to the success of our operation in Maastricht . |
| 41 | The surveys included a major input by voluntary conservation bodies , including a habitat survey of the Uists carried out by the Scottish Wildlife Trust ( Philp , 1983 ) . |
| 42 | Without question , these select committees constitute a major development of the work of the Commons . |
| 43 | This suggests that the solution of limestone in such areas must be controlled by components other than carbonic acid and it seems likely that organic acids play a major role . |
| 44 | For example , in the 1890s new office machines such as typewriters and calculating machines had a major impact on the day-to-day operations of businesses . |
| 45 | The suffering and death of Jesus is such an important part of the story of Jesus that each of the Gospel writers devotes a major part of his Gospel to it : Matthew , seven chapters ; Luke , five chapters ; and Mark , one-third of his Gospel five chapters . |
| 46 | Harnessing our financial resources remains a major priority for us and despite another major capital expenditure programme , we expect to achieve a more balanced position from trading in the current year . |
| 47 | While the Action Teams have a major role to play in implementing local initiatives , they are not working on their own , but rather as part of the overall Making Belfast Work strategy . |
| 48 | However , their spread is much wider and transport related earnings represent a major contribution to the total . |
| 49 | It is obvious that wound dressings have a major influence on the micro-environment of the wound . |
| 50 | There was a substantial body of opinion which would support the view that , whatever convictions were held on the merits , it would be inopportune to introduce this experiment in the unsettled conditions following a major war , when the number of violent crimes was abnormally high and respect for the sanctity of human life had inevitably been impaired by the circumstances of war . |
| 51 | Yet he should not weep too long because old stone face himself , Ivan Lendl , made five attempts to land a major title . |
| 52 | Harriet Taylor 's theories made a major impact on Mill , and led to their mutual conception and drafting of On Liberty ( 1859 ) . |
| 53 | While earlier growth was more dependent on manpower and the recovery factor , increases in working capital and improved techniques played a major role subsequently . |
| 54 | Commenting on its figures ( see page seven ) , Datapoint Corp says that the decline in revenue as of January 30 was down mainly to unfavourable foreign currency translations and an interruption of the French subsidiary 's operations following a fire in its leased warehouse — but there are some bulls of the shares around these days : analyst Howard Harlow of New York 's Whale Securities sees a major turnaround and a doubling in value of the shares over the next 12 months ; he sees earnings of $0.60 a share in 1993 followed by $1.20 a share in 1994 . |
| 55 | The fact that important elements in the Labour Party were thinking in these terms marked a major shift from the ideals expressed in the party 's 1945 election manifesto , Let Us Face The Future : ‘ [ we shall ] plan from the ground up , giving an appropriate place to constructive enterprise and private endeavour in the national plan ’ . |
| 56 | These two bodies took a major stake in the company since Horizon , with its associated airline Orion , was one of the main users of Manchester Airport and East Midlands Airport . |
| 57 | During the period of dominance he identifies three distinct ways through which psychodynamic theories had a major influence on social work . |
| 58 | Although costume items form a major part of her collection , she also showed examples of Victorian toys and miniatures , and a collection of buttons and hatpins . |
| 59 | The wide disparity that has emerged between house prices in different regions provides a major obstacle to geographical mobility of labour . |
| 60 | In the post-war period some democratic elitists detected a major flaw in this notion of bureaucratic rationality . |