Example sentences of "[pers pn] is [art] major [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She lost 7–5 6–3 to Seles in the quarter-finals after disposing of last year 's finalist Jana Novotna , but she showed enough , as he has done before , to show the rest of the watching world that she is a major force waiting to erupt . |
| 2 | She is a major author , straddling the intelligent and the escapist markets . |
| 3 | It is a major publicity coup for the Ulster company , which sells its hand-made guitars all over the world . |
| 4 | So it is a major problem , this communication , and so we do have to work with local authorities , with teacher organisations , anyone who can help us in this task . |
| 5 | It is a major finding that the socio-demographic profiles of individual localities have become increasingly distinctive . |
| 6 | The congestion caused by their hurried , and sometimes vengefully random , parking is a source of great aggravation to Prague 's citizens , for whom it is a major talking point of the emigration crisis . |
| 7 | It is a major enterprise in Russian Formalist poetics , because ultimately ‘ the task of literary history … is precisely ’ to reveal form' ( Tynyanov 1978b : 132 ) . |
| 8 | While it is a major function of universities to educate , this can not be taken in isolation . |
| 9 | ‘ It is a major issue for Britain . |
| 10 | As Chapter 17 argues , it is a major issue of public policy . |
| 11 | It is a major user of NERC research vessels and is actively involved in a number of national and international programmes . |
| 12 | ‘ We are pleased with the reaction , given that it is a major change , ’ says Mr Lawrence . |
| 13 | It is a major part of my job to provide genuine protection against such circumstances . |
| 14 | It is a major handicap for thousands of people , but for a major star for whom flying is a way of life , it is a living nightmare . |
| 15 | They do not monitor in the area — which suggests that they do n't think it is a major exposure route . |
| 16 | So it is a major curriculum initiative itself and I am hoping it is going to have a knock-on effect and get people to consider the way they teach fairly radically . |
| 17 | It is a major supplier of beers and lagers to the free trade , and is also extensively involved in sales of its canned products to the home consumer through the retail grocery trade . |
| 18 | These are problems which it is a major responsibility of government to face up to and adopt sensitive policies to foster social cohesion without denying people the right to their own culture and way of life . |
| 19 | It is a major breakthrough . |
| 20 | It is a major procedure with a small but not insignificant mortality rate and some patients experience severe and persistent side-effects , although many of them seem to regard these as preferable to being ‘ superobese ’ . |
| 21 | It is a major procedure in these patients , and , unfortunately , not all patients are fit enough for surgery at the time of referral . |
| 22 | Now it is a major shopping centre and a centre for professional services and newspaper printing . |
| 23 | The manufacturing industries on which the town 's importance has been built include iron , wire , linen , cotton and shoes , and it is a major centre for the Swiss book publishing trade . |
| 24 | It is a major triumph of the twentieth century that many more people survive to a ripe old age , but there can be no room for complacency . |
| 25 | Ideally , it is a major feature of this type of product , and one for which the advertised brand is actually superior : but it could be some general characteristic which , by getting in first and appropriating it to itself , the brand can make its own . |
| 26 | Coun Ellman said : ‘ It is a major landmark for the North West produced by a unique partnership of local authorities , private sector , trade unions , inward investment agencies , voluntary and higher education groups . ’ |
| 27 | Worldwide , on the other hand , it is a major source , especially of electricity . |
| 28 | In an area of considerable environmental sensitivity — it is a major breeding ground for the leather backed turtle — the Company was praised for its environmental impact study , waste treatment and land reclamation programmes . |
| 29 | It is a major project for the RFU , with a recruitment drive to match . |
| 30 | I believe this is true , and that it is a major gain from the televising of Parliament . |