Example sentences of "[adv] become a major [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As demand for food rose , the United States suddenly became a major exporter of agricultural goods , the surplus on that account rising from $1½ billion in 1972 to $10½ billion in 1974 . |
| 2 | In its later stages , the conflict settled around two issues : ( a ) official information , which in modern conditions was of direct political interest to the State ; and ( b ) obscenity , which characteristically only became a major object of legislation in the nineteenth century , with the development of an effective popular market . |
| 3 | I therefore decided to strengthen and redeploy the AIB team in preparation for what would obviously become a major task for the next eighteen months or so . |
| 4 | Many shrewd judges , both on the veldt and in England , though that the Springbok selectors were taking a massive gamble with Griffin , who had already been called for throwing in his own country , especially as unfair bowling had lately become a major issue . |
| 5 | It thus becomes a major provider of information on the industry as a whole , so that the analyst has much material for study . |
| 6 | It thus becomes a major constituent of the waste product , faeces . |
| 7 | Johnson & Johnson chief executive Frank De Angeli did a management buy-out and set up Devro in Scotland , where it quickly become a major exporter world wide . |
| 8 | In addition , he pointed to the influence of union leadership which can have a decisive impact on union membership growth via the policies and organising techniques which are adopted , and governmental encouragement which may also become a major factor in promoting union growth . |
| 9 | Since its discovery by Avogadro in the early part of the nineteenth century , this knowledge has also become a major problem for homoeopathic practitioners . |
| 10 | Foreign relations now became a major factor in the final fall of the Tokugawa , whose impotence to resist foreign demands became apparent to all . |
| 11 | Electricity , indeed , now became a major loophole in the rationing system by which common sacrifices were imposed on all . |
| 12 | The Enterprise Lecture is now becoming a major event in the University calendar and this year 's lecture was an outstanding success . |
| 13 | This will now become a major growth area for research . |
| 14 | In fact , such series have been building up around us gradually , until they have now become a major part of the market . |
| 15 | The financing of social services has now become a major issue of electoral concern . |
| 16 | This had now become a major programme that would need external funding . |
| 17 | For Napoleon III the defeat was doubly fatal in that it not only revealed France 's weakness but also underlined the extent to which Prussia had now become a major power . |
| 18 | Men 's unfaithfulness is rarely made the focus of a condemnatory press report during the trial , while women 's infidelity as the cause of trouble often becomes a major theme . |
| 19 | And as photosynthetic organisms spread throughout the world , oxygen increasingly became a major component of the atmosphere . |
| 20 | Van Cleef was cast opposite Eastwood in For A Few Dollars More ( 1965 ) and The Good , The Bad and The Ugly ( 1966 ) and immediately became a major star and a poster pin-up . |
| 21 | The move was provoked by evidence that Venezuela was fast becoming a major centre for the laundering of drug profits and the storage and shipment of cocaine abroad , especially to growing markets in Europe . |
| 22 | ‘ If a co-ordinated effort is not made as quickly as possible , the death toll could increase dramatically to become a major catastrophe , ’ said Mr Demoze Kebebu , regional representative of Ethiopia 's Bureau of Refugee Affairs . |
| 23 | He tossed out Lee Chapman , who then became a major force in the Leeds team that won the League last season . |
| 24 | The relationship between Pauline and Chloe then became a major source of conflict in the marriage . |
| 25 | The traditional patterns of social organisation with their emphasis on hierarchical differentiation then become a major obstacle to the most efficient use of the technology . |
| 26 | During the 1980s , the government of London again became a major matter of political controversy . |
| 27 | This once mighty state was now again becoming a major power in Europe , thanks less to its nominal ruler , Philip V , than to his prime minister , Cardinal Giulio Alberoni . |
| 28 | Why , then , may interactive media yet become a major force in training over the next few years ? |
| 29 | Throughout the world , the virus hepatitis B has recently become a major health problem . |