Example sentences of "[vb pp] a major [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But the Welsh , because they have n't won a Major professional event , keep proving themselves by winning Amateur Championships . |
| 2 | In the other areas soil was not considered a major limiting factor . |
| 3 | An international aid effort has prevented a major ecological disaster in Montenegro in Yugoslavia . |
| 4 | During the twentieth century Britain , in common with most industrial western societies , has undergone a major demographic transformation ( OECD 1988 ) . |
| 5 | ‘ But before Derry can be made a major European city it 's important that the people of that place are proud of themselves and their city and know what they want for the city . ’ |
| 6 | Kuwait was thought to have made a major financial grant to the new Iraqi regime as an incentive to improve relations , which , whilst remaining peaceful during the 1960s , were nevertheless marred by a dispute centring on Iraq 's interest in Bubiyan and Warba . |
| 7 | Lloyd George 's absence in Paris had accentuated the arguments about policy ; peacemaking had produced a major Unionist rebellion in a telegram to Lloyd George from 233 Unionist Mrs in April 1919 , urging stronger action on reparations ; the appointments of F. E. Smith as Lord Chancellor ( as Lord Birkenhead ) . |
| 8 | The UN Environment Programme has produced a major statistical report on the state of the world 's environment — but its latest figures refer only to 1986 , and it admits to " outstanding gaps " in its data . |
| 9 | Post-war housing policy has also had a major visual impact through different approaches to the architectural style of dwellings provided in the public sector . |
| 10 | Elizabeth Arden Research has developed a major technological breakthrough in a skincare . |
| 11 | Pakistan 's history has been punctuated by army coups and periods of martial law , but Gen Beg has played a major stablising role since the death of military president Mohammad Zia-ul-Haq in August last year . |
| 12 | Responding to the findings , Greenpeace said that it would be wrong to conclude that the Gulf had escaped a major environmental catastrophe . |
| 13 | It is also the culmination of a fifteen-year period in which the care of children had become a major political concern , the focus of media attention and public outrage , and an ideological battleground for rival pressure groups and experts . |
| 14 | In practice , these attempts to control local government expenditure have become a major political issue in the past decade , with some authorities resisting central government controls . |
| 15 | The ‘ environment ’ had become a major political issue , and with the media constantly monitoring the progress of policy development , this resulted in active competition between elected officials to produce and be credited with strong legislation . |
| 16 | The violence began on June 4 in the city of Osh , which had a majority Uzbek population , sparked off by a dispute over the use of farmland for housing ( the scarcity of housing in Central Asia had become a major political issue in recent years , and had already been a factor in ethnic violence between Uzbeks and Meskhetians in the nearby Fergana valley in June 1989 , and in rioting in Tadjikistan in February 1990 — see pp. 36744-45 ; 37256-57 ) . |
| 17 | Dr Ed Dart , director of research at ICI Seeds , which has become a major international organisation since it started in 1985 , plays these down . |
| 18 | Already Bahrain has become a major international banking centre with over one hundred and fifty bank branches and representative offices , although oil market developments plus the political environment of the region could curb its rate of progress . |
| 19 | The May festival has become a major social event in the racing calendar and includes a classic trial for the Derby . |
| 20 | Multicultural education has become a major educational concern in recent years , especially in schools . |
| 21 | In addition , there is fanaticism and lack of religious tolerance , which has become a major human rights problem in many parts of the world . |
| 22 | My hon. Friend will know that the Government have proposed a major new initiative in rail freight by encouraging the private sector to run additional services on British Rail track . |
| 23 | I do not know why the Leader of the House bothers with his Committees , given that he has apparently introduced a major constitutional innovation without any agreement from them . |
| 24 | To help acquire the market lead in environmental information management systems , for example , Carroll 's division has concluded a major joint venture agreement with Environmental Resources Ltd , Europe 's largest environmental consulting company , which has offices in six countries and 300 consultants . |
| 25 | The process has involved a major co-operative effort , drawing SCOTVEC , industry and commerce , college staff and others together in a venture which ensures that those future HNC and HND holders have qualifications which are a passport to future success . |
| 26 | To achieve this we have commissioned millions of pounds worth of research from universities , laboratories and companies , and have started a major geological investigation programme . |
| 27 | It should be noted that just as all deputies combined a school-wide responsibility with teaching a class , so most combined a major school-wide responsibility from the first list above with one or more of those from the second list . |
| 28 | At the end of October , we learned that WGEC had been awarded a major new contract with BP . |
| 29 | Unisys Corp has launched a major new product line that is designed to integrate Unix and IBM Corp Systems Network Architecture networks across heterogeneous networking environments . |
| 30 | The Greek police , with the full co-operation of the Archaeological Service , have launched a major international hunt for the thieves and the objects , but it is feared that some of the objects , particularly the much sought after Early Cycladic figurines , will be smuggled abroad and sold to collectors . |