Example sentences of "[vb base] [verb] [art] major [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Over the next few years we want to see a major reform which will help provide what the public wants and needs : a visible , local police presence . |
| 2 | ‘ We want to avoid a major incident if we can possibly help it ! ’ |
| 3 | In the Dinantian rocks which appear to form a major part of the leading Variscan thrust slice , the source potential of the limestones and dolomites ( which represent shallow water facies ) is assumed on the whole to be relatively low . |
| 4 | This winter I hope to perform a major rebuild and , as part of this , I would like to modify the braking system . |
| 5 | They have aimed to participate in all , or nearly all , of the major fields , and to be net exporters of major electronics hardware items ( TV sets , computers , telephone switches ) ; they also seek to have a major defence and aerospace industry and to be net exporters of television programming . |
| 6 | ‘ Since most experts seem to preclude a major upturn in energy prices before the end of the century , we may have to develop a combination of policies and taxes to stimulate the market for improvements in efficiency now as insurance against disruptions from climate change later . ’ |
| 7 | Not only did the County Council begin to prepare a major case against Hinkley C , but every detail , from the new roads to the siting of a proposed workers ' hostel , was back in the melting pot . |
| 8 | My mother had insisted when my father left that she should keep the house , and all its contents , and continue to receive a major part of his income . |
| 9 | The European Community ( EC ) , for example , actually came into existence largely through an acute perception of French national interests by Jean Monnet , who was mainly responsible for creating the European Coal and Steel Community — the precursor of the Common Market — as a means of protecting French industry and especially French steel makers from their more efficient German competitors ; and it is widely recognized at the present time that national interests continue to play a major part in the debates and decisions of the Community . |
| 10 | In all this , women , usually middle aged , continue to play the major part . |
| 11 | CHURCHES AND CHAPELS continue to form a major part of the work of SAVE , particularly the serious problem of what can be done when they become redundant and are closed . |
| 12 | Undoubtedly , the two interrelated movements — the democratic movement and the labour movement which developed so vigorously in the nineteenth century continue to have a major influence in politics , but the relation between them has changed during the present century , in a way which is also relevant to the character of more recent movements . |
| 13 | So , ideally , we need to forecast changes in demand for personnel , particularly highly trained professional personnel , in order to have time to develop and staff more training institutions — medical schools , professional social work departments and so on — and then to recruit suitable trainees and give them the necessary education and training before we try to implement a major change in policy . |
| 14 | But in so far as such voters may have their partisanship reinforced the trends do present a major hurdle to the election of a Labour government . |
| 15 | None the less , before galloping off down the ‘ law and order ’ campaign trail , it might be prudent to consider whether murder , rape , robbery , assault , and other crimes focused on by state officials , politicians , the media , and the criminal justice system do constitute the major part of our real crime problem . |
| 16 | They have now been accepted by the CNAA as being equal and acceptable degree qualifications where appropriate and they do mark a major attempt at the rationalization of art and design education below degree level . |
| 17 | Erm the other thing was that the people at senior level need to be reminded , if they do have a major problem erm that 's David and Malcolm , erm where , if they 've got a rather difficult case and it 's urgent and they want a , they do n't wan na have to put it on a , on a fax , they want , they need it there and then erm , and they do n't like the telephone call facility , I said well , well that 's primarily for consultants . |
| 18 | The point we wish to make is that , even when these other factors are taken into account , decisions for which the courts are themselves directly responsible do have a major part to play in determining imprisonment rates . |
| 19 | This kind of amendment to traditional stratification analysis would still , of course , leave standing the major objections to it . |
| 20 | Although the central confederations of employers ' associations are usually much less involved in collective bargaining than are the industry associations , nevertheless in a few countries the peak organisations do play a major role . |
| 21 | The odd day here and there is not important , but if you could let me know within the next couple of weeks or so when you intend to take a major part of your holiday away — if you know — I do n't myself know erm yet — but if you do know then I can have a look at the overall picture and see that we 're not all dispersed . |
| 22 | We 've got a major problem in the Health Service . |
| 23 | Despite the Soviet ( and probably the Chinese ) desire to avoid a major crisis in the Far East , much bridge-building was undoubtedly necessary between East and West . |
| 24 | It 's gone like a dream , it 's er I 've had no major problems with it at all . |
| 25 | We 've had no major breakdowns and relatively few problems , considering the tremendous complexity the undertaking , ’ he said . |
| 26 | Erm but er certainly the record to date has been that these power stations are erm extremely erm well run and that they ha they 've had no major incidents at all . |
| 27 | Particularly as we , we 've had a major issue in our budget proposals to do specifically on this , this , but I think if we have good practice in Shropshire , we should be sort of er , shouting it from the rooftops really , as this is very good practice . |
| 28 | And as a kid , you live very Technicolour experiences , and it all influences how you live the rest of your life , and so since all that horror , I 've spent the major part of my life making a safe place for myself . |
| 29 | The education authority says they 've launched a major recruitment drive but with the children due to start secondary school in September parents are now writing to local councils and M Ps . |
| 30 | Youth concerts always have to include a major work written in the current ‘ Cantata ’ fashion . |