Example sentences of "[vb base] [verb] a 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 | 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 . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | We 've got a major problem in the Health Service . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | Youth concerts always have to include a major work written in the current ‘ Cantata ’ fashion . |
| 24 | These developments have formed a major part of a debate over whether a Keynesian revolution had occurred in the Treasury by 1947 [ Booth , 1983 ; 1984 ; Peden , 1987 ; Rollings , 1985 ; Tomlinson , 1984 ] . |
| 25 | In 1992 , personal development plans have formed a major part of the career development process in all parts of BP . |
| 26 | Scottish conservationists have won a major award to create a marine underwater trail at Dunollie Point near Oban . |
| 27 | THE West Somerset Railway have won a major prize in the Ratcliff Mobility Awards . |
| 28 | However , the last few years have seen a major closure programme of deep mines in Wales as elsewhere . |
| 29 | Social services have undergone a major change . |
| 30 | Amongst the many excellent and well researched books that have been written on the subject of bereavement the following are outstanding in their capacity to help those who have suffered a major loss : Grief and how to live with it by Sarah Morris ( published in 1971 by George Allen and Unwin ) ; A grief observed by C. S. Lewis ( published in 1961 by Faber and Faber ) — of particular interest to widowers — and Bereavement . |