Example sentences of "[vb base] have a major [noun] " in BNC.

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1 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 .
2 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 .
3 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 .
4 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 .
5 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 .
6 Unions in Japan have had a major influence on the way the labour market is structured , but this reflects principally the fact that union membership is in large part confined to regular workers in large firms .
7 To my knowledge , such considerations have had a major influence on the circumstances of many other homeless people in West Yorkshire and elsewhere .
8 Other ranges already established have had a major face lift .
9 De La Rue have had a major commitment in the North East but the company is not in any traditional sense local and Formica was sold to American Cynamid in 1977 .
10 ‘ We have had a major PR job on our hands with the schools .
11 These key demographic developments of the past 20–30 years have had a major impact on regional and local populations in the UK .
12 Dakotas have had a major impact on the development of South African aviation .
13 Although Urry ( 134 ) reasonably cautions against a ‘ politicist ’ account that sees nationalization as largely reflecting the ambitions of the labour movement and its political representatives , these ambitions have had a major impact on nationalization .
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