Example sentences of "[num] [prep] [art] major political [noun pl] " in BNC.
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1 | In 1721 there was another vacancy for a land surveyor at Port Glasgow , and this time the strongest solicitation was made by George Smollett , whose father was one of the major political figures in the Glasgow district of burghs through his control of the town council of Dumbarton . |
2 | This failure to defeat England and a number of other setbacks showed that the power of Spain was declining , which was one of the major political changes of the first half of the seventeenth century . |
3 | Erm that was at least one of the major political points that underlie this notion of dominion . |
4 | It can occur because one of the major political parties is dedicated to transforming society very rapidly , in a fashion which threatens the existing internal social order and external international relations . |
5 | Charlie Haughey : the man who groomed a woman to lead one of the major political parties in Ireland for the first time . |
6 | All four of the major political forces supporting the Nationalist military effort subscribed to some form of totalitarianism , while references to " unity " and " continuity " suggested that a return to the status quo prior to 1931 was envisaged . |