Example sentences of "to [be] [art] major [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The show , on 22 and 23 June 1983 , was deemed by all spectators to be a major success . |
| 2 | Whether harmonization of requirements would prove feasible or not , there would have to be a major rationalization of the aircraft industry if it was to continue competing in world markets . |
| 3 | Although we think of it now as a packaging material and the ubiquitous polythene bag appears to be a major support of modern life , its primary contribution was in the impetus it gave to the plastic moulding industry and the first development of plastic buckets , sink bowls and so on . |
| 4 | Where there is to be a major change in the nature or conduct of the trade , this , in combination with Target 's change of ownership , can mean Target 's carried-forward losses being disallowed under s768 , and can also disallow carry-forward or carry-back of Target 's unutilised ACT ( see s245 TA 1988 and s81 Finance Act 1993 ) . |
| 5 | Rather than some forbidding official document , his report consisted of a letter to me with the disclaimer that it was not intended to be a major addition to the already considerable library of the National Health Service . |
| 6 | The short Irish tour which followed proved to be a major turning point in the career of the band . |
| 7 | An outrageous fluke in frame four proved to be a major turning point . |
| 8 | Producing equipment based on old licences from Alcatel NV , the firm used to be a major telecommunications supplier to the former Eastern bloc . |
| 9 | This would appear to be a major company with Australian connections . |
| 10 | The obvious hazard , that immunosuppression would render patients vulnerable to all the infections against which immune mechanisms normally work , was found , somewhat surprisingly , not to be a major problem . |
| 11 | Homelessness continues to be a major problem : in the first six months of 1992 , 73,310 households were accepted as homeless by local authorities in England alone . |
| 12 | He was a busy man , of course , and you could n't waste his time with trivia ; it had to be a major problem . |
| 13 | Measuring the performance of information systems continues to be a major problem . |
| 14 | Er I I do n't think that 's going to be a major problem with us . |
| 15 | It 's flexibility , as well as actual provision of services , that seems to me to be a major problem . |
| 16 | This is n't likely to be a major hazard to the adventurers , but it will surprise them , slow them down and prevent easy escape . |
| 17 | The survival of the N H S is going to be a major election issue and I know who 's gon na win it . |
| 18 | Conscious that security may prove to be a major concern for users , NCR has been pushing the system 's in-built security features : it says that three levels are provided . |
| 19 | However , the scheme came to grief because of the entrenched opposition of Cabinet Secretary , Sir Maurice Hankey , who believed a tunnel to be a major threat to national security . |
| 20 | German industry was seen to be a major threat to the European powers and to established patterns of Atlantic trade . |
| 21 | Just getting away from the madding crowd proves to be a major feat on the most crowded island on Earth . |
| 22 | So er that was a telephone call to the divisional officer , who was available at the moment and who came down and discussed it with the employer and notwithstanding that , in the afternoon I had given the management one hour to resolve the problem otherwise there was going to be a major walkout . |
| 23 | Reynolds said that despite the considerable economic progress made by Ireland in the past three years , the size of the national debt [ see below ] continued to be a major constraint upon development and prevented further tax concessions . |
| 24 | Age discrimination seems to be a major feature of the British employment scene . |
| 25 | Despite the advantages of the Tyne , accessible in any weather and at any state of the tide , it had missed its chance to be a major North Sea fishing port . |
| 26 | If there is to be a major publicity launch of some kind , or you 're going to have , if you 've got an advert in some magazine , journal , newspaper or whatever , and you 're asking for people to call in , please let the switchboard know who to put the calls through to , and what it 's likely to be about . |
| 27 | Nevertheless , given that it will not do to define law as a means to institutionalise dispute-resolution and so inhibit unregulated conflict , we may surely expect the control of force to be a major objective of law . |
| 28 | Hence security of supply continues to be a major objective of Community energy policy . |
| 29 | Find something to look forward to ; it does not have to be a major event . |
| 30 | For many teachers the self-appraisal failed to be a major event , either because they were not required to participate in any review activities or because they were unable or unwilling to devote much time to it . |