Example sentences of "which have been [art] major " in BNC.
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| 1 | In social security there is the retirement condition , which governs the receipt of the state retirement pension and which has been a major factor in the establishment of the pension ages as the customary retirement ages for men and women ( Walker 1980 ) . |
| 2 | The British government has announced measures to control the digging up of hedgerows by farmers , which has been a major focus of concern for conservationists for many years . |
| 3 | The agreement did not provide for a specific " quota of power " for the FMLN , an issue which had been a major sticking-point in negotiations . |
| 4 | Raoul Cédras , which had been a major demand of Aristide . |
| 5 | It seems that the policy of Exclusion , which had first been raised in 1673 , and which had been a major political goal of the first Whigs , had at last come to fruition . |
| 6 | Arms control and related issues were high on the agenda and significant agreement was reached on the status of air-launched and sea-launched cruise missiles , which had been the major stumbling blocks in the way of a new strategic arms limitation treaty ( START ) . |