Example sentences of "it [verb] a major [noun] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Word order is extremely important in translation because it plays a major role in maintaining a coherent point of view and in orienting messages at text level . |
| 2 | It represents a major synthesis in what has become an increasingly complex field and , because the approach is founded so solidly on comparative nutrition , should be of interest to biologists who work on wild and domesticated herbivores . |
| 3 | It represents a major setback for the Tories and raises the prospect of a hung Parliament with Labour the biggest party . |
| 4 | I recognize that it represents a major change in policy to even consider the idea of recruiting the unemployed , but I understand the C E C for looking for referral and we will be happy with that this year . |
| 5 | Available now on the Macintosh with a PC version due by early June , it represents a major upgrade from previous releases and attempts to satisfy many of the demands made by its users — Aldus claim an installed base of around 150,000 worldwide . |
| 6 | Although we are now debating a piece of works legislation , it represents a major reform of parliamentary procedure , so I put down a marker at this stage to the effect that the Minister should be more forthcoming in considering whether we should have new procedures for dealing with orders . |
| 7 | The sale to the public of 50 per cent of British Telecom ( BT ) in December 1984 was , at the time , the largest privatisation issue and it provided a major spur to the whole programme . |
| 8 | I do speak German , only it needs a major overhaul to set it right . ’ |
| 9 | The most astonishing aspect of the case was not that she had an understandable desire to disport herself in space , but that under the law as it stands a major general had to offer her an abject apology for the recruiting sergeant showing a welcome piece of common sense . |
| 10 | The company reckons it has a major advantage over its competitors because it does not have to develop a new product for each market — it simply adds a local user interface , which also cuts down on development and maintenance costs . |
| 11 | The differences found between them may throw light on certain rarely remarked properties of the object which suggest that it has a major role in the development of cognitive abilities and the ways in which the world is perceived , understood and lived in . |
| 12 | It contains a major element of truth , even if it is not precisely the truth which its originators intended . |
| 13 | Historically it played a major part against the Saracens , and the old buildings in Rhodes town and the Acropolis in Lindos still remain . |
| 14 | Not only was the BDDA among them , but it played a major part in the revival of the NID . |
| 15 | Lérins itself was important in two ways ; first it played a major part in the promotion of monastic ideals in Gaul , and second it trained a succession of bishops who made a substantial impact on the Gallo-Roman , and later Frankish , Church . |
| 16 | It played a major role in the production of the first tactical nuclear weapons ; and , in consequence , moved sharply away from basic investigations towards engineering development . |
| 17 | It provoked a major split in the Cabinet and the resignation of the Minister of Health and architect of the Health Service , Bevan , as well as that of Harold Wilson . |
| 18 | It assumes a major difference in interest between the founders and the younger men and that , as will be argued , is not the case . |
| 19 | Although the very latest version of Ventura is only a minor upgrade in terms of version numbers it marks a major change in the product . |
| 20 | In fact , however , it marks a major transition in the terms of the debate , and separates the concessive form of holism sharply from the absolute form considered earlier . |
| 21 | Furthermore , a major change of trade or business also encompasses a trading company becoming an investment company or vice versa and , in the case of an investment company , it includes a major change in the nature of its investments ( s 245(4) ) . |
| 22 | Harvey Madden of Yarm-based accountant John B. Taylor said the business was a profitable concern until the end of 1991 when it lost a major contract with Edinburgh Woollen Mills to east European competition . |
| 23 | But it presents a major difficulty at the outset to the writer of general history . |
| 24 | There was little doubt it represented a major success for the objectors . |
| 25 | That may not sound very imposing , but it represented a major advance . |
| 26 | In 1990 it took a major step forward with The Guinness Encyclopedia — a family reference book for the nineties . |
| 27 | It took a major effort on her part not to narrow the gap between them still further , but she managed to stay immobile . |
| 28 | It proved a major step towards effective supranational co-operation in Europe . |
| 29 | The announcement effectively signalled the government 's intention to end its state of war with mainland China and as such it removed a major obstacle to closer ties with the Chinese government . |
| 30 | Some of the sacked workers were delighted at news of the departure , saying it removed a major obstacle to settling the bitter five-month row . |