Example sentences of "it [vb -s] a major [noun] " in BNC.
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| 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 | I do speak German , only it needs a major overhaul to set it right . ’ |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | It contains a major element of truth , even if it is not precisely the truth which its originators intended . |
| 12 | It assumes a major difference in interest between the founders and the younger men and that , as will be argued , is not the case . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | 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) ) . |
| 16 | But it presents a major difficulty at the outset to the writer of general history . |
| 17 | Not only does detailed disclosure impose a heavy burden on the seller but it means a major effort for the acquirer to understand and evaluate it . |
| 18 | This is another of those methodological issues which can quickly rise to the point at which it becomes a major issue of principle , and usually a matter of philosophical principle at that . |
| 19 | If it becomes a major instrument for redistribution of income then it is involved in the political arguments over equality and social justice as well as in meeting basic need . |
| 20 | No simple agreed explanation is available ; it remains a major problem in demography |
| 21 | There are perhaps 24,000 registered purebred breeding cows in New Zealand and perhaps 15,000 in Canada , and it remains a major beef breed in Argentina , Brazil , Uruguay , the USA , Australia and South Africa . |