Example sentences of "was [vb pp] a major [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Civil Rights movement was given a major thrust forward by the ‘ Caledon squatting incident ’ ( 20 June 1968 ) . |
| 2 | Mature students also make up the Evening Programme , which was given a major boost at the end of the year , by winning the highest award in the UK under the UFC 's scheme to promote flexible teaching . |
| 3 | The Lombard Scheme was given a major boost in 1992 through the graduation of its first 31 MBAs . |
| 4 | Erm well why would you er get engaged in a , a contest erm with er the three warring factions , because you certainly would n't be able to con confine yourself to one , and since there 's no national interest as such , I know there have been many attempts to link er Bosnia with er peace in the world generally or with world order , in fact there is no threat er this is a civil war , strictly speaking , and th there 's no evidence that it would er sp spill over into a major war unless it was made a major war er by those er with the er forces that exist . |
| 5 | To each of these was allocated a major sector of government activity for inquiry and comment . |