Example sentences of "has [verb] a major [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There 's much that makes sense ; there 's much that is thought-provoking , even if the thought it provokes is often that the authors are off their trolley ( 'be alert to the strange fact that the end of each century divisible by five has witnessed a major transition in Western civilisation ’ ) . |
| 2 | When the Home Secretary announced the additional numbers for police forces throughout England and Wales , I was shocked to find that Gwent merited only one extra officer and was astounded to find that the South Wales police force was not to have a single extra officer , especially as the chief constable has undertaken a major review to ensure the best use of available manpower , a process which must continue . |
| 3 | SELLAFIELD has given a major cash boost to a unique local scheme geared to helping young people in the area . |
| 4 | The development of SVQs has formed a major part of our work in this sector over the last year . |
| 5 | So far this has included a major relocation from London to Peterborough , new £100m headquarters , product rationalisation , a number of company-wide initiatives aimed at improving management efficiency and a £1m investment in a new core financial system . |
| 6 | The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art , known for its superb Chinese collections , has organised a major exhibition of late Ming painting and calligraphy with the cooperation of China 's two greatest art museums , the Beijing Palace Museum and the Shanghai Museum . |
| 7 | Although for many years retributivism was regarded ( at least in academic circles ) as outmoded and even atavistic , it has enjoyed a major revival in recent years , notably in the forms of the ‘ Justice Model ’ and ‘ law and order ideology ’ discussed later in this chapter . |
| 8 | A FOSSIL originally found in the 1920s and recently rediscovered in the collection of the Institute of Geological Sciences in Edinburgh , has solved a major problem in palaeontology — the zoological interpretation of conodonts . |
| 9 | OUT OF the ruins of super-SARA , the EEC 's science commissioner Etienne Davignon has won a major reform to decision-making for the EEC 's Joint Research Centre . |
| 10 | The women 's movement has presented a major challenge to these assumptions , but the law , the media , the social services , education and many other facets of the state continue to reinforce this pervasive ideology . |
| 11 | The way in which we work , whether it be in an office or on the factory floor , has undergone a major transformation in the past decade . |
| 12 | The Drilling and Production Training Centre , which has facilities in Aberdeen and Montrose , has undergone a major rationalisation programme to become a more customer-focused organisation . |
| 13 | The transmission has undergone a major change to a four-speed unit , sourced from General Motors , and has been provided with the now-obligatory sports and economy programmes , plus a winter mode which allows the system to start off in second gear . |
| 14 | The past decade has seen a major increase in the number of aspiring musicians wishing to incorporate the rigours and discipline of formalised training into their playing . |
| 15 | So , while the Western world has seen a major shift , for a variety of reasons , in preferred manager 's styles away from autocracy towards a belief in more participative , reduced dependency styles in which individuals are treated as adults and empowered to act , there are other parts of the world where this would be considered inappropriate because dominance and dependency are effective styles . |
| 16 | The last twenty years has seen a major effort , theoretical and observational to understand the evolution of animal societies . |
| 17 | Though the last twenty years has seen a major step forward in our understanding of the Scottish Reformation and of Scottish society in the sixteenth century , there is still an extraordinary gulf between the personality and the reign of Mary Queen of Scots . |
| 18 | Sir John enjoyed the Thatcher party ; Sir Denys has suffered a Major hangover . |
| 19 | It appears that the enemy has suffered a major defeat in Normandy with a large amount of casualties and loss of heavy equipment . |
| 20 | If this is your first experience in the role of main helper to someone close to you who has suffered a major loss , and if you have not yet suffered one yourself , you may find the strange variety and intensity of her emotions and her need for long-term support rather daunting . |
| 21 | There are many people , though , who can not bear to delve too deeply into this vast and painful subject , although they are anxious to know enough about it to enable them to act wisely when called upon to support and console a relative who has suffered a major loss . |
| 22 | A customer who has made a major purchase may then realise that he needs other , smaller items . |
| 23 | Already the rosy periwinkle from Madagascar has made a major contribution to curing childhood leukaemia and other blood cancers . |
| 24 | Perhaps most importantly , a clear statement of the Government 's interest could do a great deal to improve industry 's poor image in the eyes of the media and of young people , a factor which has made a major contribution to our failure as a nation to make the best of our reserves of natural talent . |
| 25 | And yet , in a separate discussion of education in Cuba since the revolution , Bowles claims the exact opposite : ‘ There is every indication ’ , he writes , ‘ that the allocation of a sizeable fraction of the nation 's resources to education has made a major contribution to the forces of production . ’ |
| 26 | It has acquired this position for a number of reasons including the fact that historically it was essentially the creation of the people of Wales themselves and has made a major contribution to the educational needs of the nation . |
| 27 | He has made a major contribution to public understanding of science through his books , lectures and broadcasts and through the Exploratory . |
| 28 | Wimpey became heavily involved in Oman 's drive for modernisation and through Wimpey Alawi has made a major contribution to the fabric of the State by building roads , prestigious offices and government buildings , a police training college , hospitals — including the magnificent £150 million Royal Hospital — and hotels . |
| 29 | Oxford is a national centre for the treatment of problems associated with childbirth , and research in Oxford has made a major contribution to the treatment of these problems . |
| 30 | Just turned 21 , she has sold more than 30 million records worldwide , has made a major feature film and has silenced the carping critics with a massively successful debut tour as a live performer . |