Example sentences of "has [vb pp] [prep] [art] major " in BNC.
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| 1 | Since the British challenge made its start in 1987 at four locations , it has blossomed into a major feature of up to six kite meetings each year . |
| 2 | The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation ( FAO ) has claimed as a major success its programme for integrated pest management in rice . |
| 3 | Charles Tompkins , managing director of NOS , a subsidiary of Cable & Wireless , said the contract has come as a major breakthrough for his company , propelling it into the major league of offshore suppliers . |
| 4 | Since then , it has grown into a major production unit in the carpet industry . |
| 5 | ‘ Sterling has moved into a major bear market . |
| 6 | The organization has participated in the major mass protests over the last three years and has donated food , clothing and time to supporting strikers , political prisoners and other popular causes . |
| 7 | DARLINGTON 's Bank Top railway station has benefited from a major facelift costing millions of pounds over the last decade . |
| 8 | Maktoum al Maktoum has emerged as a major player in the London property market , backing a £350m luxury hotel and office project on the Isle of Dogs in London 's Docklands . |
| 9 | Reference to training inevitably raises questions about the role of the Manpower Services Commission ( MSC ) which has emerged as the major institutional vehicle for government schemes to cope with unemployment . |
| 10 | Since the mid-1960s the growth rate of Eurodeposits has been more than double that of the world money supply and London has emerged as the major centre for Eurocurrency business . |
| 11 | The deregulation of long-distance coach services has led to a major expansion in reliable and cheap services . |
| 12 | The long-term trend towards greater equality of income and wealth has been reversed under the Conservative governments of 1979 onwards and it is argued that this ‘ strategy of inequality ’ ( Child Poverty Action Group ) , which is seen as a direct consequence of the drive towards popular capitalism , has led to a major increase in poverty in the UK and to the possible emergence of an underclass , who lack any stake in popular capitalism and who are caught in the dependency culture . |
| 13 | The value of dry foods in their various forms should not be overlooked as a great deal of ‘ state of the art ’ research has gone into the major manufacturers ' efforts to produce these high-quality nutritious foods . |
| 14 | It will be the first of only six 400m hurdles races she is planning in her build-up to the world championships in Stuttgart and she will be up against Vera Ordina , the 25 year-old Russian Olympic finalist who Gunnell has identified as a major threat this summer . |
| 15 | There have also been some very encouraging noises from the Pipe stable , which has resulted in a major gamble from 14–1 to 4 's over the last couple of weeks . |
| 16 | There was an attempt to push the balance back in favour of the consumer , but privatisation has achieved the opposite because it has resulted in a major shift of power away from the consumer to the producer . |
| 17 | Cahill has n't really performed since the drawn game against Donegal last season but has put in a major effort in training . |
| 18 | Its aim is to understand the historical origins and the development in the successive cultural milieux through which the Christian faith has passed of the major doctrines in which these beliefs have been expressed ; and it is particularly concerned with the contemporary appraisal and formulation of these doctrines in view of the dominant directions of modern thought , and with their ecumenical prospects . |
| 19 | In the meantime , the tendering process for the purchase of Warrington 's own CT scanner has started following a major boost for fund-raisers since the bombings . |
| 20 | WORK has started on a major business and housing development in north Essex . |
| 21 | The company has evolved into a major chemical manufacturer , and a supplier with a supplier with a world-wide reputation for flexibility , innovation and excellence . |
| 22 | Since then the initiative has evolved into a major community-wide campaign for action . |