Example sentences of "has become a major [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | What is not realized … is that although the movement from the cities has many other long-term causes , delinquency has now ceased to be merely a symptom of urban breakdown ( if it ever was ) … and has become a major contributor to it . ’ |
| 2 | Within a year , the LNG operation has become a major contributor to the company 's production and cash flow and can be regarded as the jewel in LASMO 's crown . |
| 3 | Even Ivan Illich , though their opening sentence contains an echo of his ‘ the medical establishment has become a major threat to health ’ , is ignored in the text : he scrapes in with a mere single source reference . |
| 4 | What 's really moved me over the last three or four years , as AIDS has become a major threat in this country , and especially since spring 1985 with the rising public hysteria about it , is that it 's brought out tremendous reserves of strength in lesbians and gay men which show the importance of the achievements of the previous fifteen years . |
| 5 | He claims that ‘ The medical establishment has become a major threat to health ’ . |
| 6 | ( Fiji , despite its relative economic unimportance , has become a major centre for air traffic controlling , refuelling , stopovers and crew changes . ) |
| 7 | Contaminated land has become a major issue , and many companies have leapt in , touting biotechnological , chemical or physical processes as the panacea for clean-up . |
| 8 | Because of changes in society in general , and in the student and academic population in particular , bias has become a major issue in academic writing ( reflected for example in current arguments over " political correctness " ) . |
| 9 | Privatisation has become a major plank of the Conservative government 's programme . |
| 10 | And it has meant that product design has become a major factor in product management . |
| 11 | of Britain 's exports — it has become a major factor in world trade and international power-broking . |
| 12 | Time has moved on since you first started dealing with someone who has become a major influence in your life and now you need to re-work your thoughts and opinions . |
| 13 | Privatization of public corporations has become a major feature of Conservative policy . |
| 14 | The poll is not analysed , but it is striking that countries where pollution from cars has become a major problem have the highest percentages of people who believe that the state of the environment requires urgent action : 85 per cent in Italy ( at the top of the list ) , where Milan , one of the world 's smoggiest cities , now has car-free days and the capital Rome also suffers severely from vehicle congestion and pollution ; 84 per cent in Greece , where restrictions on cars in Athens are imposed to save the citizens ' lungs and their ancient monuments ; 80 per cent in the most vehicle emission-conscious country in Europe , West Germany , whose dead trees have become the symbol of pollution . |
| 15 | In a survey of small businesses , Nat West said that late payment of trade debts has become a major problem over the past year . |
| 16 | This is mainly due to the reduction in evaporation from foliage and soil afforded by the sheltering effect of the fleece from the drying winds which in these times of drought and hosepipe bans has become a major concern with many gardeners . |
| 17 | ‘ And your business has become a major concern ? ’ |
| 18 | A second team is currently working at Moscow airport , which has become a major transit point for people without proper documents . |
| 19 | The fact that the country has become a major exporter means a boost to the balance of payments of something over £7 billion per year in 1984 as opposed to a debit of some £4 billion ten years ago . |
| 20 | Now owned and being developed by chip manufacturer , Intel , DVI has become a major focus for multimedia . |
| 21 | The Oxford Advanced Learner 's Dictionary ( or OALD ) uses such markup , and for this reason has become a major resource for the current project . |
| 22 | It might be noted at this point that in recent years there has been a dramatic growth in the volume of business conducted in the interbank market and this has become a major source of liquidity for banks . |
| 23 | Now that many previously rich Arab states are virtually spent-up , oil has become a major method of paying for weapons . |
| 24 | The dependence of the individual on the group and on certain individuals within it has become a major theme in any analysis of Japanese society . |
| 25 | Experimentation with colour and support has become a major preoccupation for him . |
| 26 | Palestinian stubbornness has become a major stumbling block to the peace process as conceived by the United States . |
| 27 | Endothelin-1 has become a major research topic since its discovery and characterisation as a potent vasoconstrictor . |
| 28 | The interpretation of the events of 1868 has become a major topic of controversy among historians of Japan . |