Example sentences of "which [vb -s] a major [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Why are we so ready to treat as a minor operation an alteration which involves a major transformation in the cat 's lifestyle and personality ? |
| 2 | Towards the end of the year , AHT was successful in securing a four-year inspection services contract for the Shell Southern North Sea MMSC which represents a major breakthrough for the company in this area . |
| 3 | In studying these orders and the controversy they are involved in , the research will examine a process which represents a major development in the character of religious pluralism in this country . |
| 4 | Of particular concern to most of the members of the FFA was the effect of the drift-netters on the albacore tuna resource , which plays a major role in many Pacific economies . |
| 5 | The company , which has a major share stake in Sky 's rival British Satellite Broadcasting but which rents receiver equipment for Rupert Murdoch 's operation , said around 30,000 dishes a month are being sold or rented . |
| 6 | Pearson , which has a major stake in BSkyB , gained 4p to 451p while Granada , another substantial investor , put on a penny to 408p . |
| 7 | Rothmans , which has a major manufacturing plant in Darlington , was forced to switch the venue to Spennymoor when Sedgefield District Council stepped in with an offer . |
| 8 | Security from the membership of a large group which has a major commitment to the growth of Name ; |
| 9 | They play the roles of ‘ victims ’ to be ‘ saved ’ by the fire , police and ambulance services on a training exercise which simulates a major disaster . |
| 10 | There is also nothing disinterested about its current extensive ‘ public information ’ programme , which includes a major exercise in promoting the benefits of nuclear power , especially in schools . |
| 11 | We concluded this chapter by discussing another aspect of language comprehension which forms a major part of pragmatic processing , namely the way in which understanding of what is spoken or written often involves going beyond an interpretation of what is explicitly stated . |
| 12 | The aim of this is to test the flexibility of every man in the group by imposing a situation which requires a major change in the plan , at no notice . |
| 13 | It is important to realize that service of the Writ is not a development which requires a major change in the handling of the claim . |
| 14 | I suppose we have to be grateful that Mr Akhtar grudgingly refrains from asking us to ban the works of Voltaire , which seems a major concession from him . |
| 15 | AS THE only course which stages a major championship every year , Augusta National has become as familiar to golfers as the lay-out of their own home . |
| 16 | The positive approach of Comte was developed by Emile Durkheim who adopted Comte 's empirical and rationalist methods and fashioned them into an approach which provides a major foundation for the study of sociology today . |
| 17 | The Centre runs a weekly seminar on unemployment , which provides a major forum for academics and civil servants concerned with this problem . |
| 18 | Pat Gaffney , general secretary of Pax Christi , spoke in Manchester about the arms trade , which provides a major source of income for this country and provides employment directly or indirectly in a whole range of ways . |