Example sentences of "[be] [verb] major " in BNC.
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| 1 | For the same reason , male ferrets are introduced to the restriction of trailing a line behind them before they are given major responsibilities . |
| 2 | We 're talking major league crunch here , aided and abetted by the sustain of the glued-neck construction and the vibrancy of alder and maple . |
| 3 | ‘ We 're talking major marketing strategies here . |
| 4 | So she goes , I want it first thing tomorrow morning , and I mean like this is talking like , we 're talking major here ! |
| 5 | ‘ There is no doubt that Charles has been offered major works at good prices ’ , says one dealer , ‘ because people wanted to see those works in his great collection ; artists have sold him paintings that they would not have sold to anyone else , and they feel betrayed . ’ |
| 6 | Patients who have pre-existing problems or who are undergoing major operations , in particular on the gut or urinary tract may , however , develop problems in the post-operative period . |
| 7 | The tin-mining towns of Camborne and Redruth on the north coast of Cornwall had been facing major redundancies since the 1985 plunge in tin prices . |
| 8 | FOR the first time in more than 20 years the Drummond Locomotive Society 's Class M7 locomotive No. 30053 hauled a passenger train at the East Anglian Railway Museum where it has been undergoing major restoration work . |
| 9 | Age patterns have also been undergoing major changes in recent years . |
| 10 | The Cabinet has as members ministers who are running major departments , wanting to see the service for which they are responsible improved , but aware that collectively their joint demands could ruin their party 's chances in the next election . |
| 11 | Nadia : I am from the General Union of Palestinian Women and it 's good that I am participating in this meeting at this time because I am having major problems with the British Feminist Movement and the Western feminist line . |
| 12 | Though ambition has been the grave of many minor artists , it is also that without which no artist can be called major — with all the provisos about art , artists , major , minor , already touched on . |
| 13 | Thus , for all the vast growth in the range of government activities — which has meant that civil servants have effectively been making major business decisions on the allocation of resources — the Treasury made little attempt to devise fundamentally new and appropriate methods of training and re-training [ Fulton Report , 1968 ; Chapman and Greenaway , 1980 ] . |
| 14 | They argue that they have a strong commitment to the environment and are making major investments to improve efficiency of water consumption , but that at the same time they also have a commitment to their customers . |
| 15 | Cleveland and North Yorkshire councils are preparing major objections to the National Grid 's plan to build overhead power cables across parts of the area . |
| 16 | Cleveland and North Yorkshire councils are preparing major objections to the National Grid 's plan to build overhead power cables across parts of the area . |
| 17 | We are talking major league performance here , even in 1990 ; in 1965 nothing road legal would even look at a Cobra in a straight line . |
| 18 | His friendship with Polanski developed , and he and Robert Evans were to have major roles reserved for them in Nicholson 's life , personal and career . |
| 19 | Most Western press reports on the military situation in Cambodia in July claimed that the Khmer Rouge forces were making major advances in many areas , particularly the north and west of the country . |
| 20 | Brigadier Veale was flown out on 23 May and Major A. Spence took command of Lancer Force , Bernard Callinan being promoted major in command of 2/2 . |
| 21 | Longer term financial and quality improvements were to follow major station redevelopment schemes , including profitproducing office and retail elements , of which the redevelopment of Liverpool Street and for which new plans were announced in 1986 is a good example . |
| 22 | Some of these were small ; others like Childs , Hoare , and Barclay , were to become major names in the world of finance . |
| 23 | It is also speeding up the installation of cab radios linked to signal boxes , and is adopting major changes in management practice to ensure that the safety measures are properly implemented . |
| 24 | It is also an important finance sector , playing host to 20 foreign banks but is developing major presence in high-tech and research industries with big names such as Merlin-Gerin , Schlumberger , Sun Microsystems , Bull , Thomson and Sema resident in the area . |
| 25 | The council 's planning committee is urging major alterations , including lifts between platforms . |
| 26 | The basic view to be explored is that the nature of education management is undergoing major change as a result of the Education Reform Acts of 1986 and 1988 — and particularly by the local management of schools and open enrolment elements of the latter . |
| 27 | The M5 motorway at Taunton is undergoing major repairs that began in 1980 — five years after the section was opened . |
| 28 | But the Church is facing major problems . |
| 29 | Uncertainty over the future of Mr Peterken , who has held the senior post since 1986 , comes at a time when the board , the largest in Scotland , is facing major changes . |
| 30 | The German railway system is facing major structural changes over the next few years as it struggles to rebuild its share of the transport market . |