Example sentences of "[v-ing] a major " in BNC.
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| 1 | In south Glasgow , two secondaries are beginning a rolling programme which is aimed at thwarting a major shake-up by Strathclyde . |
| 2 | Following last month 's inclusion in the magazine of a complimentary sheet of Bockingford Tinted Paper , this month , for example , in association with St Cuthberts Mill and Daler-Rowney , The Artist is launching a major , nationwide competition to discover the most interesting work produced on this new paper — with substantial cash prizes for amateurs and professionals . |
| 3 | HAVERHILL Meat Products , one of the UK 's largest meat processors , is launching a major business expansion under a fresh identity . |
| 4 | Community Care is launching a major campaign this week to press the government to respond to a hidden national scandal — the abuse of elderly people in their own homes . |
| 5 | Participants also discussed the possibility of launching a major research project on the theme , and made plans for a book on communication and human rights in Africa . |
| 6 | Participants also discussed the possibility of launching a major research project on the theme , and made plans for a book on communication and human rights in Africa . |
| 7 | The second language list , which included those languages other than the ‘ major ’ EC languages , should rather be seen as representing a major step forward in the recognition of the importance of , for example , Urdu . |
| 8 | Towards the end of 1992 , the company was successful in securing a four year inspection services contract for the Shell Southern North Sea MMSC representing a major break through for the company in this area . |
| 9 | Speaking in Brussels , where the Community dimension of the drama is becoming a major debate , the Labour leader , Mr Neil Kinnock , said : ‘ Freedom is magnetic and it is natural that the people of Eastern Europe should lunge for it at their first chance . ’ |
| 10 | What prevents sabbatarianism becoming a major vote-loser for the Party is the absence of serious competition from any group to the right on the constitution . |
| 11 | It is worth noting that the ever-increasing complexity of curriculum in contemporary schooling — and the growing problems of delivery teachers have to face — is now becoming a major international concern , especially in the countries of the Council of Europe . |
| 12 | As the price of computers decreases and as they become incorporated in a wide range of domestic goods , from cookers to calculators , the ordinary consumer is becoming a major purchaser of electronic gadgetry . |
| 13 | This once mighty state was now again becoming a major power in Europe , thanks less to its nominal ruler , Philip V , than to his prime minister , Cardinal Giulio Alberoni . |
| 14 | Increasingly in universities and colleges modernity is becoming a major concept whose usage is increasingly following American philosophical and sociological meanings . |
| 15 | Bureaucracy was becoming a major issue in contemporary China . |
| 16 | Berkshire 's outlet was Reading , situated on the Kennet just above its confluence with the Thames , and on the way to becoming a major river-port , forwarding malt and meal to London , to which Great Marlow shipped Chiltern corn brought down from High Wycombe . |
| 17 | Provision for children with special educational needs is becoming a major problem , leading to overspending in a considerable proportion of local authority education budgets . |
| 18 | the ‘ knowledge ’ that ‘ crime is getting worse ’ and that ‘ fear of crime ’ is becoming a major social problem — messages that politicians , via the media , communicate — then the judiciary are bound to become more sensitised to the dangers that lurk in high levels of unemployment . |
| 19 | He then turned to becoming a major builder of railways . |
| 20 | He served in the committee concerning accounts within weeks of election as an MP , later joining the committee for martial law and the committee for Irish affairs , at which he attended assiduously , becoming a major figure . |
| 21 | ‘ Now that NDT Systems , Eagle and Vicorp are part of the John Wood Group and employing over 50 people , we are collectively ready to grasp the opportunity to contribute to the Group 's goal of becoming a major international energy service company . ’ |
| 22 | This quality , over 60 years , has led to the name Rentokil becoming a major international brand . |
| 23 | Based upon a systematic analysis of 1971 and 1981 Census small area statistics , this study seeks to document social and economic changes in Aberdeen and its suburbs during a period which saw the city becoming a major international centre for the oil industry . |
| 24 | The move was provoked by evidence that Venezuela was fast becoming a major centre for the laundering of drug profits and the storage and shipment of cocaine abroad , especially to growing markets in Europe . |
| 25 | But the war was here the occasion for their collective expression , at a time when , with the threat of invasion passed , debates about the future shape of British society were becoming a major ingredient in political discussion . |
| 26 | At the same time as teacher education and the new colleges of higher education were becoming a major component of the CNAA 's repertoire of subjects and institutions , the Council and the NCDAD were coming closer together . |
| 27 | The Enterprise Lecture is now becoming a major event in the University calendar and this year 's lecture was an outstanding success . |
| 28 | But it 's becoming a major issue as landfill sites fill up . |
| 29 | But he 's confident his knowledge of the site and his presence here will prevent crime becoming a major problem . |
| 30 | Detective Inspector Keith Felton , head of the Northumbria Drug Squad , says Ecstasy is becoming a major problem . |