Example sentences of "it [vb -s] [vb pp] a major [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | While it talks about rolling back the state , it has overseen a major increase in central government and police power . |
| 2 | of Britain 's exports — it has become a major factor in world trade and international power-broking . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | As part of the deal with Prue Leith , it has had a major facelift . |
| 5 | As the Party has grown it has been able to achieve representation in local government to the point of having controlling power on some councils , it has had a major voice in the first Assembly , the Convention , and the second Assembly , and it has elected representatives at Westminster and the European Parliament . |
| 6 | The controversy surrounding the overall record of the Thatcher administration suggests that it has had a major impact . |
| 7 | Although for many years retributivism was regarded ( at least in academic circles ) as outmoded and even atavistic , it has enjoyed a major revival in recent years , notably in the forms of the ‘ Justice Model ’ and ‘ law and order ideology ’ discussed later in this chapter . |
| 8 | I think they will find that most authorities will agree that it has proved a major obstacle but by no means the only one . |
| 9 | Unfortunately , it has taken a major tragedy to focus the minds of hauliers and their professional advisers sharply on these problem areas . |