Example sentences of "major [noun] was the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 For many people , the major change was the simple addition of new formats to the library collection .
2 One of Al-Futtaim 's major contracts was the multi-million pound smelter and desalination plant for the Dubai Aluminium Company completed in 1983 .
3 Another major issue was the Soviet Union 's part in German unification .
4 One of its major successes was the vital role that it played in achieving a total ivory-ban in 1989 .
5 One of its major successes was the vital role that it played in achieving a total ivory-ban in 1989 .
6 Another major concern was the continuing estrangement of the leaders of the Karens .
7 The increasing number of states , and the rising legitimacy of states resulting from the increasing democratization of governments ( as it appeared in 1968 ) were important reasons for this development , but the major reason was the new impossibility of actually using force in international relations .
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