Example sentences of "was a major problem " in BNC.
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| 1 | A subsequent admission by Kenneth Clarke , Secretary of State for Education , that it was a major problem forced an unscheduled Cabinet discussion in order to establish an agreed government position on the issue . |
| 2 | Nevertheless , whether correct or not , there was a widely held feeling that hooliganism was a major problem . |
| 3 | The integration of its railway system — it could hardly be called a network — was a major problem . |
| 4 | Thorn confirmed Draper 's resignation yesterday , but denied it was a major problem as ‘ he 's been part time for years . ’ |
| 5 | Comfort was the main aim and in this respect ‘ fetid air ’ was a major problem and one trade paper warned proprietors that ‘ unfortunately there is an odoriferous obnoxiousness about a considerable number of motion picture houses that undoubtedly hinders their profitable operation ’ . |
| 6 | It did not appear that this was a major problem . |
| 7 | Although the survey forms took a closer look at unauthorised absence and aimed to collect data on pupils seen unequivocally as truants , it was plain that condoned absence was a major problem for headteachers . |
| 8 | Unemployment was a major problem , with high population growth and a decline in the number of Botswana working abroad , particularly in South Africa . |
| 9 | The Eastern Area was a major problem with contracting losses and supply problems at Greenwich due to the new plant ( now fully operational ) . |
| 10 | This was a major problem for the Thatcher government in the early 1980s , when despite efforts to cut government expenditure the PSBR remained high . |
| 11 | Mr Smyth added he believed Treasury cash limits on the amount of money spent on security in the province was a major problem . |
| 12 | And it was a major problem of finance it seems to me when you 've two possible avenues left to take . |