Example sentences of "[vb pp] to [be] a major " in BNC.
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| 1 | Forced repatriation was reportedly favoured by public opinion in the colony and the issue of the boat people was expected to be a major issue in the first elections to the legislature due in September . |
| 2 | In spite of the area president , Rosemary Sorrie , stating that there were developments afoot — and there is expected to be a major statement on FASL at the NFU 's annual meeting in Dundee next month — members said any changes to the scheme would be required to be made public more urgently . |
| 3 | State expenditure supposedly ‘ crowded out ’ private enterprise by making use of scarce physical and financial resources , and by sapping the spirit of enterprise ; while the rise of the ‘ public sector borrowing requirement ’ ( PSBR ) — the gap between government revenue and expenditure — was considered to be a major factor in inflation . |
| 4 | Refreshment facilities on the stand are good attractors , and from the results of the study this was deemed to be a major drawing force . |
| 5 | The government 's decision to withdraw from the contract was felt to be a major reason behind his departure . |
| 6 | German industry was seen to be a major threat to the European powers and to established patterns of Atlantic trade . |
| 7 | This ceasefire was reported to be holding on Oct 21 , although poor weather was thought to be a major factor . |
| 8 | The office of governor-general was recognised to be a major one carrying much prestige and authority ; the incumbent enjoyed substantial initiative in the formulation of policy . |
| 9 | In many large series of critically ill patients sepsis has been found to be a major determinant of mortality . |
| 10 | The culture of an organisation is often found to be a major influence on risk management issues . |
| 11 | The short Irish tour which followed proved to be a major turning point in the career of the band . |
| 12 | It has proved to be a major benchmark in the evolution of the policies of WACC . |
| 13 | Rather than some forbidding official document , his report consisted of a letter to me with the disclaimer that it was not intended to be a major addition to the already considerable library of the National Health Service . |
| 14 | In the homes these activities were intended to be a major source of participation by the people served , with appropriate levels of staff help . |
| 15 | The system is believed to be a major innovation and an answer to a difficult and potentially costly problem within the industry . |
| 16 | As will become clear , this claim is crucial to the development of the Report 's strategy , given that the rise of modern industrial society is taken to be a major progenitor of contemporary " accidental and conventional " social and cultural divisions . |
| 17 | This neglect is widely perceived to be a major unresolved problem . |