Example sentences of "[noun sg] be the major " in BNC.
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| 1 | Confusion and uncertainty are the major characteristics of the permissive society according to the conservative-historians . |
| 2 | The principal focus of this research is the major regulatory arena of occupational health and safety . |
| 3 | Normally , only a few hours will be spent each day at classes , and private study is the major element in the student 's timetable . |
| 4 | In rainforest regions , deforestation is the major agent of environmental change and while it has obvious localised effects , especially in relation to soil erosion and soil degradation , there is growing concern that such large-scale destruction of biomass may have implications for climatic change ( section 5.3.1 ) . |
| 5 | These developments gave rise to the claim that the system suffered from a deflationary bias since expenditure-reducing was the major policy weapon used . |
| 6 | Football was the major event of the week . |
| 7 | ‘ If a company is serious about stress then it has to address the issues raised , ’ commented , a chartered clinical psychologist working as a consultant with KPMG Peat Marwick , especially if it emerges that certain internal working practices and management are the major factors in staff stress levels . |
| 8 | Diet and exercise are the major ways to prevent osteoporosis . |
| 9 | The Guildhall , Rialto , St Columb 's Hall and the Orchard Art Gallery are the major venues in the city centre which regularly host entertainment and cultural groups of national and international interest . |
| 10 | The Guildhall , rialto , St Columb 's Hall and the Orchard Art Gallery are the major venues in the city centre which regularly host entertainment and cultural groups of national and international interest . |
| 11 | According to the classical definition , identification is the major process leading to internalization , and internalization is ‘ a condition of incorporation of norms and/or roles into one 's own personality , with a corresponding obligation to act accordingly or suffer guilt ’ . |
| 12 | Today we observe the planetary orbits to be near ellipses as the solar system revolves about its common centre of gravity , to which the Sun is the major contributor . |
| 13 | Profitability is the major aim of banks and most other financial institutions . |
| 14 | Water management is the major part of fishkeeping — but I do have this fantasy about keeping it to the minimum and this partly explains the filtration system I am suggesting , based on a fairly standard undergravel . |
| 15 | From chapter 8 onwards the theme of suffering is the major preoccupation of the book . |
| 16 | The 520 bp fragment is the major PCR product observed and sequencing of this fragment obtained from the different cell types indicated that repeats AD1 and 11 are spliced together . |
| 17 | At the same time the actions of Theudebert and Chilperic , as well as those of the disloyal followers covered by the Treaty of Andelot , show that kings were expected to offer incentives , and we may well believe that the distribution of land and wealth was the major factor in ensuring that a king had a loyal following . |
| 18 | Baker 's announcement was greeted with satisfaction by many Arab representatives who believed that the settlements issue was the major obstruction to progress on the peace process . |
| 19 | The vast Kharg Island refinery and its associated depots at Bander' Bushehr in the northern part of the Persian Gulf are the major oil loading facilities for Iran . |
| 20 | And Dounreay , which for the moment is the major employer of highly trained and specialised employees ; wage packets are accordingly high . |
| 21 | Alpha-1 antitrypsin is the major serum protease inhibitor , the glycoprotein is encoded by a single locus on chromosome 14 and is principally produced by hepatocytes . |
| 22 | The present results lend further support to the idea that alternative splicing is the major mechanism for generating MHC isoform diversity in smooth muscle cells . |
| 23 | One of the most remarkable events recorded in the geological record is the major nuclear explosion that seems to have occurred in the vicinity of the Oklo uranium mine in Gabon some 1800 million years ago . |
| 24 | As I implied in the notes on the previous chapter , incorrect stress placement is the major cause of intelligibility problems for foreign learners , and is therefore a subject that needs to be treated very seriously . |
| 25 | In the 1695 Election support for the war was the major national issue , but most election contests appear to have been dominated by local rivalries and concerns , and in fact there was relatively little controversial pamphleteering at this time , despite the recent expiry of the Licensing Act . |
| 26 | The ILP 's opposition to the war was the major element aggravating existing tension with the trade-union officials who dominated the federalized machine of the Labour Party . |
| 27 | As Figure 4.1 indicates , early retirement was the major route out of the labour market , from economic activity to inactivity . |
| 28 | The European Court held the refusal was a breach of his right to a private and family life , since the file was the major record of his childhood , and there should have been an independent body which could override an improper refusal of consent . |
| 29 | Under his leadership the Record was the major public voice of a new school of Evangelicals that emerged around 1830 . |
| 30 | Hillary believes that family planning and afforestation are the major challenges for the Trust in the future . |