Example sentences of "seen a major " in BNC.
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| 1 | Though the last twenty years has seen a major step forward in our understanding of the Scottish Reformation and of Scottish society in the sixteenth century , there is still an extraordinary gulf between the personality and the reign of Mary Queen of Scots . |
| 2 | The past decade has seen a major increase in the number of aspiring musicians wishing to incorporate the rigours and discipline of formalised training into their playing . |
| 3 | The last twenty years has seen a major effort , theoretical and observational to understand the evolution of animal societies . |
| 4 | And although sales of the machines may be flat , ‘ at least we have n't seen a major fall like IBM ’ . |
| 5 | So , while the Western world has seen a major shift , for a variety of reasons , in preferred manager 's styles away from autocracy towards a belief in more participative , reduced dependency styles in which individuals are treated as adults and empowered to act , there are other parts of the world where this would be considered inappropriate because dominance and dependency are effective styles . |
| 6 | However , the last few years have seen a major closure programme of deep mines in Wales as elsewhere . |