Example sentences of "be a great [noun sg] on " in BNC.
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| 1 | There has been a greater emphasis on cosmic perspectives generally — such as the ‘ panspermia ’ theory ( the notion that the ‘ seeds ’ of organic life drifted to Earth from outer space ) — to explain both the origin of life on Earth and the frequent recurrence of plagues and viruses which have taken their toll of life in the past . |
| 2 | Side-by-side with this has been a greater emphasis on the link with organizational behaviour and decision analysis , with a growing recognition of the importance of political processes within firms , quite apart from those around them . |
| 3 | There is a suggestion that farmers were inclined to discriminate in favour of married labourers , since they would otherwise have been a greater burden on the parish rate of which the farmers were the main payers . |
| 4 | ‘ Under Mick Newmarch , there has been a great refocusing on core activities and values , ’ says Mr Lawrence . |
| 5 | Mind you , there 's been a great pause on it while you went to see to the baby . |
| 6 | It 's been a great weight on my shoulders over the last month . |
| 7 | Daily Post Editor Keith Ely said last night : ‘ These awards are a great achievement on the part of those involved and continue the paper 's winning record . ’ |
| 8 | These techniques are a great improvement on more established techniques , such as flowcharting , which typify conventional systems analysis . |
| 9 | If the organisation is faced with rapid change , and therefore uncertainty in decision-making , there will be a greater reliance on local knowledge of events and ‘ on-the- spot ’ decisions , so there should be greater decentralisation than in a relatively static organisation in a stable environment . |
| 10 | This also will require a mixture of skill- and discipline-based courses , although there is likely to be a greater emphasis on technical computing aspects . |
| 11 | Against this background , Conservatives should say : too many prison sentences are given to the wrong people ( eg alcoholics ) ; prison regimes are too often wrong , with prisoners staying inside in relatively soft conditions for relatively long sentences ; too often violent criminals do not get sent to prison as they should ; for young thugs short spells are advocated in glasshouse-type detention centres with a very tough physical regime ( but good food ) ; otherwise there should be a greater emphasis on fines , representing a more humane and economical approach . |
| 12 | There may well be a greater stress on family commitments and we reviewed some of the evidence on sharing of tasks in section 6.4 . |
| 13 | My hon. Friend is known to the House to be a great expert on this issue . |
| 14 | Villa are currently fourth in the table , but with Bryan Robson making his long-awaited return from injury today , Atkinson warned : ‘ Robbo will be a great influence on United . |
| 15 | Varro studied the Celts and appeared to St Jerome to be a great authority on them ( P.L. 26.353 ) . |
| 16 | ‘ I think it would be a great presumption on your part if you thought you did , ’ he replied firmly , putting the young man down . |
| 17 | This kind of arrangement may be possible in the more flexible reports of major excavations now being planned , and will be a great advance on the old-fashioned set-piece type of report which seems to be designed only for those wanting to study particular types of artefact , rather than the history and significance of the site itself . |
| 18 | His unpublished logarithmical tables were widely held to be a great advance on those of Henry Briggs [ q.v . ] . |
| 19 | So I understand it will encourage others and there are some very wealthy landowners for whom this may not be a great strain on their resources . |
| 20 | A woman would be quite prepared to accept a wage lower than a male compositor 's , since it would probably still be a great improvement on what she could earn elsewhere . |
| 21 | No doubt new items are being choreographed already for 1986 reunion , which will be held in a school , so the acoustics should be a great improvement on Crystal Palace and the atmosphere much cosier . |
| 22 | He said the new cells were a great improvement on the existing station . |
| 23 | That 's a great increase on the 9% another survey quoted barely six months ago , and shows the kind of growth we can expect to see . |
| 24 | Farm work means long hours and low pay but it 's a great improvement on last year for David Smith . |
| 25 | Here there is a greater emphasis on the police violence . |
| 26 | Allied to this is a greater emphasis on comfort , leading to the use of cotton and ‘ elastan ’ fabrics which are proving popular in sports and activity bras . |
| 27 | when you have a man … in a managerial capacity , there is a greater obligation on the employer to take preliminary steps to bring to the manager 's notice that he , the employer , is contemplating a possible dismissal . |
| 28 | Now , I have n't met this gentleman , but I 'm told that he is a great expert on the question of sound and the nature of sound and , and the problems by it , and I 've invited him into the studio and I 'm going to interview him . |
| 29 | This is a great achievement on the part of all the company 's work force , and of not only those who work in Barrow but those employed in the other elements that make up our Trident system . |
| 30 | Divorce is a great blight on your life . |