Example sentences of "[to-vb] a major " in BNC.
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| 1 | COUNCILLORS keen to attract a major supermarket to Darlington have agreed to ‘ nudge ’ a Government minister to remind him to visit the town . |
| 2 | ‘ Since most experts seem to preclude a major upturn in energy prices before the end of the century , we may have to develop a combination of policies and taxes to stimulate the market for improvements in efficiency now as insurance against disruptions from climate change later . ’ |
| 3 | From 1924 my father intended to write a major work about his friend and that is why he had asked Modigliani 's mother to supply him with all possible information about his childhood and adolescence . |
| 4 | We are making a significant investment to establish a major Wimpol presence throughout South East Asia . |
| 5 | There is also the intention to establish a major schools music competition , which will culminate in a special BT Scottish Ensemble concert . |
| 6 | Britain is likely to suffer a major loss of land along the east coast especially around the Wash and Thames estuaries and the Norfolk Broads , while coastal protection works such as the ♯500 million River Thames barrier protecting London would have to be raised . |
| 7 | And , although BR has not closed a railway line since 1976 , it can not afford to repair a major structure . |
| 8 | Studies were therefore required to exclude a major effect of pH on measurements of amylase . |
| 9 | It was n't until the 1970s , however , that accidents began to occur in reactors designed on a production line basis to provide a major source of electricity . |
| 10 | In the end , the overriding motivation for studying synaptic plasticity in the brain is the hope of gaining an understanding of the physical basis of memory in health and disease , and it is the nature of the link between LTP and memory that is likely to provide a major focus for research in the future . |
| 11 | The Calibration Laboratory of Winfrith 's Measurement and Instrumentation Technology Services ( M&ITS ) Department recently won a contract to provide a major international measurement and control company , Rosemount , with essential calibration support . |
| 12 | This will continue to provide a major role for the profession in the conduct of life assurance and pensions business . |
| 13 | As one of the Northern League 's two unpaid Press officers , he was doubtless pretty pleased also at Monday 's announcement that the council is to provide a major financial leg up for the district 's four NL clubs . |
| 14 | But it is difficult to find a major summer festival that is not expensive and , for want of seats , exclusive to those with the will , the guile , or the contacts with which to acquire tickets . |
| 15 | Robinson denies the need to find a major acquisition , following the failure of a reputed £420m bid for Forte 's contract catering business . |
| 16 | The Far East leg of the women 's circuit offers prize-money in excess of £60,000 and the Scot , who is already supported by the Fife company , Donaldson Timber , is hoping to find a major backer to finance the trip . |
| 17 | We ca n't really complain of being immediately affected by all the building , and we can still see Oban Bay and the ferries coming and going ( at a distance , it 's true ) , but it 's a bit of a shock to find a major extension to Oban on our doorstep , more or less . |
| 18 | Emphasizing the applications and relevance of science : To obtain a major qualitative improvement to recruitment in science with more girls and with students possessing imaginative , flexible minds it would be necessary to make science appealing to boys and girls at the moratorium stage . |
| 19 | The British Defence White Paper of 1958 laid down with surprising confidence the circumstances in which it would unleash nuclear weapons : ‘ It must be well understood that if Russia were to launch a major attack , even with conventional weapons only , the West would have to hit back with strategic nuclear weapons . ’ |
| 20 | At Ashness Bridge , one of the most frequented sites in the Lakes , he helped to launch a major programme to combat the erosion caused by the pounding of millions of visitors ' feet over the years . |
| 21 | Widespread concern over the losses of moorland by cultivation and conversion to grassland , the drainage of wetlands , and the deterioration of artefacts including hedgerows , stone walls and buildings led the Countryside Commission to launch a major consultative exercise early in 1983 on the future of the uplands in order to assess the implications of these and other changes . |
| 22 | She was now ready to launch a major attack . |
| 23 | At the end of this month , the operator plans to launch a major sales campaign and to open several Itineris sales locations . |
| 24 | ii The Tobacco Advisory Council has ended its advertising business with Saatchi and Saatchi amid speculation that it is poised to launch a major campaign combating EC moves to ban tobacco advertising . |
| 25 | The Chief Constable was also asked to launch a major operation in Wirral to crack down on suppliers . |
| 26 | The claims of the army , that the Vietcong were too weak to launch a major attack , were shown to be quite unjustified . |
| 27 | Indeed , the new T'ang , Li Yuan , plans to launch a major campaign against them . |
| 28 | The Police have compiled a list of clubs , organisations and interested bodies and are about to launch a major initiative where such bodies will be visited and the over 60 's seen . |
| 29 | The Select Committee on Agriculture , of which I am a member , is about to launch a major inquiry into Britain 's food trade gap , which is estimated to be about £6 billion . |
| 30 | The desperate dad is to launch a major legal battle to get custody of the little girl from his wife , a member of the weird cult , The Family . |