Example sentences of "[vb infin] a major " in BNC.
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| 1 | It would need a major rethink both on operational employment and training . |
| 2 | The above housemaster felt that to change certain kinds of a teacher 's relationship to children would need a major restructuring of society . |
| 3 | There is no comprehensive definition of a major change in the nature or conduct of the trade , but it will include a major change in the type of property dealt in , or services or facilities provided in the trade ; or a major change in customers , outlets or markets . |
| 4 | It shows to some extent the City was tied up with the erm issue of whether or not the structure plan should include a major exception to or indeed a strategic exception to policy . |
| 5 | In early 1986 Norman still had those sickening chip-ins to come , but he was already gaining the reputation of being a great player who could not win a major championship — the mantle to be taken on , and shrugged off in time , by Curtis Strange . |
| 6 | With the ageing of the original relay control system , the performance of the lifts was becoming progressively less satisfactory and therefore it was decided that the installation should undergo a major modernisation . |
| 7 | We will introduce a major Criminal Justice Bill in the lifetime of the new Parliament . |
| 8 | Schools can not achieve a major change on this and the ‘ basics ’ unaided by the rest of us . |
| 9 | However , the experience so far , it concludes , is that firms are in the process of improving their procedures , and with guidance and a tightening of enforcement procedures , ‘ the existing regulatory arrangements will achieve a major and continuing improvement in standards ’ . |
| 10 | On March 19 the International Committee of the Red Cross ( ICRC ) appealed for action to " avert a major nutritional crisis " , warning of possible starvation in Iraq if measures were not taken quickly to distribute foodstuffs . |
| 11 | But in so far as such voters may have their partisanship reinforced the trends do present a major hurdle to the election of a Labour government . |
| 12 | This meant that school-children taking ‘ O ’ and ‘ A ’ levels were not moved during this crucial time and so disruption to schooling did not present a major problem for parents . |
| 13 | An adult male dog which tends to stray repeatedly and also soils indoors can present a major problem . |
| 14 | Such developments in adolescence can present a major challenge to the Catholic R.E . |
| 15 | Even a disastrous industrial slump would not now bring a major return to the countryside or substantial growth in the relative importance of agriculture . |
| 16 | Despite the completion of the Basic Treaty with East Germany , and the signature of a treaty with Czechoslovakia in 1973 , Ostpolitik did not bring a major change in Communist rule in Eastern Europe . |
| 17 | Engineering director Alan Girven said : ‘ The Portrack extension will give a major boost to the cleaning of the river Tees and is part of our continuing commitment to improving the environment . |
| 18 | Since the de Mazia Trust remains the most forceful opponent of the current Barnes leadership ( and a major source of operating funds for the Barnes Foundation ) , serious doubts about its legitimacy would lift a major obstacle from the Barnes board 's freedom of movement . |
| 19 | A quite minor act of consideration , given the right timing and circumstance can assume a major significance in the mind of the recipient . |
| 20 | On June 28 , five days after the letterhead date , the Sunday Times did carry a major article supporting Prince Charles . |
| 21 | Since then yet another Potato Marketing Board buying programme has begun , at £10 a tonne , simply to try and clear a major surplus of potatoes off the market . |
| 22 | They have now been accepted by the CNAA as being equal and acceptable degree qualifications where appropriate and they do mark a major attempt at the rationalization of art and design education below degree level . |
| 23 | The overstretch of the regular army did not become a major political issue during the last of years of the Conservative Government ( then under Douglas Home , who succeeded Macmillan in October 1963 ) : it was a legacy left to Labour when they came to power in October 1964 . |
| 24 | A SALT-LOVING bacterium may become a major ally in the effort to develop new drugs . |
| 25 | The sexual content would not , Nicholson always believed , guarantee that the film would become a major commercial success ; nonetheless he thought it was a film worth making , one which would make a statement and provide BBS with a good return . |
| 26 | I knew the risk was there but it did n't become a major concern . |
| 27 | The maintenance of soil structure and fertility can become a major problem , particularly when the emphasis is on cutting for hay or silage , both of which are ‘ extractive ’ crops . |
| 28 | In New Zealand a natural gas to petrol plant should begin production by 1985 while Australia could become a major source of synfuels by the end of the century . |
| 29 | Once this is resolved it might become a major source of LDC finance in the future . |
| 30 | Adrian Colston , director of the Northamptonshire Wildlife Trust , says the centre has given the Trust a shop window in the town centre : ‘ It 's early days yet , but the centre has already doubled our volunteer workforce and we think it will become a major focal point . ’ |