major alteration
collocation in Englishmeaningsofmajorandalteration
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major
adjective
uk/ˈmeɪ.dʒər/us/ˈmeɪ.dʒɚ/
more important, bigger, or more serious than others of the ...
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alteration
noun
uk/ˌɒl.təˈreɪ.ʃən/us/ˌɑːl.t̬əˈreɪ.ʃən/
a change, usually a slight change, in the appearance, character, or structure ...
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(Definition ofmajorandalterationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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The inviscid-viscous interaction in this case does not involve amajoralterationof the outer flow, and hence is strictly a local interaction problem.
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It was nevertheless common for a department store to undertakemajoralterationwork in a rented building with little regard for this condition.
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I think many people would consider it an unusual and, in some ways, undemocratic way of making amajoralteration.
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I hope that at this late stage, we shall not make thismajoralteration.
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They are not good enough reasons for thismajoralterationin our air services.
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This, however, would have involved amajoralterationin the terms of compensation fixed years before.
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If we do what is suggested we shall be saying that there is amajoralteration, which there is not.
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It is not a detail, but is amajoralteration.
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For the first time, the local enforcement authority's consent would be needed before the building ormajoralterationof a petrol situation could begin.
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This is amajoralterationin the machinery of government.
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In anymajoralterationof traffic movements minor difficulties must be expected, and adjustments to meet them can always be considered.
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There will not be amajoralterationunless all parties agree.
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After all, we have had to make amajoralterationin our law about grants for denominational schools because of these large movements of population.
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Therefore, it seems that there is no case for making anymajoralteration.
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Here we find proposed a verymajoralterationwithin a county.
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The proposals before us are a start, but they needmajoralterationor addition and major stiffening if they are to be properly effective.
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We are here making amajoralterationin planning law.
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Insidiously and quietly amajoralterationis going on in our health care.
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Nomajoralterationwould be necessary to either the signalling or track system.
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There are the changes necessitated by themajoralterationin our system of company taxation.
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