Sentence examples for act major from inspiring English sources

It is reasonable that some features act major roles and should be with special attentions.

From the Social Security Act to the Affordable Care Act, major progressive reform in the US has always involved compromises to buy off vested interests.

Hip-hop is never normally Glastonbury's strongest suit, but this year it variously boasts Nas, Azaealia Banks and the Odd Future frontman Tyler, The Creator – as well as the dancehall act Major Lazer.

Nothing in the act, major amendments adopted in 1965 or the legislative history since then suggests that Congress intended "spouse" to include a person of the same sex (although, in 1990, Congress removed homosexuality as a grounds for exclusion).

"The department has experienced several close calls where the relocation of military readiness activities could have been stymied by the conformity requirements of the Clean Air Act," Major Idziak said.

The battle against outright discrimination is, regrettably, far from over: 50 years after the march, and 45 years after the passage of the Fair Housing Act, major United States banks, like Wells Fargo, still discriminate on the basis of race, targeting the most vulnerable of our citizens with their predatory lending activities.

Tame Impala also muscled out Ireland's U2 and American acts Major Lazer and Alabama Shakes for the award, after losing to Alabama Shakes at the Grammys in February.

Agricultural fields act as major sources of sediment pollution for surface waters.

These conflicts tend to act as major hurdles to achieving biodiversity conservation.

DOWN the bayou, pontoon and lift bridges act as major intersections.

In cities, in particular, abandoned brownfields — the legacy of inefficient development practices — act as major economic drains.