Sentence examples for major slice of the from inspiring English sources

Struggling Hovis is to get £200 million of investment under a deal that will hand a major slice of the operation to an American firm.

Scientists have developed a new type of vaccine against foot and mouth disease that could radically change the way the government deals with future outbreaks as well as earning Britain a major slice of the £3.3bn annual market in the animal vaccine.

IRIS supplies software to over 60,000 business customers in the UK, which includes a major slice of the accountancy practice software market with over 14,000 practice customers, a 50% market share, says FreeAgent.

The 737NG problem accounts for a major slice of the $1.6 billion writedown Boeing took in 1997 to cover its production problems and also such things as penalties for late deliveries.

It's a major slice of the global fin trade, and Spain is by far the biggest exporter of shark fins and meat, but the fishing industry can harvest as much as they want.

He has spoken out, for instance, at the glorification of Captain Sullenberger, explaining that while the pilot deserves the utmost respect, the water landing was a standard manoeuvre made possible by a major slice of luck – that the collision with a flock of geese took place right by "a 12-mile runway of smoothly flowing river, within swimming distance of the country's largest city".

His one major slice of luck here was a walk-over against Safin in the third round, the Russian having injured his left arm.

Buttler's innings contained one major slice of luck.

It also is shaping up to be a major slice of retail heaven.

In developing countries like Egypt, where food accounts for a major slice of average income, such inflation is becoming a major problem.

Cummings lent more to individual customers than Lloyds would typically have done and, in addition to extending large loans, HBOS would often ask its major clients for a slice of the equity in their business.