Its first major test was the rolling Greek financial crisis.
For Mr. Scheer a major test was to capture the rugged Shakespearean music of the author's voice.
California established a threshold for defining illegal pornography; a major test was that it had to be considered obscene to the "average person, applying contemporary community standards".
The first major test was the military base for the feared Khamis Brigade, a heavy armored unit commanded by one of Colonel Qaddafi's sons, in the town of Mayah.
"One of the major tests was whether the judiciary could make decisions without the influence of politicians, and I think they proved that in their September decision," said a Kenyan human rights expert, who asked to remain anonymous out of concern for his safety and that of his organization.
A major test also is being conducted with Microsoft's msft Terraserver, which contains nearly 3,000 gigabytes of satellite images.
The major political test is likely to be in the big industrial states that both campaigns consider essential to their electoral prospects, including Pennsylvania, Ohio and Michigan.
The previous major missile test was held a year ago.
An experimental program was set up with major test variables being patch shape, patch depth, patch width, and bond strength of the patch material.
The lack of a clear-cut diagnostic test is a major problem.
