Sentence examples for the major tests from inspiring English sources

In his day, the French and American Revolutions were the major tests to that theory.

It is one of the major tests the new government will have to pass.

It is a final training camp before the major tests of 2013 - tournaments in Slovenia, Slovakia and Germany, culminating in the European Championships in Italy from 29 September to 5 October.

Although the major tests had been carried out with some publicity, the minor tests were carried out in absolute secrecy.

Our new report, Where Theft is Legal, shows that, if "cracking down on wage theft" were a class, 44 out of 50 states would fail one of the major tests: enacting strong laws against the crime.

"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.

This year is seen by the City as the major test of Garnier's strategy.

The major test of modern democracy has fallen into the hands of the Natural Environment Research Council – over the naming of a boat.

The major test of their relationship will be in Serbia's connection to The Hague tribunal, which Mr. Kostunica opposes.

The major test of the security arrangement was likely to be whether the Palestinian Authority was prepared to crack down on Hamas, the militant Islamic movement.

"My clinic is one of a handful in the country that does all the major testing for the government, but my name almost never gets quoted.