1.   In those years, I believed I was on the verge of a major discovery.

2.   Major discoveries of Tertiary lignite have recently been made in Northern Ireland.

3.   The paper is often quoted as the original report of a major discovery, but it does not look like it.

4.   Also on Monday, Conoco said it made a major discovery off Vietnam and has extended a field off Indonesia.

5.   And there Yanagimachi made his first major discovery -- a way to fertilize hamster eggs in the laboratory.

6.   At formal opening ceremonies the following month, Friedland announced a major new gold discovery at the site.

7.   A major discovery announced last week has given birth to a new field of science, the comparative study of planetary systems.

8.   A succession of major astronomical discoveries has revealed more and more that we inhabitants of Earth are not that special, that our planet may be one among many.

9.   Acquisitions in Europe aside, Cairn is focusing its exploration activities on the Far East and Pacific Rim region, and is particularly hopeful for major discoveries in Bangladesh.

10.   After all, he is a researcher, and major discoveries do not typically conform to rigid corporate timetables.