Example sentences of "to play a crucial role in " in BNC.

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1 As part of this process , education was expected to play a crucial role in changing attitudes , not simply in creating national unity and skills to improve the national economy .
2 ‘ Basically we are an experienced team , but the youngsters are going to play a crucial role in trying to keep us up there . ’
3 The SCS was to play a crucial role in this and future strike action .
4 It is this group who will be the senior teachers , heads and inspectors at the beginning of the second millennium , and it will be they who will therefore have the opportunity , if they choose to take it , to play a crucial role in educational reform .
5 The ambitions of the northern nobility were to play a crucial role in national politics at the end of the century .
6 It also brought European immigrants , who were to play a crucial role in the introduction of Marxist ideas to Latin America , flooding into these countries , where newly built ports and railways were facilitating the spread of new political theories .
7 Polythene went into production just in time to play a crucial role in enabling radar equipment to be deployed effectively in the Battle of Britain .
8 The school is both a place and a system of education which continues to play a crucial role in preparing young people for adult and working life .
9 Party alignments were further affected by the fact that the executive powers of the Crown were not significantly limited by the Glorious Revolution , which meant that the monarch continued to play a crucial role in shaping the pattern of politics after 1689 .
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