Example sentences of "[art] [adj] role played by " in BNC.

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1 Talks between the ruling AP and the opposition MNR , CONDEPA and MBL , which had been convoked to resolve a political crisis which had arisen in November over the political role played by the Supreme court , many of whose members were linked with the MNR [ see pp. 37851-52 ] , broke down in March 1991 .
2 He did not elaborate on the usual roles played by a king 's sons , who in fact were expected from an early age to join in their father 's business , as envoys and generals , counsellors as long as they remained in their father 's household , and rulers of sub-kingdoms as and when regna were available .
3 But the great difference here is the lesser role played by registration .
4 Despite the generous role played by the testator 's intention in these cases , the texts never speak of voluntas here .
5 We shall see that the conflicts between the different roles played by the judge in the political order persist today .
6 The Council of Nicaea was the largest assembly of bishops hitherto , and though the great majority of the members were from the Greek East , the presence of Roman legates and the prominent role played by the sees of Alexandria and Antioch made it possible for the council to be given the title ‘ ecumenical ’ .
7 Also exposed is the prominent role played by Jews in anti-Christian and Communist politics in the USA .
8 The combination of the reproducibility and reliability of long-term potentiation as a physiological phenomenon , the evidence of the central role played by the hippocampus in mammalian memory and the renewed enthusiasm about the prospects for productive research into the cellular processes of memory produced , in the early 1980s , an extraordinary bandwagon in hippocampal studies .
9 The central role played by the railways in transporting meat dictated the location of the meat markets .
10 She also makes the crucial point that it is wrong to attribute it to the mass of black people , finding it most marked among some intellectual and political leaders , who also obscure the central roles played by lesbians and gays in black communities .
11 It is important , in reviewing the early history of the CNAA 's relationships with the colleges , to emphasize the consistent role played by Frank Hornby in pressing for greater academic independence .
12 If we wish to examine the problem of recidivism amongst offenders , to look at the prisons alone would ignore the crucial roles played by the courts and the Home Office in the determination of sentences and the prison system we have .
13 Development finance : The Report acknowledged the crucial role played by the international banks in providing loans and export credits to non-oil LDCs .
14 Urgently reappraising the crucial role played by the radical Protestants who defied privilege , hierarchy and imperialism , this is an incisive and timely reminder of a hidden but powerful undercurrent in Irish history .
15 Varah intervened and , in finding her alternative accommodation , averted a family tragedy — proof of the crucial role played by his brainchild .
16 The Trust adds : ‘ The immense work done by the three principal participants , Simon Pepper ( WWF ) , John Hunt ( RSPB ) and Nigel Hawkins ( JMMT ) and the crucial role played by Chris Brasher has to be acknowledged and we can only regret that their efforts were not rewarded with a more positive outcome . ’
17 Even if the structural , social roots of liberal weakness are conceded , the traditional liberal interpretation can take refuge in its emphasis on the crucial role played by the key political figure , the Tsar .
18 But they also recognize the crucial role played by ideas of different kinds : for Bottoms the collapse of the rehabilitative ideal looms large , for Fitzgerald and Sim there are crises of legitimacy and authority , Woolf stresses prisoners ' sense of injustice , while Hall charts the creation of an ideology of law and order .
19 We take every opportunity to explain the crucial role played by the Appointed Actuary in the management of the company and to this end have recently published a booklet for non-actuarial directors and other senior managers of life assurance companies summarising the responsibilities and duties .
20 Hence , senior managers recognize the pivotal role played by lowranking officers .
21 Chris Cutler 's theoretical alignment with the Benjamin tradition , like Wicke 's , is implicit rather than explicit.4 Nevertheless , he clearly echoes Benjamin and Enzensberger in his stress on the democratic potential of electronic media , and on the leading role played by technological developments in general within the changing practice of cultural production .
22 Recording this news reminded me of the valuable role played by Area Presidents in guiding their Area and representing the Areas at a variety of events and functions .
23 People naturally want to retire and it is therefore important to offer opportunities for fulfilment in leisure , education and voluntary activities and to recognise the valuable role played by older people within the family .
24 I accept the valuable role played by the Minister , but does he accept that , although sponsorship is valuable , even more important is the fact that institutions such as the Royal Opera House can not go much further in the sponsorship race and will require funding ?
25 Their spokesman acknowledged the valuable role played by the Friends but argued the letters bordered on blackmail .
26 Nowhere is this more apparent than in the ambivalent role played by the magical philosophies of the Renaissance .
27 Thomas Henry Huxley was a young morphologist and paleontologist who was anxious to challenge the traditional role played by natural theology and establish the life sciences as independent disciplines .
28 The following analysis of the influence of armaments engineers on policy making also holds good for telecoms engineers : The key roles played by the corps of armaments engineers in making France 's arms complex run can hardly be exaggerated .
29 Taylor ( 1987 ) has interestingly suggested that the key roles played by organisations in the law and order debate , were those with crucial authority functions within the British State .
30 Sir Matt Busby , who as a Manchester City player often appeared against what he calls ‘ the magnificent Arsenal of the early Thirties ’ , describes the key role played by Alex James ( whom he knew and idolized as a boy in the Glasgow suburbs of their youth ) : ‘ James was the great creator from the middle .
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