Example sentences of "[noun sg] play a [adj] part in " in BNC.

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1 ‘ But it could also seriously affect the health of schoolchildren as numerous studies have shown that milk plays a vital part in their nutritional intake .
2 ‘ The local park plays a big part in the lives of many families in this town , ’ said Midlesbrough Council 's leisure services chairman Bob Kerr .
3 Faith plays a full part in the process of prayer .
4 Faith plays an enormous part in healing .
5 Machine knitting plays an important part in stimulating the residents ' creative talents and a small textile workshop has been set up with some encouraging results .
6 Luck plays a great part in success and as mine would have it , I was chosen for the pre-Christmas show .
7 Luck plays a big part in a manager 's fortunes .
8 We can not smell their pheromones , though it is clear from their behaviour that smell plays a great part in social life : in mother-foal bonding , group identity , individual recognition , mating , tracking , perhaps recognition of home range , and so on .
9 Market research plays an important part in the planning of any new retail outlet ; it may also help a retailer decide what products to stock .
10 But the mind plays a big part in this game .
11 Reviewing plays a key part in the process of learning from experience .
12 Just to ask them whether or not religion plays an important part in their life does not get us very far .
13 Religion plays an important part in the lives of thousands of millions of people .
14 Inevitably review plays a great part in the process of quality control by external agencies .
15 We have already reported that lipid peroxidation plays a significant part in the pathogenesis of gastric mucosal lesions induced by water immersion restraint stress , burn shock , and ischemia-reperfusion .
16 The mission programme plays an important part in increasing local companies ' awareness of export potential and rewards .
17 A levy of some sort is essential , so that the industry plays a major part in all training .
18 Have anxiety , fear , guilt , anger , personal embarrassment or ridicule played a significant part in what you have just been analysing ?
19 The fact that on the whole constituencies tended to return MPs on distinct party platforms , even on occasion issuing instructions to those chosen advising them how to act once in Parliament , has led to the conclusion that the electorate played a large part in perpetuating the intensity of party strife at Westminster .
20 Staff in Lothian 's Finance Department played a crucial part in questioning predictions of reform costs and savings produced for the Government by consultants Touche Ross .
21 His side played a significant part in making this a good match .
22 However much the Christian religion taught of Christ , the Old Testament played a vital part in the reconciling of Germanic society and Christianity .
23 The Staff in the Department play a full part in the extra-curricular life of the School , as it is important that the children do not see Learning Support as in any way different or apart from the mainstream of school life .
24 Divorce or bereavement means that loneliness and grief play a large part in their life for some time .
25 We know that cause and effect play an important part in the universe , and science shows us how this works .
26 These findings suggest that active oxygen species and lipid peroxidation play an important part in the pathogenesis of gastric mucosal injury induced by indomethacin , and that the decreased glutathione peroxidase activity aggravated the injury due to accelerated accumulation of hydrogen peroxide and lipid peroxides in the gastric mucosal cell .
27 The long history of Polish resistance played an important part in heightening the regime 's suspicions of signs of cultural autonomy anywhere in the Empire , and in fuelling the aggressive nationalist tone adopted by both Alexander III and Nicholas II .
28 The reduction in the growth of National Income played an important part in raising the ratio in the early 1980s ; both directly , by restricting the denominator , and indirectly , by causing unplanned increases in expenditure on social security .
29 223 Squadron played a full part in this campaign although Hampton left the unit in mid April for a brief rest having flown 70 operational sorties .
30 That luck played a big part in the distribution of favours at Dovercourt is confirmed by Anna Saville .
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