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

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1 A key response of governments in Europe to the perceived fiscal crisis of the mid-1970s was to adopt strategies which would restrain state expenditure , switch payment for utilities from taxation to consumer charging , and allow the private and voluntary sectors to play a larger role in the provision of transport , education and welfare services .
2 Where the pupils referred to in the next section are concerned , their teachers seem to play a larger role in the arbitration of proper action .
3 They seem to play a larger role in the arbitration of proper action , and this appears to be the case , first , because they like and respect them as a consequence of the way they themselves are treated , and second , because of their instrumental value .
4 It was a decision that was later to play a large role in their downfall .
5 The corporation ( currently state-owned but soon to be privatised ) already has considerable experience with optical-fibre technology , and argues that it should be allowed to play a large role in cabling Britain .
6 The sort of place , you might think , to play a large role in the events like the Swaledale Festival .
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