Example sentences of "[noun] plays a part in " in BNC.
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| 1 | It can be a matter of good timing — and timing as well as luck plays a part in working with nationals . |
| 2 | The processes underlying habituation training will presumably go on during distinctiveness training and thus , if we accept the interpretation of habituation discussed in Chapter 2 , we must also accept the possibility that stimulus differentiation plays a part in acquired distinctiveness . |
| 3 | Although the very long-term future plays a part in present thinking ( for example , concern about the burden which present promises of pension levels may impose on future generations of working age ) , it is the shorter-term prospects — from now until the end of the century — which mainly concern policy-makers , the caring professions , informal carers of infirm elderly people , and older people themselves . |
| 4 | Each Department plays a part in creating a stimulating environment where creativity and enterprise are valued and encouraged and where a sense of internationalism is evident in all areas of work . |
| 5 | Each employee plays a part in taking the product from its beginnings as raw PVC to flooring installed at the customer 's premises . |
| 6 | True faith is not simply about thinking the right thoughts — although right thinking plays a part in our faith . |
| 7 | But again , he does not mean by this to reduce religion to emotion , though he is clear that emotion plays a part in it . |
| 8 | Each faculty plays a part in organizing courses and the programme ranges from Microelectronics , Civil Engineering and Building Technology to Yoga , Olympic Gymnastics and modern languages . |
| 9 | In this connection , it is assumed that a sufficiently positive association between peptic ulceration and the allele of a defined genetic locus indicates that the genetic trait plays a part in the pathogenesis of the ulceration . |
| 10 | In British culture this would make conversation very difficult as the extent and direction of gaze between people in a group plays a part in regulating their conversation and signalling who will speak next ( turntaking ) . |
| 11 | Most doctors agree that diet plays a part in prevention of heart disease — less animal fats and more fibre are thought best — as discussed earlier . |
| 12 | Platelet activating factor plays a part in the mucosal injury of the gastrointestinal tract in anomals . |
| 13 | Lacan emphasizes that the unconscious plays a part in the ego , as well as the id . |
| 14 | After all , the postclassical position recognises that variability in human criminal motivations plays a part in accounting for the prevalence of crimes : it would not be too damaging to the overall position to allow that in some cases it plays the major part ( provided that the exceptions only constitute a tiny proportion of total crime — which would certainly be the case with sexual abuse of children ) . |
| 15 | ‘ Police officers may also be working in stressful conditions and stress plays a part in back pain , ’ she said . |
| 16 | But , since too much stress plays a part in causing a number of more serious physical disorders — including heart , breathing , digestive , muscle and mental troubles — it is doubly important to come to grips and control it . |
| 17 | Public policy plays a part in a number of these decisions and a student could be forgiven for confusion at the complexity of the area and the number of legal doctrines used . |
| 18 | There is an increasing sense that each person 's life-history plays a part in the illness ‘ chosen ’ by the body . |
| 19 | Social ambivalence towards old people plays a part in these somewhat muddled expectations from those who care for them . |
| 20 | Therefore , it is possible that back diffusion of H + ions secondary to disruption of the mucosal barrier plays a part in the failure of these beverages to stimulate acid secretion . |
| 21 | So , alcohol plays a part in obesity but in addition , physical and mental performance are impaired . |
| 22 | Our data do not support the idea that the xanthine/ xanthine oxidase pathway plays a part in ulcerative colitis as allopurinol , in concentrations known to inhibit xanthine oxidase activity , did not affect chemiluminescence . |
| 23 | If this incident plays a part in intensifying the co-operation between the two Governments on security policy , I think that good will have come out of it . |
| 24 | Adult opinion has swung back and forward as to the value of one method or another and sheer fashion plays a part in determining feeding methods from one generation — or one decade — to the next . |
| 25 | What is more , the experimental results that have been taken to demonstrate that retrieval plays a part in latent inhibition can not demonstrate this failure to be the sole source of the effect — these experiments show that a CS-US association is indeed formed after latent inhibition training and can be revealed if the conditions of testing are appropriate ; they do not show convincingly that the association is just as strong as that formed in subjects given no pre-exposure to the target stimulus . |
| 26 | Thus they consider that SSE should include a written report ; that teachers are not likely to be reluctant to take part in SSE if a written report plays a part in the scheme . |
| 27 | The availability of such services plays a part in whether an old person is able to stay at home . |