Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] [art] part in " in BNC.

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1 As in many other polygamous birds , the male plays no part in nesting and neither , in the case of these birds , does the female .
2 It can be a matter of good timing — and timing as well as luck plays a part in working with nationals .
3 But as the drake plays no part in incubating the eggs , once the mother had wandered off , the eggs in the previous nests just went rotten .
4 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 .
5 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 .
6 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 .
7 Each employee plays a part in taking the product from its beginnings as raw PVC to flooring installed at the customer 's premises .
8 True faith is not simply about thinking the right thoughts — although right thinking plays a part in our faith .
9 But again , he does not mean by this to reduce religion to emotion , though he is clear that emotion plays a part in it .
10 Parents who have read this book and find themselves in agreement with the concept of a religion based on the Created God will realise that ritual has no part in it .
11 True to this description , the Joint High Command played no part in the Hungarian intervention of 1956 , commanded by Army General P. I. Batov of the Soviet Ground Forces ; nor in the invasion of Czechoslovakia in 1968 , which was carried out with the participation of other Pact forces .
12 Only five said religion played a part in their lives .
13 Johnny played no part in this world .
14 These books played a part in establishing a sense of historical continuity in the feminist movement , and they helped to rescue the constitutionalist women 's suffrage movement from the oblivion to which it was in danger of being consigned by the more flamboyant reputation of Emmeline Pankhurst [ q.v . ] .
15 They showed how the organization of the schools played a part in the failure of certain pupils , and how the institution of streaming was actually helping to produce the very attitudes which led to the failure of children placed in the lower streams ( Burgess 1988 ) .
16 There is also a possibility that the River Yeo had been artificially straightened in places in Roman times , suggesting that river transportation played a part in the life of the settlement .
17 Paisley played a part in the Ulster Workers Council but , like the other politicians , he had had to be forced by the workers ' action in starting the strike despite his reservations .
18 He said the Government was considering allowing councillors from each of the three districts within Powys to play a part in local services .
19 Summing up , Graham Hunsley , for Mrs Swales , said : ‘ The woman was assaulted but Mrs Swales took no part in it . ’
20 Ken took no part in Jacobite plots against William III , but all the non-jurors became very unpopular when England was at war with France , which supported James 's claim to the throne .
21 Two metabolic steps play a part in platelet activating factor biosynthesis : firstly , phospholipase A 2 acts on membrane choline containing alkyl phospholipids such as alkyl-acyl-glycerophosphocholine ( AAGPC ) resulting in the production of lyso platelet activating factor , that is — 1-O-alkyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine ; secondly , this lyso platelet activating factor is acetylated by an acetyltransferase to yield the biologically active molecule .
22 This is not to say that economic imperatives play no part in penal developments .
23 ‘ The commission took account of the fact that Wimbledon Football Club had no part in Mr Jones 's involvement in the video . ’
24 The fact that March sales worsened not only year-on-year , but compared with February , suggests the election played a part in the decline , the CBI says .
25 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 .
26 The Act plays no part in the safety regime .
27 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 .
28 The answer to the question played no part in the actual decision .
29 The Boards ' own contracting services and the customer canvassing activities of their salesmen played a part in remedying this situation ; and in most new houses ‘ ring ’ mains , with a range of socket outlets and the new standard 13 amp fused plugs , became the norm .
30 The enigma took no part in local social life .
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