Example sentences of "[prep] the role [prep] [noun pl] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As with coverage of political events , there is a need to ensure intelligibility ( which is achieved by evoking stereotypical explanations , such as the role of agitators or ‘ hooligan youth ’ ) and excitement ( hence the fixation on the dramatic and spectacular ) . |
| 2 | Taking the specific argument about the role of drugs and ‘ drug barons ’ in stimulating the riots , this seems to have served two purposes . |
| 3 | It has been suggested that degradation on the inside reflects beliefs about the role of women and the rights of elderly women in particular , an example of sexism and ageism in practice ( Phillipson , 1981 , p. 198 ) . |
| 4 | Well that will seem to me to be a bit more but obviously it 's up to you but it may not quite work out as neatly as erm but you may well like to think about the role of women as perceived , the way they treat men and relationships . |
| 5 | Research then focusses on access to the public housing sector , in order to reveal whether the role of the state was less direct ( specifically aimed at the Caribbean population through the migration agency ) than indirect ( through the role of employers and the general involvement of the state in housing provision ) . |
| 6 | The evolution of the role of teachers and the view of the social purpose of schools have led to a multiplicity of demands on teachers which are not necessarily compatible and may be contradictory , if not actually mutually exclusive . |
| 7 | Only after the social formation had been constructed could the evaluation of the role of institutions and values be undertaken in terms of the place of these consciously-realized phenomena in its working . |
| 8 | Not least , as we have shown , an analysis of the role of employers and their organisations leads to important insights into the structure and dimensions of collective bargaining . |
| 9 | Hall reveals through his examination of Colnaghi documents that Berenson 's recommendations at times ‘ follow almost word for word , Gutekunst 's own letters to Berenson ’ , suggesting that it is time for a re-examination of the role of dealers as well as the more famous advisers in influencing taste . |
| 10 | While political science has greatly concentrated on the role of governments and the executive , at the cost of examining the role of legislatures , it is clear that academic comment now presents a more varied picture of the role of parliaments than that of the decline of which Lord Bryce wrote . |
| 11 | It is easy to imagine the uses to which historians might put this information : from improving their understanding of the role of charities and giving , to providing material to construct a profile of a twentieth-century charity . |
| 12 | An explanation of the role of banks as deposit-taking institutions and intermediaries then follows . |
| 13 | Many reformers in these states have become concerned with the role of plans and markets in socialist economies , with the way the state and political life should be organized , and with the kinds of property relationships compatible with socialism . |
| 14 | The Falcons have been cast in the role of curtain-raisers and will open the show on both days . |
| 15 | To some , they are signs of an overall decline in the family and in familistic values , to an extent which threatens the fabric of society itself ; to others , they indicate a successful adaptation on the part of the family to economic and social change ; to yet others , the changes have meant deeper and new contradictions in the role of women and more subtle patterns of sexual exploitation . |
| 16 | This chapter reviews the evidence about the changes and continuities in the role of women and men in the British economy , and summarizes research findings about the direct and indirect effect of gender on women 's earning power . |
| 17 | They are also indicative of more general changes in the role of psychiatrists and other professionals , such as social workers and psychiatric nurses , in the direction of better collaboration and sharing of skills between the different professional groups . |
| 18 | As with education these interventions and the reduction in the role of producers and local government spokesmen have usually been made in the name of promoting value for money and increasing choice for consumers . |
| 19 | This has meant a change in the role of carers and a move towards short-term placement . |
| 20 | Doctors such as geriatricians and psychiatrists have been cast in the role of fixers and gatekeepers to protect the institutions . |
| 21 | There is a delightful passage where he addresses himself to the role of dreams and faces out the difficulty inherent in medieval lore which others like Chaucer resolve through ambiguity : namely , that in a situation where some dreams were held to reveal truth and others to be the products of a disordered digestive system , it is difficult to distinguish true from false . |
| 22 | National women 's organizations were highly critical of FIS policy , especially with regard to the role of women and its advocated segregation of school students according to gender . |
| 23 | Some German women are up in arms , No thank you , they say to going back to the role of mothers and home builders . |
| 24 | In later Zoroastrianism the emphasis laid by Zarathustra on the role of individuals and the character of their life was replaced by concern for the general fate of mankind . |
| 25 | While political science has greatly concentrated on the role of governments and the executive , at the cost of examining the role of legislatures , it is clear that academic comment now presents a more varied picture of the role of parliaments than that of the decline of which Lord Bryce wrote . |
| 26 | I shall focus on the role of headteachers and how to deal with them in Chapter 7 . |
| 27 | I would put more emphasis on the role of schools and teachers in dissuading girls from science , and less on girls ' internal states . |
| 28 | That it 's time perhaps that we should look at the role of bankers and see whether or not they should have a wider duty than at present . |
| 29 | One session will look at the role of cities as major providers of huge new leisure facilities and sporting venues . |