Example sentences of "play a major role in " in BNC.
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| 1 | Because the established church played a major role in the provision of education before the passing of the Elementary Education Act of 1870 , it is not surprising that the lofty , brick-built church of St Peter shares its site with a school . |
| 2 | Equivalent of the Territorial Army , the Volunteers played a major role in Hong Kong 's doomed resistance against the Japanese early in the Pacific War . |
| 3 | At the same time as setting up and equipping new residential projects , the CMHTs also played a major role in preparing and supporting residents through , for example : assessing and training individuals with a mental handicap ; enabling parents ‘ to let go ’ ; and either directly providing or facilitating continuing support for residents . |
| 4 | Oral tradition played a major role in education , and we we should remember that many of Charles ' legal documents were merely written reminders which related to verbal laws , decisions , commands and traditions . |
| 5 | We shall see later ( p. 244 ) that the monitoring of trustworthiness in companions probably played a major role in the evolution of self-awareness in higher primates . |
| 6 | Nevertheless , one can not escape obtaining the impression that the farming community , who stand to benefit from the financial supports and incentives available under the Directive , played a major role in defining the boundaries of the LFAs . |
| 7 | The famous bull Terling Marthus , with plenty of American blood in his ancestry , was imported from South Africa and played a major role in continuing the British breed 's development . |
| 8 | Coleman claimed that his greatest contribution to the young veterinary profession was that he played a major role in securing that from 1796 appointments as veterinary surgeons ( a term used by the Standing Board of General Officers ) in the cavalry , and eventually ( 1805 ) in the artillery , were by commission rather than by warrant . |
| 9 | It played a major role in the production of the first tactical nuclear weapons ; and , in consequence , moved sharply away from basic investigations towards engineering development . |
| 10 | The ‘ absence ’ of international issues is , however , in many ways an illusion : one can say that if formal controversy over foreign policy was markedly absent from the campaign , international factors played a major role in shaping it , and , even more so , to affect the future course of British politics , whatever the incumbent government does . |
| 11 | She has served as a student counsellor with the Education and Training Department and as deputy director of practice regulation she played a major role in setting up the new regulations for financial services business and audit . |
| 12 | Many hitherto unpublished photographs accompany details of the parts played by the Royal Observer Corps , Civil Defence , Fire , Police and Ambulance services , plus the men and women who worked in the anti-aircraft emplacements , ATS , Balloon Command , and of course the RAF , who played a major role in photographing and bombing the manufacture and launch sites . |
| 13 | A major part was played by the international Red Cross movement , founded in 1863 , and whose role was formalised in the Geneva Conventions of 1864 and 1906–7 on the treatment of the wounded and the sick , and which also played a major role in the movement to impose humanitarian principles to the conduct of war . |
| 14 | Members of WACC 's European Regional Association ( ERA-WACC ) played a major role in helping to place communication high on CEC 's working agenda . |
| 15 | Involvement of the teachers : In successful schools , the teachers were involved in curriculum planning and played a major role in developing their own curriculum guidelines . |
| 16 | The vigour with which Lenin pressed his own view of the Party played a major role in crystallizing the latent divisions among the Social Democrats . |
| 17 | While Dicey played a major role in shaping this tradition , his particular views are not to be equated with it . |
| 18 | Although Dicey 's theory played a major role in shaping the dominant tradition , his views are subsequently re-invented in the light of the requirements of this tradition . |
| 19 | Last year , church leaders in Benin played a major role in the political debate that opened the door to current democratic changes . |
| 20 | Newman not only inspired Doctor Who , he also played a major role in structuring the whole fabric of British television drama in the 1960s , adding considerably to the worldwide reputation for quality it still enjoys today . |
| 21 | Albert Einstein was largely responsible for the first , was entirely responsible for the second , and played a major role in the development of the third . |
| 22 | He played a major role in the organization of the royal expedition to Boulogne of that year , and was knighted at the end of the campaign . |
| 23 | Following World War I , he played a major role in the gramophone industry as chairman of the Edison Phonograph Company and the Columbia Graphaphone Company . |
| 24 | In Canada , the aims of the women 's pressure groups which played a major role in bringing about reforming legislation , have been described as follows : |
| 25 | As the Association 's general secretary , David played a major role in the many developments which took place during the period . |
| 26 | He played a major role in the talks between the government and Solidarity leaders which in April 1989 paved the way for the dismantling of the communist regime . |
| 27 | Civic Alliance , a coalition of extra-parliamentary opposition groups , played a major role in the anti-government strikes and protests , and in July 1991 Civic Alliance decided to transform itself into a political party . |
| 28 | The Port of Leith again played a major role in the war effort with Henry Robb Ltd . |
| 29 | Joined the Group in 1975 and played a major role in developing the Group 's significant offshore engineering activities . |
| 30 | Joined the Group in 1985 and played a major role in developing the Group 's gas turbine division . |