Example sentences of "play a vital role in " in BNC.
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| 1 | He played a vital role in setting up the Australian National Trust , and was president of the Australian Academy of the Humanities . |
| 2 | Nevertheless the breaking of the German Enigma codes , which became known as the Ultra secret , played a vital role in winning the war and was the only good thing to come out of MI6 . |
| 3 | Thorpe played a vital role in defence and with Cleverly and Colston keeping the score moving . |
| 4 | Br. 191 , 27 , 1095 ) the only mention of protection against poison gas — which played a vital role in World War I — is a photograph of troops wearing a primitive cloth helmet which rapidly became redundant . |
| 5 | As the fund entered its second century , it still played a vital role in the welfare of the patients . |
| 6 | From Catania , where they played a vital role in their country 's successful bid for a place in next year 's World Sevens finals , the two Taiwanese stars , flanker Jon Teng Sing and winger Chyan Shuonn Mae , headed for Paris to join the multi-national FIRA selection which made a four-match , two-test tour to Namibia . |
| 7 | The original owner played a vital role in the most versatile design and layout features . |
| 8 | Whilst independent of any group or school of musical ethos , he nevertheless played a vital role in the development of music this century , both as a composer and teacher , combining exotic rhythms with Western harmonies and a continuous preoccupation with birdsong and Catholicism ; these elements are most effectively combined in his epic St Francis of Assisi , premièred at the Paris Opera in 1983 . |
| 9 | A museum of economic botany was opened in 1847 , and in later decades Kew played a vital role in the spread of useful plants around the British empire . |
| 10 | Brandt 's emphasis on the annual variation of light and nutrients was modified by Alexander Nathansohn ( 1878–1940 ) , who pointed out that the vertical circulation of water played a vital role in bringing nutrients to the surface . |
| 11 | He sought a monopoly of the coal trade , with its lucrative market in Dublin , and to this end he played a vital role in developing the harbour facilities in Whitehaven . |
| 12 | Andrew Square Office played a vital role in helping Scotland win the Team Award in the Royline Quarterly Awards . |
| 13 | Small towns ( population less than 5,000 in 1801 ) played a vital role in provincial Britain and France as marketing , craft and service centres . |
| 14 | Situated on the banks of the River Mondego , on an important crossroads , it has for centuries played a vital role in the life of the centre of the country . |
| 15 | In Germany the bureaucracy played a vital role in the subordination of society and the creation of elites through which the regime played off one group against another , enabling ‘ a minority to terrorize the majority ’ ( Neumann 1944 , p. 367 ) . |
| 16 | The female foresters , nicknamed lumberJILLS , played a vital role in the war . |
| 17 | It played a vital role in the Falklands , and in the Gulf . |
| 18 | John Hampden 's admirers claim he was the Winston Churchill of the English Civil War , and played a vital role in the birth of democracy . |
| 19 | Yet later he played a vital role in the famous win on American soil ! |
| 20 | Drama activity should continue to play a vital role in all pupils ' secondary school experience . |
| 21 | Ipswich 's cereal import and exports continue to play a vital role in the dock 's success . |
| 22 | Foreign investment continued to play a vital role in industry . |
| 23 | It was also reported in August 1989 that Circuit Judge Bracewell was to play a vital role in the administration of the Children Act , advising on the system needed to match individual cases to the court best fitted to deal with them . |
| 24 | CAL courses continue to play a vital role in the tuition of Banking Certificate and Pre-Associateship Route students , filling the gap left by colleges which are unable to mount evening classes because of local authority funding constraints and limited demand . |
| 25 | Under the heading of ‘ People ’ in the Chief Executive 's Report , Ralph Ellis states that ‘ The skills , commitment and professionalism of all our employees continue to play a vital role in the group 's performance . |
| 26 | Major companies still believe corporate hospitality plays a vital role in achieving marketing goals , but now they are having to justify the expense . |
| 27 | It has been acknowledged that the current housing situation plays a vital role in the recession . |
| 28 | Religion plays a vital role in society because it provides an explanation of origin and destiny , of identity and purpose . |
| 29 | The notional expenditure level assessed by the GRE plays a vital role in the process of allocation for the Block Grant element of the Rate Support Grant , so that it is of considerable importance for the assessment procedure to be equitable . |
| 30 | Another , on their economic importance , shows how male fern has been used as a cure for worms or as a love philtre , how clubmosses provide homoeopathic treatments for everything from hiccups to pre-menstrual tension , and how the mosquito fern plays a vital role in rice production . |