Example sentences of "[vb mod] play a [adj] role in " in BNC.

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1 Politics must play a major role in any decision — but how long can the organisers afford to defer their verdict on whether the country is stable enough to stage World Cup 1995 ?
2 We took advantage of a comprehensive review of strategic guidance in Wales to press home our view that land use planning must play a central role in reducing society 's demands for finite natural resources .
3 The cover reads , ‘ If South Africa is to achieve a non-violent transition to democracy , the police must play a crucial role in keeping the peace .
4 So far as consumer markets , and especially mass markets , are concerned , advertising must play a vital role in the first three stages of the process .
5 It would seem reasonable to assume from this , that the length of the chains in the sample must play a significant role in determining the resistance to flow and the effect of chain length on log η , measured at low shear rates to ensure Newtonian flow , is illustrated in figure 12.4 .
6 Industry should play a primary role in realizing its aims .
7 Reaffirmed its support for the Palestine Liberation Organisation as the ‘ sole legitimate representative ’ of the Palestinian people and stated that it should play a full role in a UN conference to negotiate a settlement to the Middle East conflict .
8 Israel also agreed " in principle " on June 5 that the European Communities ( EC ) should play a direct role in a conference , as announced during a visit to Paris by Israel 's Foreign Minister , David Levi , and subsequently confirmed by Shamir , despite opposition from hardliners within his Cabinet .
9 The latter should play a leading role in ensuring these statements are understood by governors and staff .
10 In early 1944 , de Gaulle regarded it as essential that French forces , which now numbered 400,000 men , should play a leading role in the campaigns to liberate Europe .
11 This potency has led to the idea that endothelin-1 might play a pathophysiological role in circulatory disorder resulting ischaemic or haemorrhagic changes in various organs .
12 The men are now looking forward to Saturday when the first Challenger tanks arrive ; it 's these that 'll play a key role in any ground battles should war become unavoidable .
13 It is an important experiment and one that could play a key role in securing public approval , or disapproval , for genetic engineering .
14 STRIKER Andy Payton could play a key role in Middlesbrough 's final promotion push .
15 He also believes his gas sensor could play a key role in improving home safety by acting as a fire detector .
16 Men were subject to their fathers , to their elder brothers ; women were subject to men ( though some could influence men 's treatment of women , and some could play a political role in relations among men ) .
17 If there could be more attempts like this to show mentally handicapped lives in their normality , rather than in a sensational way , the media could play a major role in helping the public to understand more about the lives that handicapped people lead ; that they are not all anguish and broken dreams , but often constructive , fulfilling and as life enhancing as anyone else 's .
18 In the UK , the NCC could play a major role in supplementing ADAS advice whether or not statutory sites ( e. g .
19 However , with larger samples , and a focus upon those most likely to benefit ( severely demented people living alone and without wholly involved informal carers , yet not requiring 24-hour-a-day care ) , a scheme such as the Home Support Project could play a major role in delaying the need for institutional care .
20 He expressed his conviction that the USSR could play a leading role in the resolution of the Kampuchean conflict .
21 We first question we would like to answer is whether any of the B II junctions created above are actually present in the solution structure of CATGACGTCATG or whether they could play a significant role in an equilibrium of different solution conformations .
22 The other member of the school staff was the principal teacher of the remedial department who it was felt would play a key role in Tony 's remaining time at school .
23 I was very determined that drama activities would play a central role in the English curriculum , and I found my Working Group were unanimous in supporting this approach .
24 A proper understanding of the revolution would play a central role in developing the socialist consciousness of the working masses , in inspiring the people with confidence and pride in the construction of socialism under the leadership of the party .
25 This procedure would play a central role in the phonological-recoding phase of learning to read , described in Chapter 4 ; and one of the varieties of developmental dyslexia described in Chapter 5 appears to be a consequence of difficulties in using this procedure when learning to read .
26 The cast of this production would play a major role in the MainMan organization set up by Tony DeFries to handle David 's career : Cherry Vanilla would become Press Agent , Jamie Andrews an Administrator , Tony Zanetta David 's Personal Assistant and Leee Black Childers the MainMan Staff Photographer .
27 However , these difficulties have not proved insurmountable in other EEC countries , and targeted public procurement would play a useful role in establishing a move back to full employment .
28 Unveiling proposals for a new global anti-missile system in co-operation with the United States , Yeltsin emphasised that " we do not want to be mere partners , we want to be allies " , adding that a new democratic Russia would play a full role in joint efforts based on collective security .
29 And in the German-Soviet Bonn declaration , signed this summer , Mr Gorbachev agreed that the Nato and the Warsaw Pact would be maintained and that the transatlantic members of the Western Alliance — the US and Canada — would play a vital role in the Common European Home .
30 In the non-insulin-dependent diabetic it has been postulated that insulin may play a key role in the pathogenesis of elevated blood pressure .
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