Example sentences of "play a [adj] role in " in BNC.
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| 1 | A year later , he played a central role in founding the Group of 89 , a faction made up of business and professional members of the BLCC who wanted to see a conservative model for Hong Kong 's political development . |
| 2 | Anthropology thus played a central role in the development of Marxism but it would be totally misleading to think of Marx and Engels as early anthropologists . |
| 3 | The blood of animals was also sacred , or seen as belonging particularly to the deity , and so its shedding played a central role in Jewish cult . |
| 4 | After the war Goldschmidt played a central role in the development of the French nuclear power programme and he has some complimentary , uncomplimentary and candid things to say about the British civil nuclear power programme . |
| 5 | Punch played a central role in the evolution of satirical humour and in creating opportunities for the cartoonist and the illustrator . |
| 6 | Traditional oral forms of communication , which played a central role in the maintenance of social and political order — ensuring continuity and reinforcing values and norms of behaviour — was gradually confronted by a quite different form based on the new technology of print and , generally , on a foreign language . |
| 7 | During the last years of peace Keir Hardie , the leader of British socialism , played a central role in committing the Socialist International to a policy of the general strike against war . |
| 8 | During a visit to the Galapagos in 1835 , Charles Darwin was fascinated by these birds , and they eventually played a central role in developing his theory of evolution through natural selection . |
| 9 | A free , honourable and vigorous press played a central role in exposing Nixon ; the Supreme Court and the Senate stood firm and forced his downfall . |
| 10 | ( d. 1265 ) , keeper of the king 's works at Westminster , son of Odo the goldsmith , played a central role in King Henry III 's rebuilding of Westminster Abbey . |
| 11 | The final activities were another guided tour , back at Wharf Station , where Graham showed us round the museum that he played a central role in setting up . |
| 12 | We have already seen how the endogeneity of inflationary expectations played a central role in Friedman 's critique of the Phillips curve . |
| 13 | And journeys always played a central role in his imagination . |
| 14 | As my hon. Friend pointed out , Labour played a disreputable role in relation to trusts . |
| 15 | As in the 1950s , when he played a similar role in the emergence of CND , he was primarily interested in a committee of notables lobbying the powerful , and had no intention of starting a mass movement . |
| 16 | In 1885 a Plumage League was founded in Britain to protest against the trade , while the Audubon Society played a similar role in the United States . |
| 17 | Among middle-class women , early marriage played a similar role in increasing risk of depression . |
| 18 | Public sector workers played a similar role in the United Kingdom . |
| 19 | Although representatives of the Prussian ruling class they played a necessary role in the development of the national aspirations of the people which was to lead to our new Germany … . ’ |
| 20 | In different ways , paralysis in monetary and fiscal policy played a critical role in 1929–39 . |
| 21 | The idea of democracy played a critical role in Dewey 's philosophy . |
| 22 | The same is true in medicine : the TA played a spendid role in the Gulf , where a complete field hospital was made available from Glasgow . |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | 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 . |
| 26 | 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 . |
| 27 | 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 . |
| 28 | 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 . |
| 29 | 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 . |
| 30 | 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 . |