Example sentences of "played a central 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 . |