Example sentences of "play a crucial role in [art] " in BNC.

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1 A word ought here to be said about supernovae , since they play a crucial role in the creation of planets and of life itself .
2 They are fine men and they play a crucial role in the creative life of this magazine .
3 Though the system has now been modified for some years , local authorities still play a crucial role in the shaping of the local environment by , for example , forecasting the need for roads for travel to work or leisure , and thus plan on the basis of that need Planners seek to influence behaviour , for example , by deciding that particular zones will be devoted to industrial estates , others to shopping centres and residential use in order to harmonise traffic movement and so on .
4 Armstrong and MeGee ( 1985 ) , for example , show how cities in Asia and Latin America play a crucial role in the dissemination of ‘ Western ’ cultural values , particularly the philosophy of consumerism , and the central functions of the TNCs in this .
5 It is obvious , then , that the discount houses play a crucial role in the UK monetary system .
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