Example sentences of "[noun pl] play a [adj] role in " in BNC.
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| 1 | The arrangement of the oceans in relation to the continents plays a decisive role in creating and sustaining life on Earth . |
| 2 | The formulation and implementation of pilot , demonstration and otherwise innovative projects plays a crucial role in unlocking and mobilising the full potential of Glasgow 's assets . |
| 3 | Secondly data structures are already beginning to come apart from use structures and GIS plays a central role in this . |
| 4 | The socialist parties played a peripheral role in the revolution of 1905 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | Three years later the introduction of a new registration system for despatches and telegrams played a crucial role in changing the position of the more senior officials , the first-division clerks , and giving them , far more than in the past , a share in policy-making . |
| 7 | Without doubt , content is the main consideration in most kinds of library , and it is probably rare for physical characteristics to play a decisive role in the selection decision . |
| 8 | The Government will continue to encourage all parties to play a constructive role in the reform process . |
| 9 | There is , in fact , a complex network of gene interactions , the product of one gene controlling the activity of others which involves an intimate relationship between nucleus and cytoplasm , because cytoplasmic signals play a crucial role in controlling transcription and thus determining whether genes are on or off . |
| 10 | The mechanism functions only if fiscal considerations play a decisive role in location choice . |
| 11 | In fact , computers play a leading role in a great deal of cartoon production these days . |
| 12 | A national industrial relations system formulated with labour organisations which are an adjunct to a successful nationalist movement , which has secured independence , may be expected to show some characteristics different from [ one ] in which national independence antedated the union movements or in which the union movements played a minor role in the nationalist movement . |
| 13 | These circumstances play a major role in determining the variety of rearing systems found in nature . |
| 14 | In so far as top businessmen play a decisive role in company strategy — as distinct from its public presentation — the talents they need will vary from one situation to another . |
| 15 | Telecommunications play a crucial role in information technology . |
| 16 | The former Dean of the Institute , Dr Marten Shipman , believed that it was essential for schools and teacher training institutions to play a shared role in the development of students . |
| 17 | The commitment of these individuals played a key role in the birth and early achievements of GDA . |
| 18 | DSS officials played a constructive role in that campaign . |
| 19 | While stamp duties of various kinds played a useful role in wartime , especially when they could be attached to particular loans , their total importance was slight . |
| 20 | We have already seen how the endogeneity of inflationary expectations played a central role in Friedman 's critique of the Phillips curve . |
| 21 | Public sector workers played a similar role in the United Kingdom . |
| 22 | In fact , it is fairly clear that these workers play a vital role in safeguarding the health and well-being of large groups of needy people . |
| 23 | The post-war period until the late 1970s witnessed governments playing a positive role in stimulating demand through reflation of the economy . |
| 24 | Banks play a major role in reducing and eliminating such risks on behalf of their customers . |
| 25 | Here also banks play a crucial role in advising on the scale or timing of issues but perhaps even more important in the Japanese context , in assisting the allocation of shares . |
| 26 | Despite the death of the twins , safety experts stress that child seats play a vital role in saving lives . |
| 27 | These principles play a central role in how children make use of terms in the conventional lexicon , as well as when they go beyond those to coin new words . |
| 28 | If we assume that accountants play a passive role in this , namely that they provide only what is expressly requested , then we build our accounting theory on that . |
| 29 | Optical discs play a fundamental role in multimedia . |
| 30 | There graduate led businesses play a key role in their country 's economic success . |