Example sentences of "[pers pn] play a [adj] role in " in BNC.
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| 1 | Through this Initiative , the University hopes to develop in its graduates and diplomates qualities which will enable them to play a positive role in an increasingly competitive and changing world . |
| 2 | We need to offer an education that enables them to play a positive role in society by giving them the opportunity to use their talents . |
| 3 | She has served as a student counsellor with the Education and Training Department and as deputy director of practice regulation she played a major role in setting up the new regulations for financial services business and audit . |
| 4 | We play a significant role in the supervision of insurance companies and pension funds , providing a link between the supervisors and the companies and funds . |
| 5 | In the process , they played a key role in shaping the world as we know it ; determining , in fact , the entire course of evolution . |
| 6 | They played a key role in the original establishment of the Labour Party , and provide a large proportion of the party 's funds today . |
| 7 | 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 … . ’ |
| 8 | They played a significant role in initiating cultural ideas at the centre for subsequent vulgarization and dissemination throughout Russia , at first through ‘ fat ’ specialized journals and then later via the popular press . |
| 9 | From Catania , where they played a vital role in their country 's successful bid for a place in next year 's World Sevens finals , the two Taiwanese stars , flanker Jon Teng Sing and winger Chyan Shuonn Mae , headed for Paris to join the multi-national FIRA selection which made a four-match , two-test tour to Namibia . |
| 10 | Possibly , according to some scientists , they play a major role in destroying life ( see Chapter 6 ) . |
| 11 | Whereas formerly only a few writers ( such as de Sade and Sacher-Masoch ) propagated their practice , today they play a decisive role in our culture , literature , art , music , theater and movies . |
| 12 | A word ought here to be said about supernovae , since they play a crucial role in the creation of planets and of life itself . |
| 13 | They are fine men and they play a crucial role in the creative life of this magazine . |
| 14 | These co-ordinators have been nominated by departments and they play a crucial role in communications between the Departments and the Enterprise Centre . |
| 15 | They play a vital role in glossing over discontinuities in the here and now . |
| 16 | Mr Hellawell points out that they play a vital role in helping people cope with the trauma of crime . |
| 17 | It plays a key role in keeping city streets on the move and is even the object of the best modern designers ' desire . |
| 18 | Another example is the City Panel on Takeovers and Mergers ( which was set up informally , but as a result of prompting from central government , by major City financial institutions ) ; it plays a central role in the regulation of company mergers and takeovers . |
| 19 | ‘ The catering industry is unique in the challenges it offers young people and every effort must be made to ensure that it plays a central role in careers advice , ’ he said . |
| 20 | Word order is extremely important in translation because it plays a major role in maintaining a coherent point of view and in orienting messages at text level . |
| 21 | Whatever the structure , it will be increasingly important for the institution to take a strategic view of its information requirements and the supporting technological structure , as well as for the library to ensure that it plays a leading role in any new arrangement . |
| 22 | Established in 1928 , it plays a vital role in protecting the country 's coast and countryside , while encouraging sustainable rural development . |
| 23 | Established in 1928 , it plays a vital role in protecting the country 's coast and countryside , while encouraging sustainable rural development . |
| 24 | Established in 1928 , it plays a vital role in protecting the country 's coast and countryside , while encouraging sustainable rural development . |
| 25 | Established in 1928 , it plays a vital role in protecting the country 's coast and countryside , while encouraging sustainable rural development . |
| 26 | Established in 1928 , it plays a vital role in protecting the country 's coast and countryside , while encouraging sustainable rural development . |
| 27 | Established in 1928 , it plays a vital role in protecting the countryside and the amenities of the towns and villages of Wales . |
| 28 | Established in 1928 , it plays a vital role in protecting the country 's coast and countryside , while encouraging sustainable rural development . |
| 29 | The hunt says it plays a vital role in the county 's conservation , and warns that if foxhunting is banned , foxes could become extinct.Chris Moore reports . |
| 30 | The hunt says it plays a vital role in the county 's conservation , and warns that if foxhunting is banned , foxes could become extinct.Chris Moore reports . |