Example sentences of "been instrumental in [adj] " in BNC.

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1 The junior church , who had been instrumental in all the Christmas activities , were now looking for teachers .
2 The British Thoracic Society 's confidential inquiry and the work of Bucknall et al and others have been instrumental in encouraging local and national guidelines for the management of acute severe asthma .
3 We at Flight Refuelling Limited were very interested in Andrew Smith 's article on Centrifugal Launchers in the October issue ( p46 ) since we have been instrumental in recent years in developing the concept to routinely launch jet aircraft .
4 As Carolyn Bartholomew , who has been instrumental in convincing Diana to seek medical help , observes : ‘ It 's been there through her royal career , without a doubt .
5 Water is committed to the development of effective competition and has been instrumental in many changes .
6 Her old flatmate Carolyn Pride , who has since married and become Carolyn Bartholomew , has been instrumental in this .
7 Bill Chandler , of the Batelle Memorial Institute 's Pacific Northwest Laboratory in Washington DC , has been instrumental in this initiative .
8 Anyone who has been instrumental in this transformation of another person 's life through the impact of the Word of God and the Spirit of God will know that it is not his own doing .
9 Billy Kelly , the power workers ' leader who had then been instrumental in halting industry , promised that the electricity workers would again bring the province to a halt .
10 The Medau Society has been an active member since we became a national governing body in 1952 — indeed it was a member of the CCPR staff , Kay Evans who had been instrumental in guiding us towards national recognition .
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