Example sentences of "have [verb] a part in " in BNC.
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| 1 | One could argue that British inhibition has played a part in the poverty of British scripts . |
| 2 | It has played a part in cementing European unity . |
| 3 | The first is the animal , the bestial , which has played a part in symbolising occult and malevolent forces throughout history . |
| 4 | EVERYONE who has played a part in the remarkable reduction in the number of deaths due to drink-driving deserves to be congratulated . |
| 5 | Though less of a working class sport than the others , cricket has played a part in gaining blacks ' acceptance as legitimate sportsmen through exposing black West Indians as players of enormous proficiency . |
| 6 | The discipline has played a part in studies of sexuality since the nineteenth century , when it contributed to scientific and popular debate about the biological and social determination of sexual behaviours . |
| 7 | There has always been some concern over levels of public spending and taxation , and this has played a part in the arguments about the scope and direction of social policy that are described in Chapter 13 . |
| 8 | Even the control of birth has played a part in it , although we are not very much in favour of how it is done by the system . |
| 9 | As one would expect campanology has played a part in family life , and is shared with husband , daughter and grandsons . |
| 10 | We have said that we recognise that high energy prices may have to play a part in a strategy for reducing carbon dioxide emissions . |
| 11 | The event was not much talked about in the family ; it was too dreadful ; and I do n't suppose for a moment that Aunt Kate , then living abroad , would have wondered whether she , herself , might not have played a part in the sequence of events ; nor do I remember any such theory ever having been put forward or even thought of at the time . |
| 12 | It was hard to avoid the conclusion that while pique may have played a part in its foundation , it had come into being not so much to benefit its members in terms of strengthening trade within the seven , but on the basis of a belief that in unity there was strength : in other words , as a group of seven they would be in a less disadvantageous position vis-à-vis the Six than if each separately attempted to negotiate some accommodation with the Six . |
| 13 | Although stratospheric ozone losses following volcanic eruptions are generally attributed to the presence of sulphate aerosol , we present model calculations which demonstrate that gas-phase sulphur chemistry may have played a part in the tropical ozone perturbations that followed the Pinatubo eruption . |
| 14 | Gorbachev , interviewed in West Germany , suggested that Islamic fundamentalism might have played a part in the disturbances . |
| 15 | That two of his sons had fought for Parliament may have played a part in this transfer of loyalty . |
| 16 | But how do we gain access to Renaissance culture , especially when our readings of the texts that document that culture indicate that a process of necessary counterfeit may have played a part in determining how these texts inscribed their culture ? |
| 17 | Sheriff Robert Younger told him : ‘ You are a first offender and perhaps your alcoholism may have played a part in these offences . |
| 18 | Everyone else finally dispersed on that Sunday , each having played a part in writing the Leeds Congress into the history book of the deaf of the United Kingdom . |
| 19 | Two other factors seem to have played a part in bringing about a subtle transformation of the Arnoldian message . |
| 20 | Social factors are also said to have played a part in the decline in family sizes : women living in towns and cities and educated women tend to have fewer children . |
| 21 | Ireland manager Jack Charlton is thought to have played a part in the delay over Keane 's announcement . |
| 22 | Mr Prescott , who was given a rousing reception after his election to Labour 's national executive earlier this week , condemned Paul Channon , the former Secretary of State for Transport , for refusing to accept that government policies had played a part in the series of transport disasters that had occured over the last two years . |
| 23 | Her normally flamboyant husband , well-known for enjoying a tipple while filming his popular shows , admitted drink had played a part in him storming out . |
| 24 | The fear of precisely such pressure had played a part in persuading the Government not to push ahead too fast with the construction of a war economy . |
| 25 | Mr Knight , who angered colleagues when he lashed out at homosexuals by saying ‘ Stop sodomy ’ during the General Election campaign last year , said the gay issue had played a part in his decision . |
| 26 | Its leader was Miloš Obrenović , a man who had played a part in the Karadjordje revolt , but who had remained in Serbia when many of the leaders of the first rising had fled across the river to Austrian territory . |
| 27 | The DIA 's interest in them sprang from their association with a Chinese arms dealer named David King , also known as David Loo Choy , who represented the People 's Republic of China and had played a part in the North network 's illegal supply of arms to the Nicaraguan Contras in association with Monzer al-Kassar . |
| 28 | If she admitted it , guilt had played a part in her grief . |
| 29 | On April 29 , Konare , whose electoral campaign focused on the promotion of dialogue , indicated that he intended to involve representatives of other political parties in government , and called on all forces which had played a part in the overthrow of Traoré to unite . |
| 30 | The historical value of their origin legend is open to question ; a national migration from the Baltic is unlikely , but the story may have been built out of traditions relating to specific groups which had played a part in the formation of the Gothic nation at various stages in its history . |