Example sentences of "[verb] a central role in [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Anthropology thus played a central role in the development of Marxism but it would be totally misleading to think of Marx and Engels as early anthropologists . |
| 2 | After the war Goldschmidt played a central role in the development of the French nuclear power programme and he has some complimentary , uncomplimentary and candid things to say about the British civil nuclear power programme . |
| 3 | Punch played a central role in the evolution of satirical humour and in creating opportunities for the cartoonist and the illustrator . |
| 4 | Traditional oral forms of communication , which played a central role in the maintenance of social and political order — ensuring continuity and reinforcing values and norms of behaviour — was gradually confronted by a quite different form based on the new technology of print and , generally , on a foreign language . |
| 5 | Describing the CNAA in 1965 , Venables said of the wider powers given to it than those of the NCTA , that it was apparent that ‘ it is government policy for the CNAA to exert a central role in the rapid development of a quasi-university system within ‘ the public sector ’ . |
| 6 | The similarities and differences between grief and depression have had a central role in the development of psychoanalytic theory . |
| 7 | In a letter in the Gentleman 's Magazine of 1790 , ‘ Philippos ’ , identified by Pugh as Granville Penn , who was to play a central role in the foundation of the London Veterinary College , wrote that he ‘ had often lamented the failure of the plan which the late ingenious M Bourgelat had formed for establishing a veterinary school in England ’ . |
| 8 | Truth , trust , acceptance , restraint , obligation — these are among the social virtues grounded in religious belief which are also now seen to play a central role in the functioning of an individualistic , contractual economy . |
| 9 | One was Alan Hayling , who was later to play a central role in the story of News on Sunday . |
| 10 | Expression of P3A + variant in thymus , which is believed to play a central role in the induction of autoimmune MG , may have important clinical implications . |
| 11 | The thymus is believed to play a central role in the induction of autoimmunity in MG , and thymectomy generally leads to clinical improvement ( 23 ) . |
| 12 | The human papillomaviruses ( HPV ) types 16 and 18 which are believed to play a central role in the development of cervical carcinoma exhibit a strict epithelial tropism infecting only the genital mucosa and perigenital epidermis ( for reviews see 1 , 2 ) . |
| 13 | In agreement with several other complementary therapies , they consider that the spine plays a central role in the link between mental and bodily states . |
| 14 | Catastrophic thinking , both in the misinterpretation of bodily symptoms and the anticipation of disaster , plays a central role in the development and exacerbation of anxiety symptoms . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | Improvisation and expression as well as musical accompaniment of the exercises plays a central role in the training programme of the Medau-Schule . |
| 17 | These modern versions of Marxism are not attempting to reintroduce ‘ idealism ’ in which thought and ideas are given a central role in the determination of history . |
| 18 | The nouveau roman has played a central role in the debates surrounding postmodernism : the metafictional techniques and strategies associated with the writers commonly identified with this movement have come to be regarded as , in many ways , synonymous with what constitutes postmodernist fiction . |
| 19 | To derive this inequality , Bell made two assumptions : ( a ) the effects of a measurement at A do not affect the measurement at B and vice versa , and ( b ) all the variables describing the two particles are independent of the settings of the apparatus at A and B. Both seem very reasonable requirements , which indeed have played a central role in the development of physics since the time of Isaac Newton . |
| 20 | In 1976 the friendship treaty was abrogated , Soviet debts ( some US$11 billion ) were repudiated , and the Egyptians moved closer to the USA , which had played a central role in the Camp David and other peace negotiations in the area . |
| 21 | For the first time in classical antiquity the nuclear family had assumed a central role in the politics of state . |
| 22 | Created in 1879 , the Posts and Telegraphs administration was a junior ministry that occupied a central role in the formulation of communications policy in liaison ( and in turf-wars ( with the Interior , Defence , Foreign , and Colonial Affairs Ministries . |
| 23 | ADP may play a central role in the initiation of physiological platelet aggregation . |
| 24 | I was very determined that drama activities would play a central role in the English curriculum , and I found my Working Group were unanimous in supporting this approach . |
| 25 | Wendler recognises that object-oriented technology will play a central role in the distributed management systems of the future , though it is too immature to be of any real use at present , he says — ‘ the class definition stuff that OMG is working on now is much more important than the Object Request Broker . ’ |
| 26 | The Advisory Committee on Legal Education and Conduct will play a central role in the revised arrangements for supervising legal education and ensuring satisfactory standards of conduct by those entitled to undertake legal services . |
| 27 | This procedure would play a central role in the phonological-recoding phase of learning to read , described in Chapter 4 ; and one of the varieties of developmental dyslexia described in Chapter 5 appears to be a consequence of difficulties in using this procedure when learning to read . |
| 28 | The oceans and their biota play a central role in the carbon and nutrient cycles ; global ocean circulation is also critical to the global carbon budget . |
| 29 | Cotton has traditionally been awarded a central role in the history of industrialisation . |
| 30 | Whatever your opinion of ABBA 's music , you must admit they had a hell of a knack for penning a commercial tune ; the chord sequence here is fairly standard but with a couple of nice twists , with the bass playing a central role in the arrangement . |