Example sentences of "[noun sg] [verb] a central role in " in BNC.
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| 1 | The blood of animals was also sacred , or seen as belonging particularly to the deity , and so its shedding played a central role in Jewish cult . |
| 2 | Unfortunately , the very fact that poetry has a central role in Soviet life means that much of it is conservative in form and predictable in content . |
| 3 | He believes that the home has a central role in people 's consciousness , and specifically in their sense of ‘ ontological security ’ . |
| 4 | This is not hard to do and could be the start of longer term relationships leading to the Book Trade having a central role in retailing the new products . |
| 5 | As we noted earlier , explanation plays a central role in education . |
| 6 | There is no doubt in de Man 's mind that the image plays a central role in Proust 's thematic opposition , but when one follows " Proust 's own injunction " to submit the image to the " test of truth " , the function of the image is subverted : " statements or strategies that tended to remain unnoticed become apparent and undo what the figure seemed to have accomplished " . |
| 7 | A free , honourable and vigorous press played a central role in exposing Nixon ; the Supreme Court and the Senate stood firm and forced his downfall . |
| 8 | ONE OF the finest conductors of his generation , Witold Rowicki had the good fortune to play a central role in his country 's musical reconstruction after the Second World War . |
| 9 | In agreement with several other complementary therapies , they consider that the spine plays a central role in the link between mental and bodily states . |
| 10 | 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 . |