Example sentences of "to play an [adj] part in " in BNC.
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| 1 | But she remained determined to play an equal part in defining the nature of her child 's needs . |
| 2 | But the boot room continued to play an invaluable part in this difficult post-Heysel period , helping Kenny Dalglish to establish himself quickly as an outstanding manager with the club 's first championship-FA Cup double in 1986 , and subsequent League titles and another FA Cup final . |
| 3 | Although traditional books would continue to play an invaluable part in students ' learning , computer discs would back up some of the more technical course literature . |
| 4 | If institutions like the EEC are to play an effective part in rural development — as is clearly desirable — they must have a highly flexible yet integrated approach to the diverse problems that exist . |
| 5 | I saw some of the places that were to play an important part in the later dramas of my life : the great Clerecia church where I was to be sitting one momentous morning , and beside it the lovely Casa de las Conchas , its walls decorated with rows of carved scallop shells — seven rows adorn the upper storeys . |
| 6 | Here was a sympathetic listener to whom the Apothecaries could turn — one with an extensive knowledge of medicine and botany , who was to play an important part in the history of the Garden . |
| 7 | The Namibian churches , which played an important role in resistance to the South African regime , and in providing basic education before independence , seem likely to play an important part in this non-formal education . |
| 8 | The English white press , on the other hand , was to play an important part in the colonial history of East Africa . |
| 9 | Even before Antonia had admitted meeting the Minister for Fun , Antonia told a close friend she knew he was to play an important part in her life . |
| 10 | The ability of each group to fight alongside the other ( something which depended upon a very disciplined approach ) was undoubtedly one of the main tactical developments of the fourteenth century , and was to play an important part in helping bring about a succession of English victories in battle . |
| 11 | We have already mentioned that kin continue to play an important part in family life and that families vary considerably in the density and complexity of their kinship networks . |
| 12 | The Case did not appear to play an important part in the process of decision making in the House of Lords during the period under review ( 1957 to 1973 ) in Alan Paterson 's book The Law Lords , which indicates that both counsel and the Law Lords in practice diminished the effect of the written Case in the arguing of the appeal ( Paterson , 1982 ) . |
| 13 | Beveridge was to play an important part in the 1940s in maintaining the insurance approach to social security . |
| 14 | Immaturity seems to play an important part in the subsequent development of respiratory illness in childhood . |
| 15 | That remarkable man was to play an important part in forthcoming events and twenty-six years later was killed fighting against the Italians once more . |
| 16 | Recognition of this special status is essential for their continuing to play an important part in their communities . |
| 17 | More important , in the second case the Court has taken a major step by allowing notions of classical freedom of contract to play an important part in its interpretation of the Directive . |
| 18 | He had a brother , Richard , who was later to play an important part in the family 's advancement in Rome , being destined to take over the running of the Conti estates in the Romagna . |
| 19 | This infection is thought to play an important part in the pathogenesis of the ulcer disease as eradicating it dramatically lowers the ulcer relapse rate . |
| 20 | Acetylcholine is thought to play an important part in mediating 5HT induced contraction of intestinal smooth muscle in vitro and in vivo . |
| 21 | They seemed to be particularly concerned about their incontinence , and this factor was thought to play an important part in their psychosocial dysfunction by the referring physician . |
| 22 | Poor degradation associated with liver insufficiency seems to play an important part in the increase in serum laminin concentrations in these patients . |
| 23 | But there was one mechanism which Keynes neglected to include in his list of the effects of wage-price deflation and which was to play an important part in the revival of the classical belief in the inherent tendency towards a state of full employment . |
| 24 | No-one could blame Wilkinson for wanting the new body to play an important part in the future development of the game . |
| 25 | Like Lucy , he has problems fitting into his society , but although religion seems to play an important part in the book , his criticisms are not really of religion . |
| 26 | Nature was seen as a process of strife between divine cosmic powers and demoniacal chaotic powers in which humans were not just spectators but were obliged to play an active part in helping to bring about the required phenomena by acting in full unison with nature . |
| 27 | In this scenario , newspaper proprietors and editors do not always need to play an active part in order to ensure that continuity and similarity across , and between , newspapers is the norm . |
| 28 | The level of understanding they need to play an active part in the process and thereby challenge decisions taken is often underacknowledged . |
| 29 | In 1731 its strength was fixed at over 132,000 men : by 1796 ( i.e. before Russia had begun to play an active part in the struggle against the French Revolution ) it numbered 458,000 . |
| 30 | Lending Services continued to play an active part in the work of the Library and Information Co-operation Council ( LINC ) and the Circle of Officers of National and Regional Library Systems ( CONARLS ) , handing over chairmanship of the latter body to the Irish Central Library for Students at the AGM held in Edinburgh in May . |