Example sentences of "have [verb] a major part [prep] " in BNC.

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1 The development of SVQs has formed a major part of our work in this sector over the last year .
2 As will be described below , the leader of the Serbian communists , Slobodan Milošević , has played a major part in whipping up anti-Albanian feeling in Kosovo .
3 A long-standing friend of WACC , Daniel Tjongarero , was appointed Deputy Minister for Information and Broadcasting and has played a major part in drawing up Namibia 's information and communication policy .
4 A long-standing friend of WACC , Daniel Tjongarero , was appointed Deputy Minister for Information and Broadcasting and has played a major part in drawing up Namibia 's information and communication policy .
5 Emigration , which has played a major part in Goa 's culture , is the reason for its emptiness .
6 The Institute has played a major part in the development of the Construction Industry Council and the policies it has developed on the key issues affecting the industry .
7 MORE THAN 10,000 women who work for the Regional Council have received a cervical smear test since 1988 , and the Women 's Unit has played a major part in that achievement .
8 Since then Johnson Matthey has played a major part in the development of methods of refining and melting platinum and iridium in order to produce ingots of alloy able to meet the metric commission requirements .
9 He has played a major part in Australia 's last four Test victories .
10 Skipper Alan Kernaghan said : ‘ Pallister has been very consistent and has played a major part in Manchester United 's success .
11 It has developed new reactor designs , instigated research into everything from waste disposal to the potential for nuclear fusion , was responsible for fuel fabrication and reprocessing ( until this devolved to BNF in 1971 ) , and has put a major part of its effort into developing a commercially viable fast breeder reactor .
12 Unpredictably it is Cambridge that may claim to have played a major part in his developments .
13 There seems little doubt that the team suffered badly by being deprived of the services of Ian Gow , a widely-respected , close associate of the Prime Minister who had played a major part in her 1989 campaign and whose murder by the IRA in July had led to the Eastbourne by-election .
14 This unit had played a major part in the successful First Libyan Campaign , and included a number of experienced fighter pilots in its ranks .
15 Britain had played a major part in the Bretton Woods agreement which , through the establishment of the International Monetary Fund , led to a major role for sterling as a reserve currency [ Eckes , 1975 ] ; and in 1945 , after considerable debate , it had opted for a large US loan ( $3.75bn plus $650m in settlement of Lend-Lease obligations ) as against tighter domestic restrictions on consumption , to help to overcome post-war shortages of goods and materials .
16 The Royalists ( Chetniks ) under Mihailovitch had played a major part in anti-German resistance through much of the war , although increasingly they had been in direct conflict with Tito 's partisans , who saw them as the main enemy in establishing a Communist post-war Yugoslavia , and this had also led to them acting on occasion in concert with German forces .
17 It was the ultimate war , the final confrontation between Good and Evil , and he had played a major part in the war .
18 That same report concluded that high income elasticities and low price elasticities had played a major part in this observed growth .
19 However , the bill exempted the mosque in Ayodhya , Uttar Pradesh , an issue which had provoked fierce rioting in recent years and had played a major part in the collapse of the government of V. P. Singh in November 1990 [ see p. 37854 ] .
20 These developments have formed a major part of a debate over whether a Keynesian revolution had occurred in the Treasury by 1947 [ Booth , 1983 ; 1984 ; Peden , 1987 ; Rollings , 1985 ; Tomlinson , 1984 ] .
21 In 1992 , personal development plans have formed a major part of the career development process in all parts of BP .
22 The press have played a major part in popularizing spectator sport and sustaining interest in it , but it is misleading to think of professional football , for example , as having been created or manufactured by the media .
23 The English pair , who have played a major part in England 's promotion to the Super Division of the European League , were beaten 21–18 , 22–20 by German pair Peter Franz and Torben Wosik .
24 Then Clan Douglas established their dynasty , and until the present day , the Douglas family , in their various departments , have played a major part in shaping Scotland 's story .
25 This set the tone for the 1980s , when , despite successive draconian states of emergency , both secondary schools and universities have played a major part in challenging the government .
26 In the last ten years social movements of all kinds have played a major part in the transition to democracy ( and not only in Latin America and Eastern Europe ) , in human rights , environmental , peace and other movements .
27 His all-embracing marine articles have played a major part in instructing newcomers to the hobby , while many of his photographs show marine fish in their natural settings .
28 Priority will also be given to cooperation with many social movements which have played a major part in the struggle for democracy in different parts of the world .
29 Perhaps this is of particular importance when considering the more informal pedagogies which have played a major part in teaching activity since the late 1960s .
30 ‘ The Board accept that injuries to key players for most of the season have paid a major part in the problem . ’
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