Example sentences of "[noun] a [adj] role " in BNC.
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| 1 | At the turn of the century , Kenneth Grahame could confidently give the water vole a leading role in The Wind in the Willows : almost everyone knew this small rodent from almost daily acquaintance . |
| 2 | The power resources of bureaucracies combine with what Wright has called the ‘ political incapacity of non-bureaucrats ’ ( 1978 , p. 225 ) — that is , the inability of political institutions to exercise the control and direction of bureaucracy which the classical liberal theory of the state presumes — so as to give bureaucracy a prominent role in policy-making . |
| 3 | In a part of Scotland where alcohol addiction is chronic , was a ‘ half-alcoholic ’ super-hero a worthy role model ? |
| 4 | None the less , given that sociology did award philosophy a juridical role in determining how sociology should conduct its business , the effect has been to make social research methods extremely sensitive to judgements about whether or not they conform to the appropriate methodological criteria . |
| 5 | De Klerk gives Mandela and ANC a growing role : South Africa 's white leader , who yesterday met black churchmen , is already deferring to Nelson Mandela , John Carlin writes |
| 6 | Grain and orchards do flourish in , for example , the Marathon plain , the market garden of modern Athens , but the inability of Attica as a whole to feed a large population gave the olive an additional role as an export , to be sent to south Russia to pay for Ukrainian corn . |
| 7 | These development controls do give the planners an influential role in local development , even though the powers are mainly negative , comprising the ability to refuse rather than to initiate development . |
| 8 | Without bruising the town 's unique flavour , Stein has found its old buildings a creative role in a modern world . |
| 9 | He did not believe in the 1952 Global Strategy paper 's concept of a period of ‘ broken-backed war ’ after an indecisive nuclear exchange in Europe that would give the Navy a worthwhile role in the Atlantic in global war . |
| 10 | This not-yet-class plays a key role in organizing the political forces of antiracism centred on local authorities . |
| 11 | The sad irony of this unhappy state of affairs was that these animals.played a comforting role in the lives of such old women . |
| 12 | This Wallach attributes to the overall control of government and aid agencies that assigns to the farmers a passive role in land management . |
| 13 | For example , followers of Islam would regard it as a blatant affront to the omnipotence of Allah/ God that He should be confined within a mortal frame , yet they accord Jesus an important role as a prophet . |
| 14 | Aten and the king were intricately associated with many shared attributes , thus giving the king an unassailable role as mediator between creator god and man . |
| 15 | During the next decade an increased role for UNEP is envisaged , as a forum for global negotiations , particularly its part in negotiating a binding international convention to limit the emission of so-called ‘ green-house gases ’ . |
| 16 | The NLA on Dec. 25 passed amendments to the 1979 Electoral Act , giving provincial governors and district officers an increased role in monitoring the next general election . |
| 17 | The Hand That Rocks the Cradle An excellent role for Rebecca de Mornay starring as the nanny whose smile hides a multitude of potential sins . |
| 18 | Principles that have let dishonesty , greed , and a profound indifference to the plight of the poor and unemployed play an important role in their programme . |
| 19 | He gave his 22-year-old daughter Valentina a prominent role in the finances of the company ( she , like his wife , is now a director ) . |
| 20 | For each member of staff a clear role specification is important if the grey areas of responsibility within which guilt and resentment breed are to be avoided . |
| 21 | ‘ If Barnes , Waddle , Lineker play to form , and please God he gives Gascoigne a free role , we 're a match for anyone ’ |
| 22 | This property has given the hyperbola an important role in radar and radio communications generally . |
| 23 | Let's have the courage to admit that there is no betrayal in providing the next Labour government with the scope to give Britain a leading role in a movement to a non-nuclear Europe , ’ he said . |
| 24 | For some roles , younger people are deemed by some quarters as more suitable , just as in the theatre a certain role will require a certain age range to portray it . |
| 25 | We are giving Her Majesty 's inspectorate a key role in monitoring the quality of those permitted to carry out that public service . |
| 26 | Marxists and non-Marxists alike have drawn attention to the fact that post-colonial relations of production give the state an economic role which is relatively independent of conventional economic classes . |
| 27 | In France , the former FRG and The Netherlands , the guaranteed subsidy for medical treatment gave the hospitals a secure role provided they could attract sufficient customers . |
| 28 | More work on fusion-safety in preparation for giving ISPRA a key role in licensing future fusion reactors in Europe . |
| 29 | Gender ideologies also assign to women a primary role as carers of the sick , disabled and elderly . |
| 30 | This can be justified by the fact that Keynesianism was the accepted dominant macro-intellectual tradition and that in this tradition a key role , if not the key role , is the manipulation of fiscal policy weapons to achieve economy-wide targets . |