Example sentences of "they play a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Possibly , according to some scientists , they play a major role in destroying life ( see Chapter 6 ) . |
| 2 | Settlements can best be examined by considering personal injury claims , in which they play a major role , and which have been the subject of research and critical assessment . |
| 3 | Whereas formerly only a few writers ( such as de Sade and Sacher-Masoch ) propagated their practice , today they play a decisive role in our culture , literature , art , music , theater and movies . |
| 4 | Tonight they play a slowed-down set of overwhelming , spaced-out rock that makes the idea of The Stone Roses ever making another record seem , well , unnecessary . |
| 5 | They play a genuine 15-man game and I enjoy that kind of style . |
| 6 | A word ought here to be said about supernovae , since they play a crucial role in the creation of planets and of life itself . |
| 7 | They are fine men and they play a crucial role in the creative life of this magazine . |
| 8 | These co-ordinators have been nominated by departments and they play a crucial role in communications between the Departments and the Enterprise Centre . |
| 9 | They play a great entertaining game . |
| 10 | These three disciplines sometimes relate to the objects of study ( physical , biological , human , etc. ) in the lowly status of ‘ service courses ’ , in which they play a limited functional role ( statistics for social scientists , computing for chemists , languages for management students ) . |
| 11 | BRAZIL can strike a psychological blow for South America 's World Cup hopes tonight when they play a weakened Holland , the European champions in name if not substance , in Rotterdam in the Dutch FA centenary fixture that England abandoned because of fears of hooliganism , writes David Lacey . |
| 12 | Apart from simple evasive and defensive reactions , in which they play a dominant role , reflex arcs seem mainly to be involved in perfecting movements that are initiated by central mechanisms or in helping to maintain the nervous system in a state of adequate excitation . |
| 13 | Mirth and humour , though not the highest peaks of the mystic world , are vital to it and they play a large part in it . |
| 14 | They play a large part in moulding the musical tastes of all members of society , including those who go to church . |
| 15 | They play a large part in the provision of welfare services , especially in running clubs and recreational activities and helping with the provision of meals , and they make a substantial contribution to the demand for residential care . |
| 16 | Compared with the other types of hair there are very few of them , but they play a vital role when the cat is exploring in poor light , or is hunting . |
| 17 | They play a vital role in glossing over discontinuities in the here and now . |
| 18 | Mr Hellawell points out that they play a vital role in helping people cope with the trauma of crime . |
| 19 | Young women now stay in the Islands not because there is limited opportunity to marry soldiers , but because they play a full and equal part in a full-employment economy . |
| 20 | They play an abbreviated edition of the 15-a-side game : do the basics well , run straight and fast , support and maintain possession in most circumstances . |
| 21 | Platelets contribute to these complex reactions in three main ways : they adhere to exposed collagen and form a physical plug to occlude the wound ; they release active substances from their secretory granules which help to consolidate the initial platelet plug ; they play an important role in interacting with the coagulation system and certain intrinsic coagulation reactions occur preferentially on the platelet surface . |
| 22 | We need trees — as shelter for crops and stock ; they prevent erosion of the soil ; they play an important part around reservoirs by purifying the water we drink . |
| 23 | The greatest test of this season has yet to come , when they play an English side with a dented pride and one where many players have still to get over their last defeat by Scotland three years ago . |