Example sentences of "[noun pl] [vb -s] an important [noun] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 Dealing between GEMMs plays an important part in the maintenance of an efficient and liquid market .
2 Furthermore , sometimes the government expressly delegates public administrative functions to non-governmental bodies : for example , under the Financial Services Act 1986 the Securities and Investments Board exercises a wide range of regulatory functions delegated to it by the Secretary of State ; the Board of Deputies of British Jews plays an important role in policing certain Sunday Trading laws ; the Wood Green Animal Shelter in North London runs the government 's computerized register of fighting dogs ; and the Rowntree Trust ( a private charitable organization ) administers the Family Fund ( a public fund to assist families of severely handicapped children ) .
3 It has been recently shown that leukocyte accumulation within the mucosal blood vessels plays an important role in the pathogenesis of indomethacin induced gastropathy .
4 Clearly the identification of blocks represents an important area of work within the counselling process , and when successfully tackled can reveal a wealth of information , and the reason and meaning behind much previously misunderstood behaviour .
5 The transmutation of elements has an important place in modern nuclear physics ( as it did in mediaeval alchemy ) but ran completely counter to the aims of Dalton 's atomistic programme .
6 From a positive standpoint , however , the view of the state as decentralizing its functions captures an important feature of reality .
7 The librarian 's choice of booksellers has an important effect upon the selection of material as well as upon the speed and efficiency of acquisition .
8 The introduction to the governmental statements makes an important reservation in this context , however : ‘ Although the format and presentation resemble a company 's financial statements , those of the Crown should be analysed in a different context .
9 In societies where the organization of social and economic life is based much more closely on kinship than it is for most people in contemporary Britain , women 's involvement in exchanging goods and services with female relatives plays an important role in maintaining the solidarity of the kin group .
10 The sale of Old Master paintings features an important consignment from a private German collection .
11 What happened in the relay at the European Championships bears an important relationship to some of the friction , argument and unpleasantness that occurred , mostly between Frank Dick and me , over the following two years , so it is important to record an unbiased , respected outsider 's view of what actually took place .
12 The ability to learn such things provides an important step in enriching the signals of animals .
13 In experimental models of gastric damage , there is evidence that the ability of the gastric mucosa to synthesise prostaglandins plays an important part in mediating adaptive cytoprotection .
14 However , the steady growth of electronic markets provides an important context for the longer term growth of handheld media .
15 Repair and overhaul of pumps remains an important part of Wood-Way 's activities .
16 At a time when the child 's reading ability is extremely limited the use of historical artefacts provides an important strategy for history teachers .
17 It is argued that the Lords provides an important opportunity for more careful consideration of legislation that has been steamrollered through the Commons , and that it provides high-class debates .
18 To summarise , the observations reported in this study and in that of Brunsson clearly indicate that ENS plays an important role in the fluid secretion seen in intestinal inflammation .
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