Example sentences of "to play a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | One of today 's most distinguished ( though not yet knighted ) evolutionary theorists so seldom cleans his glasses that his vision is probably a misty blur anyway , but he seems to get along pretty well and , by his own account , he used to play a mean game of monocular squash . |
| 2 | iv ) The mother in a nuclear family may come to play a pivotal role in all major expenditure decisions , especially if the husband relies upon her to manage the household budget . |
| 3 | Recently , PCNA , an auxiliary protein of DNA polymerase-delta , has been shown to play a critical role in the initiation of cell proliferation . |
| 4 | Clearly , the big groups can make their own approaches but how can the small , independents hope to play a serious role in the proceedings ? |
| 5 | Mr. Tully remained a director of Abbey and continued to play a prominent part in its management . |
| 6 | In the meantime , Maginnis will continue to play a prominent part in the party 's regeneration . |
| 7 | Not only was he supportive of the 1932 Amsterdam congress , he was also quick to seize the initiative and promote the founding in December 1932 of the AEAR , the Association of Revolutionary Writers and Artists , in which Nizan was to play a prominent role . |
| 8 | Goats appear to be more susceptible to infection than sheep and are thought to play a prominent role in the dissemination of infection where both are grazed together . |
| 9 | On other fronts , too , Niki , was proving a leader , the sort of senior driver whose participation in a team was greater than that of a mere employee , and it is to the merit of Ron Dennis and McLaren that Lauda was allowed to play a wider role . |
| 10 | PETER Coyne is 80 minutes away from a Sydney Grand Final appearance — leaving Castleford to play a frustrating waiting game . |
| 11 | The South-West forwards tried to play a similar mauling game , but with Teague far short of his true form they seldom made much headway and only occasionally produced clean possession for Hill . |
| 12 | The Industrial Research Associations began with such a function in the inter-war period and continue to play a similar role today . |
| 13 | It was well received , and we plan to run some more and invite people who were on that session if they wanted to play a similar role . |
| 14 | Stevie Faye , one of the original TV Comedians , was recruited to play a wisecracking vicar . |
| 15 | Their concerns now became far more parochial and ethnic , and party considerations undoubtedly began to play a greater part . |
| 16 | It was not until the 1950s that the investment role of the services began to play a greater part in government debates while the 1960s are the period par excellence of the human capital theory and theorists . |
| 17 | While the truly indigenous private sector has been assisted in various ways to play a greater role in the national economy , this has often been at the expense of immigrant communities , who have rights of citizenship based on birth . |
| 18 | It is quite possible to discriminate in their favour by allowing their relative advantages to play a greater role . |
| 19 | All this is fine , except that in Russia and Hungary , where McDonald 's status symbol and monopoly are likely to play a greater role , local currencies are undervalued . |
| 20 | We responded positively to increasing demands for service companies to play a greater role in ensuring the long term viability of the North Sea . |
| 21 | Presenting the seventh development plan ( 1991-97 ) to the National Assembly on Nov. 19 , Masire said that he expected a slowdown in revenue in the coming period and that the private sector would have to play a greater role in diversifying the economy and reducing the dependence on mineral exports . |
| 22 | He stated his intentions to consolidate ties with South Korea 's traditional allies , particularly the USA and Japan , and to encourage his country to play a greater role in regional affairs . |
| 23 | The circumstances , on the other hand , seem to play a greater role in : ( 77 ) It seems that publication in The Times last month of Mr Benn 's report to the TUC — Labour Party Liaison Committee on the Department of Industry 's current work programme has angered Mr Wilson [ = the Prime Minister ] … |
| 24 | France had other priorities now : she was in the midst of a dramatic modernization at home , had the opportunity to play a greater role in world affairs , and did not need the distractions of a nineteenth-century problem . |
| 25 | The weather forecast is hardly optimistic , with wind liable to play a strong role , and when England captain Peter McEvoy presents the prizes tomorrow a sub-par score would be useful . |
| 26 | When she opened the lid , it commenced to play a tinkling version of ‘ The Bluebells of Scotland ’ . |
| 27 | I 'm to play a dumb show hostess ( what d' you mean , ‘ play ’ ? ) , a ‘ surprise ’ Christmas present for Jim . |
| 28 | Round in 67 , he was irritated only by the fact that he had left it too late to play a postal part in the election . |
| 29 | There seemed little point in worrying ; the 12-string guitar work of Johnny Marr was to play a crucial part in the band 's make up . |
| 30 | Motivation The process of selection by the family , or self selection by the carer , for this work is shown to play a crucial part in the subsequent relationship and caring process . |