Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] a [adj] role " in BNC.

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1 Once again , left ventricular function plays a key role .
2 16.14 In chapter 7 we say that literature plays an important role in improving abilities in speaking and listening , and in writing , as well as in reading .
3 The arrangement of the oceans in relation to the continents plays a decisive role in creating and sustaining life on Earth .
4 The platelet plays an important role in interacting with the coagulation system and certain intrinsic coagulation reactions occur preferentially on the platelet surface which appears to protect coagulation enzymes from inactivation by plasma proteinases and localises fibrin formation within and around the platelet plug ( Walsh , 1981 ) .
5 In this the University of Nottingham Union plays a central role , either running or being connected with almost all of students ' extra curricular activities .
6 If microvascular occlusion plays a primary role in the pathogenesis of the disease , reduced blood flow would be expected in association with these subclinical manifestations of recurrence .
7 The chorus plays a minimal role .
8 Mrs Bloggs plays a passive role , adjusting to the situation .
9 Subjective ( human ) judgement plays an important role in executive decision making .
10 There are no plans to restore a flying role to squadrons of the Royal Auxiliary Air Force .
11 Calcium plays an important role in the recovery of the rod outer segment to its dark state by regulating the resynthesis of cGMP by guanylate cyclase .
12 A large majority agreed a central role for the computer and this underpinned the applications and methods approach ultimately adopted in the core curriculum .
13 The formulation and implementation of pilot , demonstration and otherwise innovative projects plays a crucial role in unlocking and mobilising the full potential of Glasgow 's assets .
14 Thus for him the male has a lesser role , simply preparing the matter contributed by the female , so that it is ready to accept the soul .
15 In pursuing this aim , IDB 's Marketing Development Division has a key role to play through the wide range of support which it can offer to all sizes of companies in Northern Ireland involved in manufacturing or providing internationally tradeable services .
16 The GP has a crucial role to play in the development of health services .
17 Another important aspect of diversification is the need for retraining in which the agricultural training board has a dynamic role to play .
18 Literature has an important role to play — in a variety of ways — in improving abilities in speaking and listening and in writing , as well as in reading .
19 We believe that N C V O has a key role to play in involving the voluntary sector in representing your concerns .
20 This latter type of description specifies a typical role which a character plays in a scene , but the term role will be reserved for the role-filler notion discussed already , to avoid confusion .
21 Secondly data structures are already beginning to come apart from use structures and GIS plays a central role in this .
22 At this point Freud is closer to Max Weber 's theory , where the charismatic figure plays a similar role in creating change .
23 Finally , the rural team in the Resource Development Department plays a vital role in ensuring all N C V O's work takes on board the rural dimension .
24 As discussed below , several lines of evidence suggest that the N-Oct 3/brain 2 protein plays an important role during brain development .
25 Hence , on the one hand , violence plays a destructive role and on the other , it is a force for cohesion , organisation and construction .
26 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 ) .
27 They are supposed to advance our understanding of the concept by showing how authoritative action plays a special role in people 's practical reasoning .
28 It has been recently shown that leukocyte accumulation within the mucosal blood vessels plays an important role in the pathogenesis of indomethacin induced gastropathy .
29 Any visitor to Ireland does n't have to travel very far before realising that this is a land where religion plays a major role in the life of every city , town and village .
30 Religion plays a vital role in society because it provides an explanation of origin and destiny , of identity and purpose .
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