Example sentences of "[verb] [verb] a key [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A NEW YORK federal appeals court has overturned a key decision that would have allowed an former Belfast IRA man to remain in the United States . |
| 2 | This issue has formed a key element in the historical debate over the idea of higher education . |
| 3 | John Prescot has won a key post in the new shadow cabinet , moving from transport to employment . |
| 4 | PLA2 is the rate limiting enzyme in the early steps of eicosanoid synthesis , and therefore is considered to play a key part in the production of inflammatory mediators . |
| 5 | Widely regarded as the ANC 's most able negotiator , he was expected to play a key role in talks with the government . |
| 6 | The cytoprotective mechanism of this barrier is not yet completely understood , although surface active phospholipids have been reported to play a key role in gastric cytoprotection . |
| 7 | Since that date Christie 's has played a key role in many of these negotiations , and the fruits of its success are evident in Patronage Preserved , an exhibition to be held at 8 , King Street , London from 2–20th January 1991 . |
| 8 | Apartheid has played a key role in the AIDS epidemic by promoting migrant labour , which splits families for long periods , encouraging extramarital relationships . |
| 9 | The media has played a key role in presenting the Arab people as somewhat ‘ different ’ . |
| 10 | The role of the Pope is not discussed by Freud , but it has played a key role in the Roman Catholic and Protestant hostilities . |
| 11 | The completion of the Single European Market is also an international achievement in which Britain has played a key role . |
| 12 | Our management unit has played a key role in the development of efficient and effective management within the sector . |
| 13 | It was mentioned in the previous chapter that an awareness of the marketing environment has become a key element in the ‘ modern-day ’ approach to marketing . |
| 14 | I am aware that reducing costs , particularly in the area of construction and materials , has become a key goal throughout the organisation and I support the various task forces which have been set up to explore this aspect of our business . |
| 15 | The creation and use of computerised databases has become a key feature of the international information economy . |
| 16 | Rising crime has become a key election issue . |
| 17 | Just two days before the County Council elections , Gargy Patel reports on how the debate about social services has become a key issue . |
| 18 | Establishing the effectiveness and outcomes of health care in order to allocate resources more rationally has become a key policy issue in many countries . |
| 19 | the departments involved are heavily loaded , and none of them want to contribute a key person for this purpose . |
| 20 | The desire for self-sufficiency and material security has remained a key arbiter of foreign relations . |
| 21 | GM is expected to take a key stake in Jaguar in return for substantial investment . |
| 22 | Before going to Beijing , on Oct. 7 Patten was expected to make a key policy speech to the Hong Kong legislative council , reports said . |
| 23 | In even the worst-run sales department , the danger that you are going to lose a key sale is recognized and every effort is made , within the limited headroom that you have , to try and retain it . |
| 24 | Three Valenciennes players have accused the French champions of offering them a 250,000 francs ( £33,000 ) bribe to lose a key game on May 20 , a few days before their European Cup final against AC Milan . |
| 25 | She 'd like to see a key worker allocated to each patient and families made more fully informed about treatment . |
| 26 | Have you costed out how much it costs to recruit a key employee ? |
| 27 | The postponement — announced at the beginning of the year and rationalized on the grounds that , with legislative and presidential elections due to be held in 1992 , a third set of elections would have involved undue expense — was also condemned by a growing number of student protesters and threatened to become a key issue in the campaign leading up to the presidential elections in December . |
| 28 | Function appears to play a key role in infant recognition and naming of objects ( Miller and Johnson-Laird 1976 : 229–35 ) , and , in adulthood , continues to play an important , though highly flexible , role in the description of objects in daily life ( Miller 1978 ) . |
| 29 | Paterson 's personal record at Twickenham is rather better , however , having played a key part in the 1971 win and spectated both when Tom Smith scored the decisive try in 1983 and when a draw was registered in 1989 . |
| 30 | One of the most important aspects of archaeology , in which finds play a key role , is the dating of archaeological sites . |