Example sentences of "[noun] played a [adj] part " in BNC.
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| 1 | Lesbian and gay speakers played an important part in the debate . |
| 2 | The specific structure of Russian industry played an important part . |
| 3 | Heads played a crucial part in developing such a culture , but it was sustained by other leaders ( especially deputies ) and by active participation of staff members . |
| 4 | Have anxiety , fear , guilt , anger , personal embarrassment or ridicule played a significant part in what you have just been analysing ? |
| 5 | Moreover , their ability to make sense of the workers ' predicament and articulate their grievances played an important part in mobilizing less sophisticated ranks . |
| 6 | One of the kindest and most popular members of the board , which he served with distinction for some 20 years , Mr Scott played a major part in the gradual development of Goodison Park into one of the country 's finest grounds , and also led the battle against hooliganism from the front . |
| 7 | Meteorology is probably the most international of the sciences , and Scott played a significant part in establishing the tradition of ready co-operation between countries that became the accepted norm . |
| 8 | Indeed , the freshness and simplicity of those recordings played a vital part in laying the foundations of a lasting career . |
| 9 | The Plantagenet dominions played an essential part in the dynastic policies of the three Edwards towards their families . |
| 10 | These views reflect what has since been recognized as a ‘ prevailing ideology ’ in ‘ the British literary-journalistic establishment ’ of the 1950s — — in which Snow 's influence as a reviewer played a considerable part . |
| 11 | By such a mechanism , in which family ties played an important part , a relatively rapid ascent was opened up for the younger sons of the prosperous Catalan farmers who must leave the farm to the chosen heir ( the hereu ) ; within a generation a man could make a modest fortune , exposed to the risk of loss as well as the hope of gain . |
| 12 | Like the Indians and Levantines in modern Africa , the Jews played a vital part in fertilizing the economy of medieval Europe . |
| 13 | The fact that on the whole constituencies tended to return MPs on distinct party platforms , even on occasion issuing instructions to those chosen advising them how to act once in Parliament , has led to the conclusion that the electorate played a large part in perpetuating the intensity of party strife at Westminster . |
| 14 | Staff in Lothian 's Finance Department played a crucial part in questioning predictions of reform costs and savings produced for the Government by consultants Touche Ross . |
| 15 | His side played a significant part in making this a good match . |
| 16 | However much the Christian religion taught of Christ , the Old Testament played a vital part in the reconciling of Germanic society and Christianity . |
| 17 | Geography played an important part for Gould in identifying and determining the range of species , but as a subject per se it was of little interest . |
| 18 | While Fontainebleau played an important part in the seasonal round of Court life , Compiègne was , and has remained , the Imperial residence most clearly identified with the Second Empire . |
| 19 | No doubt the laying of the artificial grass pitch at Newry played a major part in getting their fixtures cleared up early . |
| 20 | The long history of Polish resistance played an important part in heightening the regime 's suspicions of signs of cultural autonomy anywhere in the Empire , and in fuelling the aggressive nationalist tone adopted by both Alexander III and Nicholas II . |
| 21 | Almost certainly alternative sources of income played an important part . |
| 22 | The reduction in the growth of National Income played an important part in raising the ratio in the early 1980s ; both directly , by restricting the denominator , and indirectly , by causing unplanned increases in expenditure on social security . |
| 23 | Edward 's two youngest sons played an insignificant part in politics in these years . |
| 24 | Elsynge played an important part in the codification of the procedure of the House of Lords and in the development and preservation of its records . |
| 25 | 223 Squadron played a full part in this campaign although Hampton left the unit in mid April for a brief rest having flown 70 operational sorties . |
| 26 | In London , Helen Taylor played a leading part in the fight to abolish school fees and provide school meals , and there is also some evidence that women school-board members took an interest in the pay and conditions of women teachers . |
| 27 | These rugged peaks played a large part in determining Harlech 's siting as one of the so-called ‘ iron-ring ’ of fortresses , built to contain the Welsh in their mountain fastness . |
| 28 | Both the Emperor Marcian and his wife Pulcheria played an active part in the meetings : Marcian and Leo found themselves at loggerheads not so much over the dogmatic formulation as over the disciplinary canons that were appended . |
| 29 | Bells played a prominent part in medieval life , and mechanisms for ringing them , made of toothed wheels and oscillating levers , may have helped to prepare for the invention of mechanical clocks . |
| 30 | That luck played a big part in the distribution of favours at Dovercourt is confirmed by Anna Saville . |