Example sentences of "[verb] a major [noun] play " in BNC.
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| 1 | When it comes down to it , common sense also has a major part to play . |
| 2 | Electricity has a major part to play in making Christmas go with a swing . |
| 3 | The headteacher has a major role to play in encouraging governors to adopt a response to the staffing responsibilities of LMS which values people and ensures the successful development of the school . |
| 4 | Given that object recognition is a categorical process , in that one does n't recognize each individual chair one sees but identifies it as belonging to the same category as other chairs one has seen , this suggests that the inferotemporal cortex has a major role to play in object recognition . |
| 5 | Every single person in his organization has a major role to play in pleasing the customer and they know it , and do it . |
| 6 | In this context formal taxation of costs on the standard basis has a major role to play , though in minor cases costs may be agreed between the parties without the need for taxation . |
| 7 | The chemical industry 's ‘ Responsible Care ’ programme has a major role to play in demonstrating that the industry is serious in its intent to perform better . |
| 8 | It has also shown that they are only a part of the explanation of Africa 's problems ; a difficult agricultural base , the inequalities of the world trading system , the sometimes exploitative role of multinational companies have also had a major part to play . |
| 9 | But as far as Great Britain Ltd was concerned and building a food industry that would have a major part to play in China and Brazil and other developing countries , I was sorry the shareholders took the view that they did . |
| 10 | The point we wish to make is that , even when these other factors are taken into account , decisions for which the courts are themselves directly responsible do have a major part to play in determining imprisonment rates . |
| 11 | This must have a major part to play in the increasing mindless violence of young people , imitating what they have been encouraged to believe is ‘ entertainment ’ , namely torture , murder and cannibalism . |
| 12 | The Local Government International Bureau will have a major role to play in ensuring that local government is indeed ready . |
| 13 | They include such things as stock control , critical path analysis , and organiser programs — and may well have a major role to play in mathematics learning in the future . |
| 14 | This fact , linked to the evidence that a high proportion of defective issues are suffering from use-related types of damage — such as detached boards and loose pages — points very strongly to the conclusion that the routine vetting of material supplied to readers should have a major role to play in the selection of items for repair and refurbishment . |
| 15 | He sat down , knowing in his heart of hearts that for as long as Randy Mueller had a major part to play in UM 's corporate planning , his basic criteria would be : ‘ Is it good for the Corporation ? |
| 16 | That assurance , derived from the conviction that the WEA had a major role to play in society and that the Eastern District was successful in fulfilling it , was apparent in the paper , ‘ A Consideration of Aims and Purposes ’ , written by former treasurer Edward Miller in 1956 . |
| 17 | Hence the government had a major role to play not simply through the provision of business training but by means of supplying financial incentives through the taxation system . |
| 18 | They have a major part to play in helping clients get their rights from other social services . |
| 19 | The rural intelligentsia , together with the religious authorities , have a major part to play in translating the values of the external forces into an acceptable ideology within the terms of the exploited areas . |
| 20 | Although techniques such as infrared spectroscopy and atomic spectroscopy are alien in the world of art it is becoming increasingly accepted that scientists have a major role to play in art research . |
| 21 | Several studies have suggested that health visitors have a major role to play in screening and assessing the elderly ( Luker 1988 ; Vetter et al . |
| 22 | While the Action Teams have a major role to play in implementing local initiatives , they are not working on their own , but rather as part of the overall Making Belfast Work strategy . |
| 23 | Although colleges do not award an NVQ themselves , they still have a major role to play in providing the means whereby trainees can gain competence and be assessed in their job . |
| 24 | Parents have a major role to play in getting the message home . |