Example sentences of "[adj] play a major [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Considerations like this played a major part in determining Government policy in the crises of the 1930s . |
| 2 | Certainly this played a major part in persuading Angela Sommerville , an interior designer based in London , to put her country cottage on the market and switch allegiance to an apartment in Bendinat in Mallorca : ‘ Door-to-door access from my Knightsbridge home to my apartment in Mallorca takes less than four hours . ’ |
| 3 | It is clear that after the prolonged and intensive use by Edward IV , Henry VII , and Henry VIII of such officers as the Treasurer of the Chamber and the Keeper of the Jewel House , the Chamber offices ceased from about 1540 to play a major part in national administration , although the holders of the major offices — the Chamberlain , the Treasurer of the Household , the Controller , and the Vice-Chamberlain — were usually influential political figures . |
| 4 | The significant rise in the value of the pound from 1979 played a major part in crippling Britain 's export performance , while making imports that much cheaper . |
| 5 | MALTA 's steadfast defence during 1940 to 143 played a major part in the course of the war . |
| 6 | Over the centuries , the Superintendents who 've been responsible for looking after the garden , have each played a major part in it 's growth and development . |
| 7 | MITI is working to ensure that there is broader and more open international collaboration in the New Information Processing Technology Programme than was possible in the Fifth Generation Programme , and it is hoped that organisations in other countries may be able to play a major role both in the research and its exploitation . |
| 8 | By this time , 66 Squadron was fully equipped with Spitfires at Duxford , ready to play a major role in defending Britain when the Luftwaffe struck . |
| 9 | First , many are designed by notable Scottish architects ; second , many contain remarkably complete and unaltered interiors ; and third , thanks to prominent towers and spires , most play a major role in the townscape . |