Example sentences of "[pron] play a major [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Of particular concern to most of the members of the FFA was the effect of the drift-netters on the albacore tuna resource , which plays a major role in many Pacific economies . |
| 2 | Cecil Menary had married into the large McAuley family which played a major part in the life of the Cabra congregation and in evangelical culture generally in the North Antrim area . |
| 3 | Working class women 's groups and the Workers ' Birth Control Group , formed in 1924 , which played a major part in the struggle for access to birth control information , also found it impossible to ignore the maternalist framework in their campaign . |
| 4 | In Canada , the aims of the women 's pressure groups which played a major role in bringing about reforming legislation , have been described as follows : |
| 5 | The Bulgarian Green Party , which played a major role in the movement leading to the overthrow of communism , has changed its name to the Conservative Environmental Party . |
| 6 | It 's an emotive issue and raises questions like whether it 's appropriate that a company such as Daimler-Benz which played a major role in the Third Reich , should be allowed as they want to , to build their headquarters near Hitler 's bunker . |
| 7 | She has served as a student counsellor with the Education and Training Department and as deputy director of practice regulation she played a major role in setting up the new regulations for financial services business and audit . |
| 8 | Many hitherto unpublished photographs accompany details of the parts played by the Royal Observer Corps , Civil Defence , Fire , Police and Ambulance services , plus the men and women who worked in the anti-aircraft emplacements , ATS , Balloon Command , and of course the RAF , who played a major role in photographing and bombing the manufacture and launch sites . |
| 9 | In addition , it is the young old — those in their sixties and seventies — who play a major part , disproportionate to their numbers , in the maintenance of voluntary organizations which contribute not only to the welfare of the disadvantaged but also to the cultural activities of the country at large . |
| 10 | It is also essential that they are part of the community , getting to know the members , donors , tenants and volunteers who play a major role in the work of the Trust . |
| 11 | There is no doubt that they played a major part in maintaining interest in abolition and emancipation through different phases of antislavery . |
| 12 | Possibly , according to some scientists , they play a major role in destroying life ( see Chapter 6 ) . |
| 13 | Settlements can best be examined by considering personal injury claims , in which they play a major role , and which have been the subject of research and critical assessment . |
| 14 | Word order is extremely important in translation because it plays a major role in maintaining a coherent point of view and in orienting messages at text level . |
| 15 | In this capacity he played a major part in instituting the kidney transplant unit at St James 's ; and when he established the liver transplant unit there , it was only the third such centre in the country . |
| 16 | And McAllister added : ‘ He played a major part in Stuttgart , where he made three or four great saves . |
| 17 | He played a major part in the administration of the national Antarctic expedition of 1901–4 led by R. F. Scott [ q.v. ] , and Mount Kempe in South Victoria Land was named in recognition of this . |
| 18 | Coleman claimed that his greatest contribution to the young veterinary profession was that he played a major role in securing that from 1796 appointments as veterinary surgeons ( a term used by the Standing Board of General Officers ) in the cavalry , and eventually ( 1805 ) in the artillery , were by commission rather than by warrant . |
| 19 | He played a major role in the organization of the royal expedition to Boulogne of that year , and was knighted at the end of the campaign . |
| 20 | Following World War I , he played a major role in the gramophone industry as chairman of the Edison Phonograph Company and the Columbia Graphaphone Company . |
| 21 | He played a major role in the talks between the government and Solidarity leaders which in April 1989 paved the way for the dismantling of the communist regime . |
| 22 | Historically it played a major part against the Saracens , and the old buildings in Rhodes town and the Acropolis in Lindos still remain . |
| 23 | Not only was the BDDA among them , but it played a major part in the revival of the NID . |
| 24 | Lérins itself was important in two ways ; first it played a major part in the promotion of monastic ideals in Gaul , and second it trained a succession of bishops who made a substantial impact on the Gallo-Roman , and later Frankish , Church . |
| 25 | It played a major role in the production of the first tactical nuclear weapons ; and , in consequence , moved sharply away from basic investigations towards engineering development . |