Example sentences of "[adv] played a [adj] part " in BNC.
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| 1 | Profits are well up , cost reduction obviously played a major part in this and the F T group is er , fifty five percent up on last year and this is against the background of a five percent drop in advertisement volume and we have an eleven percent drop in advertisement volume from the continent of Europe erm , which of course does n't affect other national newspapers . |
| 2 | Suffice it to say that in this field voluntary effort has long played a considerable part and there are signs that it intends to increase its contribution to this field . |
| 3 | This noticeboard had already played a significant part in my life : nearly thirty years before then it had displayed the result of my own first degree ( second-class honours ) ; a few years later had come the perfunctory notice saying my doctoral thesis had been accepted by the college ; and shortly after that an even briefer note to the effect that I had joined the teaching staff . |
| 4 | As a Class 2 Port Operator , Driver Oliver had already played a full part in the discharge of many of the vessels , but everyone took their turn at sentry duty in the trenches protecting the squadron location . |
| 5 | ‘ Art has always played a major part in my life — both my parents are painters . |
| 6 | From Table 9.6(a) it can be seen that bank financing has always played a major part in financing British industrial and commercial companies . |
| 7 | But faith has always played a big part in the game , and in France they have often made things happen simply by believing . |
| 8 | Broadcasting has always played a big part in our lives , and still does . |
| 9 | It has also played a central part in promoting management education in Wales : in 1977 it was designated as the Regional Management Centre for the Principality . |
| 10 | The Ministry of Information had also played a leading part in lauding the military qualities of the Soviet ally , and indeed many other of its domestic accomplishments : in February 1943 it organised a meeting at the Albert Hall to celebrate the twenty-fifth anniversary of the foundation of the Red Army . |
| 11 | But the rest of me ignored those details and clutched hungrily at the reassurance that she had n't really played a willing part in my humiliation . |
| 12 | Michael 's love of animals has even played a significant part in moulding his career . |
| 13 | ‘ Our computerised systems have definitely played a big part in the fact that our guests keep on returning to Hallery House ; the hotel continues to provide the same level of efficient , friendly service ( whether or not we are there in person ourselves ) at all times . |
| 14 | Italy had actually played a major part in getting Abyssinia admitted to the League of Nations in 1923 , eleven years previously . |