Example sentences of "[verb] [vb pp] a [adj] part " in BNC.

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1 An earth tremor measuring 5.2 on the Richter Scale has shaken a large part of Britain including Oxfordshire , causing people to flee their homes as chimneys collapsed and windows cracked .
2 The development of SVQs has formed a major part of our work in this sector over the last year .
3 Turnbull admitted it has formed a large part of forwards ' practice where the pack try to shift as many as 16 others , which concentrates the mind wonderfully on body positions .
4 Comparison — a determination of whether the defendant has copied a substantial part of the protected expression — whether any aspect has been copied and , if so , an assessment of the copied portion 's relative importance in respect of the plaintiff 's overall program .
5 As will be described below , the leader of the Serbian communists , Slobodan Milošević , has played a major part in whipping up anti-Albanian feeling in Kosovo .
6 A long-standing friend of WACC , Daniel Tjongarero , was appointed Deputy Minister for Information and Broadcasting and has played a major part in drawing up Namibia 's information and communication policy .
7 A long-standing friend of WACC , Daniel Tjongarero , was appointed Deputy Minister for Information and Broadcasting and has played a major part in drawing up Namibia 's information and communication policy .
8 Emigration , which has played a major part in Goa 's culture , is the reason for its emptiness .
9 The Institute has played a major part in the development of the Construction Industry Council and the policies it has developed on the key issues affecting the industry .
10 MORE THAN 10,000 women who work for the Regional Council have received a cervical smear test since 1988 , and the Women 's Unit has played a major part in that achievement .
11 Since then Johnson Matthey has played a major part in the development of methods of refining and melting platinum and iridium in order to produce ingots of alloy able to meet the metric commission requirements .
12 He has played a major part in Australia 's last four Test victories .
13 Skipper Alan Kernaghan said : ‘ Pallister has been very consistent and has played a major part in Manchester United 's success .
14 There is much to suggest , yet little to confirm , that poor performance in these areas has played a crucial part in affecting the overall performance of the economy .
15 Cutting the value of , or abolishing national insurance benefits , and a much increased reliance on means-tested assistance , has played a crucial part in trapping the underclass into long-term dependency , although such an outcome is in stark contradiction to the Government 's stated long-term objectives .
16 So , while the stock market boom has played a crucial part in entrenching the wealth position of those who own most , the spread of owner-occupation , coupled with the rapid rise in house prices , has been largely responsible for extending the scope of capital ownership to well over 60 per cent of the population .
17 The action has played a strong part in industrial safety but attempts to introduce it into other areas have been less successful .
18 Anthropology has played a significant part in illustrating ways in which symbolic use is made of the body to make statements about the condition of society itself ( Mauss 1935 , Douglas 1973 , Blacking 1977 , etc. ) , and hair became an apposite symbolic indicator of the problems the forces of control were faced with at this time .
19 The examples described below illustrate all these , though as yet there do not appear to be many instances of disasters in the management of which GIS has played a significant part .
20 Many Tories now recognise that the abuse of political patronage has played a significant part in fuelling Scotland 's dissatisfaction with the Union .
21 More specifically , it has been suggested that the ‘ underachievement ’ of black pupils in schools has played a significant part in ensuring that second and third generation young British black people continue to find themselves suffering the ‘ disadvantages ’ encountered by their parents and grandparents .
22 This signal , which was headed " Personal BGS for C of S " , has played a significant part in the controversy over the events in Austria in 1945 , not least because of the phrase " verbal directive from Macmillan " .
23 The profession has played a significant part in the development of products for long-term insurance companies and this has been helped considerably by the work carried out by the CMI Bureau , something which is unique in Europe .
24 Traditionally , in the UK , the law has played a considerable part in regulating the form and content of published financial reports .
25 The Grimethorpe plant has played a leading part , with a lack of finances , for many years in producing clean coal technology .
26 He has played a leading part in representing the brewing industry and is acknowledged internationally as a world expert on hops .
27 He has played a leading part in developing the Viet Nam business for the bast six years , chalking up 32 visits to the country before his permanent posting .
28 ‘ Since about 1890 ’ , he believes , ‘ homosexuality has played a vital part in Western culture . ’
29 ‘ She has played a vital part in some of the most important movements and problems of the last 25 years , the ecumenical movement , the problem of refugees , the problems of world poverty and hunger , the problem of race relations .
30 Although the United Kingdom is on the continental shelf , it has played a positive part in Europe 's history .
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