Example sentences of "[verb] a [adj] part in " in BNC.
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| 1 | Planning , at least in the form of extensive control of the ‘ reins of economic power ’ , had traditionally occupied a central part in socialist thought , and public control of economic resources , production and allocation were part of the essential features of left-wing thought between the wars . |
| 2 | It is clear from the evidence on British kinship that people do acknowledge a wide range of uncles , aunts , nieces , nephews and cousins as forming part of their kin network in some sense , but whether these people place a significant part in structures of support is quite another matter . |
| 3 | She has a small part in a new Christopher Columbus movie , due out in February , and a lead role as a brewer 's daughter with ambitions in Monty Python man Eric Idle 's new film comedy Splitting Heirs . |
| 4 | The Barber Institute of Fine Arts has a leading part in Birmingham 's cultural renaissance . |
| 5 | Her husband , Bill Clough , seemed awkward and unsure of himself : his suit fitted badly , and he looked like a comic who has unwisely accepted a serious part in provincial rep . |
| 6 | A glittering figure on the international financial circuit , he not only provided East Germany with much-needed foreign currency but also played a central part in all political and economic exchanges with West Germany over the past 30 years . |
| 7 | A glittering figure on the international financial circuit , he not only provided East Germany with much-needed foreign currency but also played a central part in all political and economic exchanges with West Germany over the past 30 years . |
| 8 | Recurrent bursts of petitioning on an ever larger scale played a central part in developing and maintaining the dynamic of anti-slave trade agitation up to 1792 and of the emancipation campaign from 1823 . |
| 9 | These procedures played a central part in the construction of the new English . |
| 10 | Whatever the reasons , Fitzthomas played a central part in committing London to the cause of Simon of Montfort between 1263 and 1265 . |
| 11 | Until the autumn of 1976 , the £6 fiat-rate increase for wages and salaries below £8,500 , agreed by the TUC General Council by a narrow margin in July 1975 , held firm and clearly played a major part in the sharp reduction of inflation that year . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | By this time , according to the findings of the United States Strategic Bombing Survey , more than three-quarters of the German people regarded the war as lost , and for a large proportion of these the raids played a major part in their loss of hope . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | Two years after his appointment at the Chelsea Garden , Miller played a major part in producing The Gardener 's and Florists 's Dictionary . |
| 16 | BRACKEN HOUSE , THE former home of the Financial Times , came under threat at the time ministers were considering the introduction of the Thirty Year Rule on listing ( see page 149 ) , and probably played a major part in securing the greater protection for post-war buildings of excellence that SAVE had sought for so long . |
| 17 | Establishing their place in the audience , their position as readers , played a major part in these interviews . |
| 18 | Wilfred Innerd was a Geordie who joined the Palace at the club 's inception in 1905 and played a major part in its establishment . |
| 19 | The conflict between the scientist 's idealism and the political pressures on Servan-Schreiber played a major part in the events leading to the departure of Papert last October . |
| 20 | No one just passes through Baldersdale , and this clearly played a major part in preserving its isolation in the days when it was a full and vibrant community , as , indeed , it certainly was . |
| 21 | Considerations like this played a major part in determining Government policy in the crises of the 1930s . |
| 22 | And McAllister added : ‘ He played a major part in Stuttgart , where he made three or four great saves . |
| 23 | MALTA 's steadfast defence during 1940 to 143 played a major part in the course of the war . |
| 24 | There is no doubt that they played a major part in maintaining interest in abolition and emancipation through different phases of antislavery . |
| 25 | One simple factor played a major part in the calculations : time of day . |
| 26 | On their last visit here , in 1989 , Jones played a major part in the 4–0 Ashes triumph by scoring 566 runs , including centuries at Edgbaston and The Oval . |
| 27 | 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 . ’ |
| 28 | Tory politicians of the so-called New Right have undoubtedly been the most active in promoting these ways of thinking , and the ‘ law-and-order ’ question played a major part in Mrs Thatcher 's victorious election campaign in 1979 . |
| 29 | But modern scholarship has made it clear that it was in France , more so than in England , that urban defensive requirements played a major part in securing the widespread acceptance of artillery as a means of deterring or countering a prospective enemy . |
| 30 | Despite such efforts , it is likely that abortion played a major part in the regulation of family size amongst the working class , especially in factory districts , where knowledge of abortifacient techniques was widespread . |