Example sentences of "[noun sg] play in the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The actress playing in the Western abandons her cowboy lover for the comic after he promises to take her to Hollywood and put her name up in lights , but the scandal that follows wrecks her career . |
| 2 | Gray put his job on the line and smashed the club 's transfer record by splashing out £95,000 for Nick Cusack , a homesick English centre forward playing in the Scottish Premier League at Motherwell . |
| 3 | Finally , in view of the crucial part which the further education sector plays in the educational and economic well-being of Wales , not least in the way in which it caters for the indigenous population , it is regrettable that too big a gap still exists between it and the secondary school sector and too few Welshmen and women , particularly perhaps among those who are Welsh speaking , recognize its many achievements in the past and the vital contribution which it will be called upon to make in the future . |
| 4 | The 21-year-old full-back from Lillestrom has agreed personal terms with Rovers and is now waiting for formal clearance to play in the Premier League . |
| 5 | Diet , general fitness , golfing psychology and sports injuries all feature among the discussion topics and have their part to play in the overall picture . |
| 6 | In addition to classic injunctions such as ‘ I look for a marked reduction in the number of problems put forward for discussion in Ministerial Committees ’ , in the terse Major Attlee style , the paper contains a passage which is pure Brook : ‘ The Cabinet Committee system has a valuable part to play in the central machinery of government , both in relieving the pressure on the Cabinet itself and in helping to give practical effect to the principle of collective responsibility at times when the Cabinet does not include all Ministers in charge of Departments . ’ |
| 7 | Does he agree that this type of secondary school has a substantial part to play in the future education of our children in the secondary sector , and will he encourage the development of further city technology colleges in our country ? |
| 8 | This bothers the commission 's president , Jacques Delors , who thinks the Community has a part to play in the Middle East . |
| 9 | This must have a major part to play in the increasing mindless violence of young people , imitating what they have been encouraged to believe is ‘ entertainment ’ , namely torture , murder and cannibalism . |
| 10 | Union members have an important part to play in the continued success of ’ next steps ’ . |
| 11 | Economic conditions , nationally and locally , the size and location of the firm , and the availability of finance will all have a part to play in the final decision . |
| 12 | Many other people have rights , including those concerned with fishing , and in my native Scotland the value of fishing has a significant part to play in the local economy , particulary in remote areas . |
| 13 | This is problematic for a group which has no longer a part to play in the productive sector . |
| 14 | The important role selling plays in the overall marketing process is already well established . |
| 15 | They must have the desire to play in the Premier League . ’ |
| 16 | While this organ could and did assume the executive functions of a provisional government , its creation did not resolve two crucial problems : what roles were the existing political parties and the mass of the population to play in the New State . |
| 17 | Mandela also acknowledged the part played in the anti-apartheid movement by , among others , the Mass Democratic Movement , the Black Sash and other white pressure groups , the churches , the youth of the townships , and the " mothers , wives and sisters of our nation " , whom he described as " the rock-hard foundation of our struggle " . |
| 18 | Through participation in a shared experience of planning for the future , individual members of the school community can develop an increased understanding of the school and a greater awareness of the part each person plays in the total organisation . |
| 19 | This weekend the newly crowned UK Ladies Champion plays in the qualifying rounds for the German Championships . |
| 20 | In conclusion , the Action Teams can help local groups in a wide variety of ways and while some of the ideas may be criticised , they all have some role to play in the economic regeneration of the area . |
| 21 | The crossing had a vital role to play in the economic regeneration of the region , it argued in a statement , and controversy over the Oxleas link should not delay construction of the bridge itself . |
| 22 | On January 21st President Bush held out an olive branch : some of the Arab countries supporting Iraq , he said , still had an important role to play in the future Middle East . |
| 23 | The District Council considers that the sites may have a role to play in the long-term strategic land reserve , although at this stage as no calculations have been carried out as to the requirements it is difficult to assess what role they might play . |
| 24 | In so doing , we recognise that CCW has a vital role to play in the immediate future , but we also recognise that many other ‘ actors ’ must also play their part in moving Wales towards sustainability . |
| 25 | Iron has a crucial role to play in the efficient working of the human body and is vital to healthy living . |
| 26 | Mr McKiernan believes that this service will have an even more important role to play in the financial services sector in the future . |
| 27 | It is unlikely that the InsP 3 /calcium pathway has any role to play in the rapid signal transfer mediated by ionotropic receptors , but there is growing evidence that many metabotropic receptors employ phosphoinositide-derived signals to modulate both neural activity and the neural plasticity responsible for memory . |
| 28 | As its name implies , the Via Militaris was a major line of communication for the Roman armies defending the eastern frontier , and as a stage in one of the links between Italy and Byzantium it already had an important role to play in the vital intercourse between the eastern and western halves of the empire . |
| 29 | The secure places are fully used , but secure accommodation is an expensive resource and one which has its role to play in the full range of provision . |
| 30 | Be that as it may , the intuitive reality of such structures is borne out also by the fact that generations of language teachers have recognized that they have a leading role to play in the initial stages of learning , because of what I have called their valency or combining power . |