Example sentences of "[verb] played a prominent [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although British statesmen had played a prominent part in bringing these organisations into being , the United Kingdom did not become a founder member and later approaches to join were either ineffective or rebuffed . |
| 2 | In so far as women had played a prominent part in Romanian politics , the precedents were not happy . |
| 3 | In Tolmezzo Domanov was joined by General Peter Krasnov , who had played a prominent part in the Russian Civil War , first as Ataman of the Don Cossacks and later in the Baltic States . |
| 4 | The figure was Major Jaromir Nechansky who had been a commander of a paratroop regiment , and who had played a prominent role in the anti-Nazi uprising of 1945 . |
| 5 | John Blake , the advocate for the Town and Country Planning Association , which had played a prominent role at the Sizewell public inquiry , described the outcome as a ‘ foregone conclusion ’ and largely withdrew to the sidelines . |
| 6 | As Secretary of the Manchester branch of the Association of Teachers of German , he had played a prominent role in attracting the Goethe Institute to Manchester . |
| 7 | Courage in the Skies ( Stanley Paul , 208pp , illus , hbk , £18.99 ) by AVM Johnnie Johnson and W/C Laddie Lucas two distinguished World War Two pilots , brings to life the many characters that have played a prominent part in aviation combat history , along with the many amazing developments in aircraft technology from the days of World War One to the more recent Operation Desert Storm in the Gulf . |
| 8 | The trade unions are by far the largest body representing people who will be affected by the introduction of new technologies , and in Britain they have played a prominent part in the debate about information technology . |