Example sentences of "[noun] plays a [adj] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The arrangement of the oceans in relation to the continents plays a decisive role in creating and sustaining life on Earth . |
| 2 | ‘ But it could also seriously affect the health of schoolchildren as numerous studies have shown that milk plays a vital part in their nutritional intake . |
| 3 | ‘ The local park plays a big part in the lives of many families in this town , ’ said Midlesbrough Council 's leisure services chairman Bob Kerr . |
| 4 | Faith plays a full part in the process of prayer . |
| 5 | If microvascular occlusion plays a primary role in the pathogenesis of the disease , reduced blood flow would be expected in association with these subclinical manifestations of recurrence . |
| 6 | There 's a great atmosphere around the hotel 's lovely pool , and the large bar/lounge plays a great mixture of music , and shows English videos every day . |
| 7 | At one point in Maus II , Vladek 's wife Anja plays a murderous game of hide-and-seek , chased up and down the bunk beds of a vast , empty Auschwitz barracks by a guard reduced in close-up to a pair of vicious piggy eyes above a snarling snout ( Poles are pigs in a world where Jews are mice efficiently exterminated by German cats ) . |
| 8 | This change in attitudes plays a crucial part in the development of a drawbridge mentality , which is replacing the more collective outlook of previous decades . |
| 9 | Luck plays a great part in success and as mine would have it , I was chosen for the pre-Christmas show . |
| 10 | ‘ Luck plays a big part in a manager 's fortunes . |
| 11 | We can not smell their pheromones , though it is clear from their behaviour that smell plays a great part in social life : in mother-foal bonding , group identity , individual recognition , mating , tracking , perhaps recognition of home range , and so on . |
| 12 | The formulation and implementation of pilot , demonstration and otherwise innovative projects plays a crucial role in unlocking and mobilising the full potential of Glasgow 's assets . |
| 13 | Secondly data structures are already beginning to come apart from use structures and GIS plays a central role in this . |
| 14 | At this point Freud is closer to Max Weber 's theory , where the charismatic figure plays a similar role in creating change . |
| 15 | Finally , the rural team in the Resource Development Department plays a vital role in ensuring all N C V O's work takes on board the rural dimension . |
| 16 | Crete plays a full part in this and , as we shall see in the next chapter , in the revival of monumental art , but around the end of the seventh century goes into decline and for the rest of antiquity is an artistic backwater . |
| 17 | They are supposed to advance our understanding of the concept by showing how authoritative action plays a special role in people 's practical reasoning . |
| 18 | But the mind plays a big part in this game . |
| 19 | Reviewing plays a key part in the process of learning from experience . |
| 20 | Any visitor to Ireland does n't have to travel very far before realising that this is a land where religion plays a major role in the life of every city , town and village . |
| 21 | Religion plays a vital role in society because it provides an explanation of origin and destiny , of identity and purpose . |
| 22 | Inevitably review plays a great part in the process of quality control by external agencies . |
| 23 | The purpose of information is to enable people to make better decisions and accounting plays a major role in the vital area of decisions about finance and investment . |
| 24 | The notional expenditure level assessed by the GRE plays a vital role in the process of allocation for the Block Grant element of the Rate Support Grant , so that it is of considerable importance for the assessment procedure to be equitable . |
| 25 | We have already reported that lipid peroxidation plays a significant part in the pathogenesis of gastric mucosal lesions induced by water immersion restraint stress , burn shock , and ischemia-reperfusion . |
| 26 | A levy of some sort is essential , so that the industry plays a major part in all training . |
| 27 | As the largest provider of visit attractions in Scotland , Historic Scotland plays a major role in the Scottish tourism industry . |
| 28 | For many families in Scotland , homecare plays a big part in alleviating some of the huge problems the face . |
| 29 | Taken against the background of considerable other evidence about the genetics of psychosis ( especially schizophrenia ) we can therefore certainly conclude that inheritance plays a major role in determining susceptibility . |
| 30 | As the government 's manager of the marketable national debt , the Bank of England plays a predominant role in the gilt-edged market . |