Example sentences of "[adj] role [to-vb] [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In my view , scientists have a crucial role to play in the rapprochement of conventional and complementary medicine . |
| 2 | Mr McKee , speaking at the official launching ceremony , said the Royal had a crucial role to play in the provision of health care , not just for the local community but for people from throughout the province . |
| 3 | The GP has a crucial role to play in the development of health services . |
| 4 | More and more , ever since Irangate , Iran seemed to have a crucial role to play in the release of American and French hostages . |
| 5 | Manchester Computing Centre has a crucial role to play in the care of the datasets . |
| 6 | More important , however , for the analysis of social policy is the interplay between central government and those other organs of government , particularly local government , which have a crucial role to play in the implementation of policy , but are also themselves in certain respects policy makers . |
| 7 | And his circle , his generation , have a leading role to play in the establishment of a popular universe . |
| 8 | Not only are characters within the tale likened to animals — for instance the miller , proud as a peacock , with his skull " " piled as an ape " " , or his wife , " " peert as is a pye " " ( 3926 , 3935 , 3950 ) — but an animal has a substantial role to play in the story : the clerk 's horse , a stallion , who even has a name , Bayard . |
| 9 | In substance , the Church of England is now self-regulating and Parliament 's role in connection with its legislation little more than a throwback to the days when the established Church had a more substantial role to play in the affairs of the State . |
| 10 | Dr Sherlock concluded that irradiation has a useful role to play in the preservation of foods in conjunction with other currently employed processes . |
| 11 | We also agree that hysteroscopic biopsy may have a useful role to play in the investigation of these patients . |
| 12 | This fact , linked to the evidence that a high proportion of defective issues are suffering from use-related types of damage — such as detached boards and loose pages — points very strongly to the conclusion that the routine vetting of material supplied to readers should have a major role to play in the selection of items for repair and refurbishment . |
| 13 | The French tyre manufacturer has a key role to play in the Bugatti , and is developing the world 's first ultra-high performance tyre specifically for four-wheel drive supercars . |
| 14 | With Northern Ireland so reliant on its air links , Belfast International will always have a key role to play in the province 's transport and tourism infrastructure . |
| 15 | Dr. Aronstam believes that businessmen have an important role to play in the fight against AIDS . |
| 16 | By contrast , the new EXAFS studies show that modifying cations such as Na+ and Ca2+ have an important role to play in the structure of glass . |
| 17 | The solicitor has an important role to play in the committee process . |
| 18 | There are also 121 autonomous local law societies , which have an important role to play in the formulation of policy by The Law Society . |
| 19 | When Bukharin , in his speech to the Sixth Congress , emphasised that the Latin American Communist parties ‘ had an important role to play in the development of national and agrarian revolutions ’ , Brazilian delegate Fernando Lacerna somewhat tartly pointed out that a Communist movement had existed in Latin America since 1920 but it was only in 1928 that ’ the Communist International [ had ] shown its interest in Latin America for the first time ’ ( La Correspondance Internationale ( organ of the Communist International ) , 1928 , in Alba : 1964 , p. 188 ) . |
| 20 | Piggy had a very important role to play in the book . |
| 21 | Thirty years ago Geoffrey Harris , working at the Maudsley Hospital in London , reasoned that the brain 's control of the pituitary must be exerted via hormones secreted into the bloodstream from the hypothalamus , a brain region with an important role to play in the regulation of many bodily functions . |
| 22 | Although Napoleon was not much use on this occasion , the full-size skeleton has an important role to play in the future . |
| 23 | Temporary work seems to have an important role to play in the transition from unemployment to employment . |
| 24 | Beyond social contact , the phone has a practical role to play in the lives of working mothers . |
| 25 | So , all in all , Uzzell said he felt quite reassured by the results — ‘ with the shift away from a hardware-oriented industry towards an emphasis on software , services and global networking , integrators who understand business issues have a vital role to play in the industry ’ . |
| 26 | Cloth-making also had a vital role to play in the Borders economy , he argued . |
| 27 | No one who seeks to impose his will by terror can have a constructive role to play in the resolution of the conflict in Northern Ireland . |
| 28 | He calls himself a ‘ midwife ’ , and like a midwife , has only a temporary and external role to play in the process of birth . |
| 29 | Nor should this be confused with evidence ( see Chapter 5 ) that the left hemisphere has a special role to play in the organisation of sequential motor behaviour . |
| 30 | Therefore , the receptionist , whether male or female , has a very special role to play in the establishment . |