Example sentences of "[noun pl] [vb -s] a [adj] role [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 | 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 . |
| 3 | Secondly data structures are already beginning to come apart from use structures and GIS plays a central role in this . |
| 4 | Furthermore , sometimes the government expressly delegates public administrative functions to non-governmental bodies : for example , under the Financial Services Act 1986 the Securities and Investments Board exercises a wide range of regulatory functions delegated to it by the Secretary of State ; the Board of Deputies of British Jews plays an important role in policing certain Sunday Trading laws ; the Wood Green Animal Shelter in North London runs the government 's computerized register of fighting dogs ; and the Rowntree Trust ( a private charitable organization ) administers the Family Fund ( a public fund to assist families of severely handicapped children ) . |
| 5 | It has been recently shown that leukocyte accumulation within the mucosal blood vessels plays an important role in the pathogenesis of indomethacin induced gastropathy . |
| 6 | In societies where the organization of social and economic life is based much more closely on kinship than it is for most people in contemporary Britain , women 's involvement in exchanging goods and services with female relatives plays an important role in maintaining the solidarity of the kin group . |
| 7 | The manipulation of the web of personal relations has an ambiguous role for , on the one hand , it serves to ease difficulties and build bridges across social divides but , on the other , it helps to maintain the status quo and , therefore , the inequalities in the social structure . |
| 8 | Improvisation and expression as well as musical accompaniment of the exercises plays a central role in the training programme of the Medau-Schule . |
| 9 | At present , though , there is little evidence that either of these pathways plays a significant role in LTP . |
| 10 | We shall see in what follows that the distinction between anticipated and unanticipated changes in policy instruments plays an essential role in the application of the rational expectations hypothesis to the study of macroeconomic phenomena . |
| 11 | To summarise , the observations reported in this study and in that of Brunsson clearly indicate that ENS plays an important role in the fluid secretion seen in intestinal inflammation . |
| 12 | Proper training of food handlers has a vital role in improving their morale and motivation and ensuring that standards are met . |
| 13 | All staff , not just the ‘ managers ’ , need skills if they are to participate successfully in delegated or collegial management and decision-making , since every person in such contexts has a managerial role of some kind . |
| 14 | The combination of a higher activity of calcium in bile and precipitation of bile salts taking place at a lower pH in patients with gall stone disease than in patients without gall stones suggests a major role for calcium and pH in the pathogenesis of gall stones . |