Example sentences of "[noun pl] has played [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 More specifically , it has been suggested that the ‘ underachievement ’ of black pupils in schools has played a significant part in ensuring that second and third generation young British black people continue to find themselves suffering the ‘ disadvantages ’ encountered by their parents and grandparents .
2 The examples described below illustrate all these , though as yet there do not appear to be many instances of disasters in the management of which GIS has played a significant part .
3 There is much to suggest , yet little to confirm , that poor performance in these areas has played a crucial part in affecting the overall performance of the economy .
4 The role of the sculpture collections has played a powerful force in the history of ideas , which makes this book as much about nineteenth-century thought as about Bassae , Didyma , Halicarnassus , Nimrud or Xanthos .
5 Infrastructure-building assisted by official Japanese loans has played a significant role in promoting economic self-reliance and development in Asian countries by stimulating local private economic activities through trade and investment .
6 Noise and danger resulting from too many vehicles has played a significant role in making inner cities unpleasant places to be .
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