Example sentences of "[vb base] [adv] played a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The armed forces have traditionally played a prominent role in Thai politics . |
| 2 | As Lewis and Piachaud point out in their chapter here , unmarried women have traditionally played a significant role in the care of elderly parents and other relatives and the same appears to be true today . |
| 3 | State agencies have also played a formative role in limiting the damage recessions impose on large firms . |
| 4 | As Barker and McGregor point out , however , land-use practices have also played a significant role in landscape change since colonial times when deforestation began . |
| 5 | Here and elsewhere , however , the barriers to the outward movement of the lower paid and ethnic minorities have also played a significant role , leading to further social polarization not just between inner city and suburb but also between different parts of inner city areas . |
| 6 | Although her views are still regarded as highly eccentric outside reactionary conservative and fascist circles , it is interesting to note that some historians now argue that secret societies like the IRA and the Mafia have indeed played a significant role in world events , and that the Illuminati conspiracy in the 1780s was truly a model for future revolutionary organization . |
| 7 | One of the successful aspects of the work of the Enterprise Centre has been to forge new and strong links between staff from different faculties and departments and to bring some departments that have previously played a peripheral role into the mainstream of the University 's activities . |
| 8 | ‘ Our computerised systems have definitely played a big part in the fact that our guests keep on returning to Hallery House ; the hotel continues to provide the same level of efficient , friendly service ( whether or not we are there in person ourselves ) at all times . |
| 9 | Modernization Commissions , the basic planning units , brought together civil servants and managers ( the trade unionists involved have never played a major role ) to thrash out targets for output and investment . |