Example sentences of "could play a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I did n't particularly enjoy that , but the fact that I could play a reasonable game of golf led to an offer to do a sales job for a golf manufacturer just south of Los Angeles in a place called Tustin . ’ |
| 2 | Accountants could play a key part in analysing the joint situation of the two firms in order to propose areas in the ‘ partner organization ’ where value-chain reconfigurations might be of benefit to both firms . |
| 3 | It is an important experiment and one that could play a key role in securing public approval , or disapproval , for genetic engineering . |
| 4 | STRIKER Andy Payton could play a key role in Middlesbrough 's final promotion push . |
| 5 | He also believes his gas sensor could play a key role in improving home safety by acting as a fire detector . |
| 6 | Men were subject to their fathers , to their elder brothers ; women were subject to men ( though some could influence men 's treatment of women , and some could play a political role in relations among men ) . |
| 7 | If there could be more attempts like this to show mentally handicapped lives in their normality , rather than in a sensational way , the media could play a major role in helping the public to understand more about the lives that handicapped people lead ; that they are not all anguish and broken dreams , but often constructive , fulfilling and as life enhancing as anyone else 's . |
| 8 | In this , the media — particularly television — could play a major role . |
| 9 | In the UK , the NCC could play a major role in supplementing ADAS advice whether or not statutory sites ( e. g . |
| 10 | However , with larger samples , and a focus upon those most likely to benefit ( severely demented people living alone and without wholly involved informal carers , yet not requiring 24-hour-a-day care ) , a scheme such as the Home Support Project could play a major role in delaying the need for institutional care . |
| 11 | Churchill 's support for détente may seem odd in view of his earlier criticisms of the ‘ iron curtain' , but Churchill was concerned at the dangers of global war ( especially after the explosion of hydrogen bombs by America and Russia in 1952 and 1953 ) ; he had hopes of establishing a reputation as a peacemaker , to match his reputation as a war leader ; and he believed Britain could play a major role as the arbiter between Moscow and Washington . |
| 12 | Austria has much potential and could play a major role as the bridge between the EC and Eastern European countries ; |
| 13 | There is one newcomer , however , that is only now finding its market but which could play a great part in feeding the world 's people ; and that is a man-made cereal , a hybrid , called triticale . |
| 14 | He went on to say that it was helpful to the Republican cause to have allies and supporters in the oppressing country itself , and that Jasper , Bert , " and your friends " could play a useful part , changing public opinion , providing information . |
| 15 | Information technology could play a useful part here . |
| 16 | Secondly , pragmatic politics could play a larger part in the thinking of the IWC . |
| 17 | He expressed his conviction that the USSR could play a leading role in the resolution of the Kampuchean conflict . |
| 18 | The emergence of Scotland as a lineout side meant that they could play a different sort of game , and this abundance of possession has enabled Craig Chalmers to play some very assured football . |
| 19 | To quote Kurt Vonnegut in Bluebeard : ‘ In the movies back then , just about any big-nosed person whose ancestors came from the shores of the Mediterranean or the Near East , if he could act at little , could play a rampaging Sioux or whatever . |
| 20 | Thus trained elephants could play a vital part in armies . |
| 21 | We first question we would like to answer is whether any of the B II junctions created above are actually present in the solution structure of CATGACGTCATG or whether they could play a significant role in an equilibrium of different solution conformations . |
| 22 | Third , in the event of there ever being a major conflict which risks escalating to the nuclear level , rules and associated practices and deployments which are specifically aimed at reducing the risks of escalation could play a valuable role . |
| 23 | Not a prepossessing feature in isolation but , to the archaeologist , understanding the origin of the contents of the backfill of this drain could play an essential part in unravelling the history of activities on the site as a whole . |
| 24 | They could play an outstanding role in , in giving the information and coordinating this . |
| 25 | The twelves play like sixes and you could play an entire set on rhythm guitar with the white one here and hardly know you 'd done it . |
| 26 | The British Company had shown that it could play an effective role in the rougher sort of Indian politics , but there was no reason to think it would go on doing so . |
| 27 | Those responsible for agricultural education and training do not aim , in the main , at the less productive farm but the Agricultural Training Board is in a position to respond to the training needs of any section of agriculture and could play an important part here if the need is established . |
| 28 | It was the human element that decided efficiency and it was perhaps in this sphere that training could play an important part . |
| 29 | Leukotrienes are known proinflammatory mediators and leukotriene B 4 ( LTB 4 ) is a potent chemoattractant of polymorphonuclear cells and causes degranulation and release of lysosomal enzymes , which could play an important part in amplifying the inflammatory response to NSAIDs . |
| 30 | This ceramic could play an important part in the development of electrode technology over the coming years . |