Example sentences of "played a [adj] role " in BNC.
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| 1 | Generally , the law has traditionally played a minimal role in controlling the use of sanctions at school . |
| 2 | With the publication of the Foreign Relations of the United States volumes on the Korean War and the release of the British documents it was evident that Britain had played a major role in the important decisions taken in the early stages of the war , and in particular the decision to change the aim of the operation from being merely to repel the aggressor north of the 38th parallel to that of achieving a unified Korea . |
| 3 | Although the peasantry have not often been prompted to rebellion , they have played a major role in a national revolution in two Latin American countries , Mexico and Cuba . |
| 4 | In addition , the breed has been very widely exported and has played a major role in the creation or improvement of many other breeds : its influence has probably been greater than any other breed except perhaps the Friesian group and its adaptability is legendary . |
| 5 | As Hulme has pointed out , this hypothesis takes no account of the possibility of influence from external factors such as global climatic change and the imperfectly understood ocean-atmosphere interrelationships which , as has been discussed in section 1.2.2 , have played a major role in the longer-term glacial-interglacial cycle . |
| 6 | In writings on the political economy of ageing , it has been suggested that twentieth-century society has deliberately promoted the marginalization and dependency of elderly people , and that the state has played a major role in this process . |
| 7 | After 1534 , Henry began to issue ecclesiastical injunctions on his own authority ; in 1535 his secretary of state , Thomas Cromwell , who had already played a major role in engineering the break with Rome , was appointed vicegerent or vicar-general of the church . |
| 8 | Both the form and the substance of his approach rapidly assumed an authoritative status and have played a major role in shaping the dominant tradition . |
| 9 | Dicey has played a major role in the shaping of twentieth-century thought in public law . |
| 10 | For some years now Yamaha have played a major role in digital sound processors and for the new season they have produced several new models . |
| 11 | The Tyne atmosphere , in the formation of which merchant navy officers have played a major role ( before the war transition from seamen to officer was not uncommon although it is very rare now ) , is well reproduced in a number of memoirs ( see Before the Box Boats by Captain A. W. King horn of Cullercoats , 1983 ) . |
| 12 | However , accountants , who also ought to be concerned with the concepts of accountability listed under Divisions I and II , have not traditionally played a major role . |
| 13 | Housing subsidies in the past have sometimes favoured rural areas , but Shucksmith believes that the higher building costs have not been matched , and that ‘ it is clear that central government policies have played a major role in frustrating council housing in rural areas , both through the overall financial allocation to rural areas , and through the constraints imposed on individual developments … . ’ |
| 14 | The women 's movement in the USA has played a major role in exposing the similar processes which are responsible for the creation of sexism and ageism ( and , for that matter , racism ) . |
| 15 | More recently he has played a major role in persuading the Department of Employment to publish , in co-operation with the Institute , the information pack ‘ Making the cash flow ’ . |
| 16 | Does my right hon. Friend agree that the reductions in personal taxation have played a major role in the revival of enterprise and the increase in risk taking , productivity and output that we have achieved in the past decade ? |
| 17 | The Unit has become a centre for collaborative research ; projects in which members of staff have played a major role include : the perceived health of attenders and non-attenders at a breast screening clinic , an evaluation of the Edinburgh Women 's Health Shop , an evaluation of the ‘ Drinkwise ’ project , a study of smoking and drinking among student nurses , and the evaluation of the Lothian Mobile Mammography Project . |
| 18 | On April 19 Verdiger announced that he would after all support Labour , but on April 22 Shas , the ultra-orthodox party which had played a major role in the collapse of the coalition in March by abstaining in a vote of no-confidence , announced its absolute support for Likud . |
| 19 | Following intervention by Sweden ( which had played a major role in initiating the US-PLO dialogue in 1988 ) , the PLO issued a statement on June 11 which declared that the organization remained " against any military action which targets civilians , regardless of the nature of such actions , and we condemn it " . |
| 20 | The Iranian government appeared to have played a major role in facilitating Keenan 's release , an article in the Tehran Times of Aug. 26 claiming that Keenan 's release was " the result of months of indefatigable efforts deployed by Iran , aimed at the freedom of all Western hostages " . |
| 21 | Qin had founded this weekly journal in 1980 and it had played a major role in the campaign for economic and political reform in China until being closed down in April 1989 following the outbreak of student demonstrations [ see p. 36587 ] . |
| 22 | De Soto had played a major role in re-establishing the confidence of the international financial community in Peru , damaged under García , and had been involved in the drafting of a bilateral anti-drugs agreement signed with the USA in May 1991 [ see pp. 38187-88 ] . |
| 23 | The National Assembly on Oct. 1 approved the dissolution of the powerful National Defence Council , the body which had played a major role in the planning and execution of security policy during the Vietnam war . |
| 24 | The Enterprise Centre has played a major role in changing the culture of the University by the provision of a range of staff development courses for senior management and academic staff . |
| 25 | The Council may have played a major role in planning the transfer of the Visigoths to Aquitaine . |
| 26 | Having played a major role in Middlesbrough 's promotion to the UK League , in which they 'll start as a Division Four team this summer , Stuart now finds herself number one sprinter with the champions of the past three years . |
| 27 | 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 . |
| 28 | Peter feels that CCG 's training policy has played a major role in staff attitude and professionalism : it has an impact on existing businesses and is viewed favourably by potential clients when visiting our operations . |
| 29 | The Institute has played a major role in focusing attention on the key issues involved in road pricing through two reports under the title : ‘ Paying for Progress ’ . |
| 30 | The Institute has played a major role in focusing attention on the issues |