Example sentences of "a part [to-vb] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | This bothers the commission 's president , Jacques Delors , who thinks the Community has a part to play in the Middle East . |
| 2 | Alliances , mergers and JVs will have a part to play in the route to concentration . |
| 3 | And all those toiling thousands had a part to play in the decision to protect the hill . |
| 4 | ‘ These are not easy questions to resolve but I think that if it is possible , actually to speak to these characters in such a way that they feel that they are valued and that they do have a part to play in the community , then we are on the way to resolving questions of this sort . |
| 5 | Previous patterns of working , sets of beliefs about parents and their willingness and capacity to play a larger part in decisions about their children with special educational needs , professional uncertainty and paternalism all had a part to play in the process . |
| 6 | This is problematic for a group which has no longer a part to play in the productive sector . |
| 7 | Even doing the housework with Aunt Margaret satisfied her ; she had a part to play in the running of the home . |
| 8 | This and other studies revealed that shifts of posture , head movements and changing facial expression all have a part to play in the way a conversation moves from one person to another in a group . |
| 9 | It is also building a key contacts list covering those with a part to play in the process . |
| 10 | I concede that the current recession and the Government 's mismanagement of the economy have a part to play in the fact that prestige projects are not lining up to locate in the bay . |
| 11 | Cecil Parkinson told Sue MacGregor that he no longer had a part to play in the affairs of the Tory Party . |
| 12 | ( In the following cases , the corresponding phrase using prenominal position only would be fully acceptable ) : ( 50 ) the handbook useful is in your out-tray a story interesting would be hard to find ( 51 ) the only handbook useful is in your out-tray a story less interesting would be hard to find Even here , the distinction between qualification and assignment may have a part to play in the explanation . |
| 13 | Economic conditions , nationally and locally , the size and location of the firm , and the availability of finance will all have a part to play in the final decision . |
| 14 | However , the latter have a part to play from the period of nursery rhymes and finger and other basic-activity games . |