Example sentences of "[vb -s] an [adj] role [prep] " in BNC.

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1 Secondly , on defence , the Foreign Secretary made it clear that , although Europe has an increasing role in respect of threats outside the NATO area , the movements towards building up a European defence identity must not weaken NATO or confront the Americans with a single European view .
2 The second and third cytoplasmic loops of the receptor ( see Box 1 for details ) has an essential role in activating a member of the heterotrimeric G-protein family responsible for stimulating separate members of the PLC family ( Box 1 ) .
3 However , it is not yet known if NC protein has an additional role during reverse transcription and/or prior to proviral integration .
4 Restorative protocolectomy with construction of an ileal pouch-anal anastomosis has an established role in the surgical management of ulcerative colitis .
5 Most tourist sights are sites of historical or archaeological importance , and archaeology has an expanding role in the presentation of such attractions .
6 It must also be remembered that the voluntary sector has an important role as critic and that this may be impeded by interweaving .
7 Specific policy objectives are set by the government , and put into action by the bank , although the Bank has an important role as adviser to the government on monetary policy matters .
8 Oral history has an important role at Key Stage 1 .
9 Michael believes that ARM still has an important role in continuing the impetus of renewal and I am sure we will find his ministry an encouragement .
10 If sodium retention has an important role in the development of diabetic renal disease a diuretic drug should reduce blood pressure and protect renal function .
11 Inference has an important role in comprehension .
12 Indeed , the state has an important role in the task of representing the legitimacy of the system as a whole .
13 It is also the rationale for suggesting that evaluation has an important role in promoting professional development and curriculum improvement ( see Chapter 2 ) .
14 Education also has an important role in the mental health field .
15 However , we need to start with an older , non-digital technology which still has an important role in current developments .
16 As well as addressing some of the major policy issues affecting the sector , N C V O also has an important role in helping voluntary organisations to do their job better .
17 The intelligentsia has an enhanced role in creating and transmitting the new national culture through a national educational system .
18 The manipulation of the web of personal relations has an ambiguous role for , on the one hand , it serves to ease difficulties and build bridges across social divides but , on the other , it helps to maintain the status quo and , therefore , the inequalities in the social structure .
19 Roxburgh revealed the doubtful candidates for the game as the midfielders Gordon Strachan and Jim Bett , and Brian McClair , who fills an auxiliary role for his country .
20 It is increasingly likely that anyone who takes an active role in any organisation will at some point find themselves involved in setting up a ‘ special event ’ .
21 The Breed Club takes an active role in all things , including inspection of litters to help with the resale of puppies from litters which are bred within the Club 's jurisdiction .
22 He takes an active role in key planning and new model decisions — most recently to start manufacturing a new car in the US — while , say employees , being happy to let others take the credit .
23 In those cases in which the prosecutor takes an active role in the conduct of the investigation , he directs the police enquiries .
24 The Gulf Families Association has now wound up but Mr Lloyd still takes an active role in the Gulf Crisis Line … a counselling charity for servicemen and their families .
25 Durkheim 's investigations into religion , with their historic results , were prompted by the fact that he saw religion as the major source of values and , despite increasing secularisation , religion still plays an influential role in society 's moral codes .
26 It is well suited as a hill suckler on rough grazing and plays an essential role in the production of the well-known Blue Grey store cattle of the borders , which are from Galloway cows put to Whitebred Shorthorn bulls to add earlier maturity to the Galloway 's good beefing qualities and excellent mothering instincts .
27 it plays an essential role in shaping and informing the Christian God-consciousness .
28 Is my hon. Friend aware that the rural sub-post office is at the heart of the rural community and that it plays an essential role in west Norfolk ?
29 This discovery brings together two rapidly advancing fields by demonstrating that a tumour-suppressor gene plays an essential role in the induction of programmed cell death .
30 We shall see in what follows that the distinction between anticipated and unanticipated changes in policy instruments plays an essential role in the application of the rational expectations hypothesis to the study of macroeconomic phenomena .
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