Example sentences of "[adv] play a major [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Profits are well up , cost reduction obviously played a major part in this and the F T group is er , fifty five percent up on last year and this is against the background of a five percent drop in advertisement volume and we have an eleven percent drop in advertisement volume from the continent of Europe erm , which of course does n't affect other national newspapers .
2 Clarke thereby played a major part in the thrust towards international standardization that became so important in late nineteenth-century European science .
3 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 .
4 Voluntary organizations already play a major role in providing day centres , lunch clubs , advice and pastoral counselling , and probably the most effective way of providing an acceptable mental health service is by attaching professional workers to the places where homeless people already go willingly for help .
5 Released after Simon 's great victory at Lewes ( 14 May ) , Peter was one of the council of nine imposed on the king ( June 1264 ) and thenceforth played a major part in the direction of central government .
6 ‘ Art has always played a major part in my life — both my parents are painters .
7 From Table 9.6(a) it can be seen that bank financing has always played a major part in financing British industrial and commercial companies .
8 In fact hardcopy and the four drawer filing cabinet still play a major role in many ‘ information systems ’ .
9 On the eve of the crisis , most politicians , political commentators and — so far as we can tell — citizens remained sceptical that the sixty-seven year old General would ever play a major role in politics again .
10 The space between the fly sheet and inner dome also plays a major part in eradicating condensation , a problem which we have all encountered from time to time .
11 The design of a layout is vitally important , but the equipment you use also plays a major role .
12 That shows that , despite what we are told by Conservatives , the social charter is not solely about salaries and general working conditions on the shop floor but also plays a major role in the environment .
13 Until the autumn of 1976 , the £6 fiat-rate increase for wages and salaries below £8,500 , agreed by the TUC General Council by a narrow margin in July 1975 , held firm and clearly played a major part in the sharp reduction of inflation that year .
14 No one just passes through Baldersdale , and this clearly played a major part in preserving its isolation in the days when it was a full and vibrant community , as , indeed , it certainly was .
15 She tackled any problems which arose with great tact and charm and also played a major part in the production of our Expansion Programme .
16 In all skilled occupations other than agriculture and gardening foreigners also played a major role : government agencies were the main employers , but private firms also needed foreign bricklayers , carpenters , electricians , bulldozer drivers , surveyors , accountants .
17 At the same time as setting up and equipping new residential projects , the CMHTs also played a major role in preparing and supporting residents through , for example : assessing and training individuals with a mental handicap ; enabling parents ‘ to let go ’ ; and either directly providing or facilitating continuing support for residents .
18 In the building industry change to metric , he also played a major role arranging training seminars in collaboration with the RIBA and leading the Agency 's role as an advisory body to local authority architects and building contractors .
19 A major part was played by the international Red Cross movement , founded in 1863 , and whose role was formalised in the Geneva Conventions of 1864 and 1906–7 on the treatment of the wounded and the sick , and which also played a major role in the movement to impose humanitarian principles to the conduct of war .
20 Newman not only inspired Doctor Who , he also played a major role in structuring the whole fabric of British television drama in the 1960s , adding considerably to the worldwide reputation for quality it still enjoys today .
21 BRACKEN HOUSE , THE former home of the Financial Times , came under threat at the time ministers were considering the introduction of the Thirty Year Rule on listing ( see page 149 ) , and probably played a major part in securing the greater protection for post-war buildings of excellence that SAVE had sought for so long .
22 We shall see later ( p. 244 ) that the monitoring of trustworthiness in companions probably played a major role in the evolution of self-awareness in higher primates .
23 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 .
24 In practice , however , issues such as the colour and social standing of the victim will also play a major part .
25 Other forms of tax will also play a major role in Clinton 's plan to stimulate economic growth .
26 Therefore , cell volume regulatory mechanisms might also play a major role in balancing ion fluxes across the two membranes .
27 Portraits also play a major part in Clamey 's work , ‘ I 'm probably very old fashioned but I believe still that the principal aim or a portrait is to achieve a good likeness of your sitter , but you also have to create a picture . ’
28 Instead national elites need to be supported by an underpinning structure of regional and local elites , and the policy-makers at these sub-national levels also play a major role in channelling diverse influences from external business and social elites into government ( Domhoff , 1967 , 1976 , 1978a ; Hunter , 1953 ) .
29 ‘ We also play a major role , of course , in teaching and research and are at the forefront of developments right across the spectrum of medical and surgical care ’ .
30 In the amount of business that they do , and the number of services they provide , the library suppliers now play a major role — some would say , too large — in the development of library services .
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