Example sentences of "[conj] [verb] played a [adj] role " in BNC.

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1 Over the last six years , the Cities and Media Forum has become an established part of the Festival and has played a substantial role in the debates about developing the media economies of regional cities in the UK .
2 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 .
3 The Director of the Unit , Rev Eric Shegog , is Vice-Chairperson of WACC 's European Regional Association , and has played a considerable role in ensuring that the subject of media ethics remains high on WACC-Europe 's agenda .
4 She has been with us since 1988 and has played a significant role in the development of CCG 's in-house marketing strategies .
5 It had been formed to act as a co-ordinating body for banned organizations , and had played a leading role in the 1984-86 uprisings in black townships .
6 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 .
7 NERC scientists were the first to discover the hole in the ozone layer , and have played a key role in UN-backed climate change research .
8 Much later , bacteriophages were found to transfer genetic information , from one bacterium to another , so they became immensely important tools for geneticists and have played a fundamental role in understanding the functions of deoxyribonucleic acid ( see Chapter 11 ) .
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