Example sentences of "role in [verb] [adv prt] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | As was seen earlier , overtime plays a much greater role in pushing up the average gross weekly earnings of the male manual than of the male non-manual worker . |
| 2 | As such , some additives play a very useful role in slowing down the growth of micro-organisms and preventing the deterioration of fats and protein . |
| 3 | He played a vital role in setting up the Australian National Trust , and was president of the Australian Academy of the Humanities . |
| 4 | She has served as a student counsellor with the Education and Training Department and as deputy director of practice regulation she played a major role in setting up the new regulations for financial services business and audit . |
| 5 | The latter two were on a nine-man organising committee along with Philip Tomalin , who , as cricket chairman of the French Sports Federation and captain of the SAC , had a major role in setting up the game . |
| 6 | Information technology is playing , and will increasingly continue to play , a major role in opening up the curriculum to people with disabilities . |
| 7 | Bruce is particularly proud of ICI 's role in opening up the spirits market . |
| 8 | But the military were accused of intimidation by the opposition ; their role in putting down the pro-democracy uprising in nineteen eighty eight , has n't been forgotten . |
| 9 | This does give Europe the possibility of a role , perhaps in bringing the war to an end , when unwise forces in Washington may want to continue the war too long , and also to play a role in clearing up the mess afterwards , although its going to be a terrifying mess . |