Example sentences of "still [verb] a [adj] role " in BNC.
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| 1 | Among many other floatplane types , Beech 18s , Beavers , Otters , Cessnas etc that operate from Red Lake , the Norseman still plays a vital role . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | Indeed , as we will see later , it still has a significant role to play even when the latest presentation graphics software is being used to generate the information . |
| 4 | In so doing she demonstrates that the potential scope of the novel is enriched , not exhausted , by technological development , and that , conceived as an ‘ open ’ and heterogeneous genre , the novel still has a significant role to play in contemporary society , both as a mode of knowledge and as a means of communication . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | However , we need to start with an older , non-digital technology which still has an important role in current developments . |
| 7 | Because work is still considered a male role , leisure , similarly , is thought to be a male preserve . |
| 8 | Its practical effect was not very great ; but it began an attack on what radicals later came to call the ‘ old corruption ’ , the network of sinecures and jobbery which still played a large role in British political life . |
| 9 | As the fund entered its second century , it still played a vital role in the welfare of the patients . |
| 10 | The amateur cricketer still played a significant role in the game . |
| 11 | If Great Britain were still to play a significant role in military operations in Europe , massed levies would be needed . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | HMI will still have a vital role to play , despite the remarks of the hon. Member for Blackburn . |
| 14 | DOWNPATRICK are well out of the running for championship honours this season but they can still play a significant role in the destination of the Lombard and Ulster Section I trophy . |
| 15 | Even in these countries , however , although employers ' organisations may not be direct bargaining institutions they can still play an important role in industrial relations by helping to achieve a degree of cohesion among employers through their coordinating and advisory functions . |
| 16 | Though the system has now been modified for some years , local authorities still play a crucial role in the shaping of the local environment by , for example , forecasting the need for roads for travel to work or leisure , and thus plan on the basis of that need Planners seek to influence behaviour , for example , by deciding that particular zones will be devoted to industrial estates , others to shopping centres and residential use in order to harmonise traffic movement and so on . |
| 17 | In fact hardcopy and the four drawer filing cabinet still play a major role in many ‘ information systems ’ . |
| 18 | The traditional methods of payment — cash and cheques — still play an important role for many businesses in the transfer of funds . |
| 19 | On January 21st President Bush held out an olive branch : some of the Arab countries supporting Iraq , he said , still had an important role to play in the future Middle East . |
| 20 | Americans still had an important role to play in war-ravaged Europe in ensuring that Germany did not again threaten the security of Europe , and in being on hand to help counterbalance if necessary the enigmatic and possibly dangerous USSR . |
| 21 | An effort should be made , however , to make them feel that they still have a strong role to play in your life , and that their opinions are still valued and respected . |
| 22 | Although colleges do not award an NVQ themselves , they still have a major role to play in providing the means whereby trainees can gain competence and be assessed in their job . |
| 23 | Although LMS sees LEAs transfer much of their powers , authorities still have a key role to play as the principal source of advice on the complexities of employment law and on fair procedures for appointment , discipline , grievance and dismissal . |
| 24 | Offshore centres still have a big role to play . |
| 25 | Indeed it is my theme that Utopian " dreams " still have a valuable role to play by bringing the potentials of scientific and technological change into the arena of social and political action . |
| 26 | Have I discovered there are past hurts within me which still have a dominant role in the way I cope with conflict today ? |