Example sentences of "plays an [adj] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ we have a good Group Organiser and as a result training plays an appreciable part in the farm work ’ |
| 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 | The birth of a son was welcomed now for traditional reasons ( for example , among Hindus the son plays an essential part in the cremation ceremony ) and because he would bring home a vast dowry when he married , but no longer so much because he would be a new worker for the joint family . |
| 4 | The back plays an essential part in the forward movement , the powerful extensor muscles of the neck and back co-operating with the lower neck muscles , as well as with those of the inside thigh and stomach . |
| 5 | Weaving also plays an essential part in the practical life of the tribe , providing the floor coverings , tent hangings , bags and functional artifacts that constitute the furniture and furnishings of the nomadic way of life . |
| 6 | It may not always mean a great deal ( though sometimes a title of this sort can be read as a genuine sign of worth ) , but it plays an essential part in reassuring people in a notoriously insecure and uncertain business . |
| 7 | Nevertheless , these associations are articulated into a new pattern , and it is the vocal which plays an essential part in that process , in making the song a rock song . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | it plays an essential role in shaping and informing the Christian God-consciousness . |
| 10 | 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 ? |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | Technology plays an increasing part in the life of a Grandmaster . |
| 14 | 16 ( — ) UNLAWFUL ENTRY : Ray Liotta plays an obsessive maniac with a charming smile who terrorises an unsuspecting couple . |
| 15 | Fund raising plays an integral part in the work of the Red Cross . |
| 16 | Since N-terminal sequences are involved in associating with RAP30 , thereby forming a complex with RNA polymerase II , the C-terminal region probably plays an additional role for full activity . |
| 17 | Our application of these ready-made stories and stereotypes to our lives may not be particularly apt , but the web of intertextual concepts which forms the substrata of our experience nevertheless plays an inescapable role in our lives . |
| 18 | One of the scouts , a woman , comes forward and plays an Irish bagpipe alongside the band . |
| 19 | And LASMO plays an invaluable part in this drive towards self-improvement by providing financial and other much needed support . |
| 20 | In order that the leisure industries are utilised fully , greater spending money must be available , and reducing taxation plays an important part of that programme . |
| 21 | Symbolism also plays an important part of ‘ Great Expectations ’ . |
| 22 | Money also plays an important part of marriage . |
| 23 | While those selected for the divisionals will not be available for these matches in future , the County Championship , according to Sandy Saunders , the Rugby Football Union 's president , plays an important part in the calendar . |
| 24 | Obesity , in turn , plays an important part in the development of a number of diseases , including diabetes , raised blood pressure , hyperlipidaemia ( raised cholesterol ) , and arterial disease ( disease of the heart and arteries ) and gallstones , the report said . |
| 25 | The mission programme plays an important part in increasing local companies ' awareness of export potential and rewards . |
| 26 | As Sir Robert Armstrong , former Cabinet Secretary , pointed out in a recent court case , economy of truth and interpretation plays an important part in how the behaviour of MI5 is determined . |
| 27 | In particular E. Foetida ( the stinking dungworm or brandling ) multiplies rapidly in a dungheap or compost pit and plays an important part in breaking down the cellulose once the temperature has dropped to about 32°C . |
| 28 | Nature , too , plays an important part in the creation of man 's built surroundings . |
| 29 | Costa Rica has established a reputation as a liberal democracy in which education plays an important part in giving its citizens access both to individual social mobility and to democratic rights . |
| 30 | It therefore plays an important part in the extent of the vocabulary acquired for use in everyday living . |