Example sentences of "has [vb pp] a leading role in " in BNC.

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1 Now Prabhakar , a 34-year-old applied physicist , is poised to become head of NIST , to which the Clinton administration has given a leading role in stimulating the US economy .
2 The British Section refugee office has played a leading role in this area of work , processing some 4,000 cases since 1980 .
3 His delusions were those of a messenger boy who assumes that because he takes the Chief Architect 's drawings to the print room , he has played a leading role in the design of the building .
4 Since then the CIOB has played a leading role in developing and launching qualifications for construction managers and supervisors — namely the Site Supervisory Certificate , Site Management Certificate and Site Management Diploma .
5 Since becoming a primary sponsor of The Prince of Wales Business Leaders Forum , the company has played a leading role in helping to educate managers from the emerging market economies of Eastern Europe .
6 There has been considerable progress during the year on a number of aspects related to the cost competitiveness of the UK 's oil industry , progress in which the Wood Group has played a leading role in national discussions and , more importantly , in a wide range of initiatives and developments directly with our customers .
7 Pam Ayres joined a group of school children as they toured the centre which has played a leading role in saving rare breeds of sheep and pigs .
8 Software602 is negotiating with Microsoft Corp 's Prague subsidiary at the moment to translate its software , and has play-ed a leading role in pressing for legislative changes .
9 The Division has taken a leading role in developing research into the assessment of work based learning ( AWBL ) .
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