Example sentences of "[verb] a major role " in BNC.
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| 1 | This will continue to provide a major role for the profession in the conduct of life assurance and pensions business . |
| 2 | The headteacher has a major role to play in encouraging governors to adopt a response to the staffing responsibilities of LMS which values people and ensures the successful development of the school . |
| 3 | Given that object recognition is a categorical process , in that one does n't recognize each individual chair one sees but identifies it as belonging to the same category as other chairs one has seen , this suggests that the inferotemporal cortex has a major role to play in object recognition . |
| 4 | Adequate supply of vitamin A , either through supplementation or adequate diet , has a major role in preventing morbidity and mortality in children in developing countries . |
| 5 | Every single person in his organization has a major role to play in pleasing the customer and they know it , and do it . |
| 6 | In this context formal taxation of costs on the standard basis has a major role to play , though in minor cases costs may be agreed between the parties without the need for taxation . |
| 7 | The differences found between them may throw light on certain rarely remarked properties of the object which suggest that it has a major role in the development of cognitive abilities and the ways in which the world is perceived , understood and lived in . |
| 8 | The Bank has a major role in the foreign exchange market as it is responsible for carrying out government policy with regard to the exchange rate . |
| 9 | The chemical industry 's ‘ Responsible Care ’ programme has a major role to play in demonstrating that the industry is serious in its intent to perform better . |
| 10 | The February meeting was the first of its kind to be hosted by Saudi Arabia , which opposed a major role for the Shi'ite opposition in a future Iraqi government , but now considered that the ousting of Saddam Hussein had become a priority . |
| 11 | Because the established church played a major role in the provision of education before the passing of the Elementary Education Act of 1870 , it is not surprising that the lofty , brick-built church of St Peter shares its site with a school . |
| 12 | Following the tremendous success of Wilson & Glick kitchens on the British Gas stand at the 1989 Ideal Home Exhibition , Wilson & Glick once again played a major role on the British Gash stand at this year 's exhibition . |
| 13 | In all skilled occupations other than agriculture and gardening foreigners also played a major role : government agencies were the main employers , but private firms also needed foreign bricklayers , carpenters , electricians , bulldozer drivers , surveyors , accountants . |
| 14 | Equivalent of the Territorial Army , the Volunteers played a major role in Hong Kong 's doomed resistance against the Japanese early in the Pacific War . |
| 15 | At the same time as setting up and equipping new residential projects , the CMHTs also played a major role in preparing and supporting residents through , for example : assessing and training individuals with a mental handicap ; enabling parents ‘ to let go ’ ; and either directly providing or facilitating continuing support for residents . |
| 16 | Oral tradition played a major role in education , and we we should remember that many of Charles ' legal documents were merely written reminders which related to verbal laws , decisions , commands and traditions . |
| 17 | We shall see later ( p. 244 ) that the monitoring of trustworthiness in companions probably played a major role in the evolution of self-awareness in higher primates . |
| 18 | Nor was she forced out by the men in grey suits — though intrigue played a major role . |
| 19 | In the building industry change to metric , he also played a major role arranging training seminars in collaboration with the RIBA and leading the Agency 's role as an advisory body to local authority architects and building contractors . |
| 20 | Nevertheless , one can not escape obtaining the impression that the farming community , who stand to benefit from the financial supports and incentives available under the Directive , played a major role in defining the boundaries of the LFAs . |
| 21 | The famous bull Terling Marthus , with plenty of American blood in his ancestry , was imported from South Africa and played a major role in continuing the British breed 's development . |
| 22 | Coleman claimed that his greatest contribution to the young veterinary profession was that he played a major role in securing that from 1796 appointments as veterinary surgeons ( a term used by the Standing Board of General Officers ) in the cavalry , and eventually ( 1805 ) in the artillery , were by commission rather than by warrant . |
| 23 | It played a major role in the production of the first tactical nuclear weapons ; and , in consequence , moved sharply away from basic investigations towards engineering development . |
| 24 | It would be foolish to suppose that we can penetrate the causes of this striking movement with any precision ; but the example of John of Salisbury makes it abundantly clear that the love of travel , the fashion for wandering , played a major role . |
| 25 | The ‘ absence ’ of international issues is , however , in many ways an illusion : one can say that if formal controversy over foreign policy was markedly absent from the campaign , international factors played a major role in shaping it , and , even more so , to affect the future course of British politics , whatever the incumbent government does . |
| 26 | 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 . |
| 27 | Many hitherto unpublished photographs accompany details of the parts played by the Royal Observer Corps , Civil Defence , Fire , Police and Ambulance services , plus the men and women who worked in the anti-aircraft emplacements , ATS , Balloon Command , and of course the RAF , who played a major role in photographing and bombing the manufacture and launch sites . |
| 28 | A major part was played by the international Red Cross movement , founded in 1863 , and whose role was formalised in the Geneva Conventions of 1864 and 1906–7 on the treatment of the wounded and the sick , and which also played a major role in the movement to impose humanitarian principles to the conduct of war . |
| 29 | Members of WACC 's European Regional Association ( ERA-WACC ) played a major role in helping to place communication high on CEC 's working agenda . |
| 30 | Involvement of the teachers : In successful schools , the teachers were involved in curriculum planning and played a major role in developing their own curriculum guidelines . |