Sentences with phrase «large role in»

Thought to play a large role in cell - to - cell communication and disease transmission, they have been objects of scientific curiosity since their discovery three decades ago.

Schools, teacher quality and family income all play a large role in student success, but these factors do not fully explain the academic differences seen in the U.S. between whites and disadvantaged racial / ethnic minorities, including blacks and Hispanics.

«This new combination therapy is a huge step in the right direction for the treatment of melanoma, and our researchers played a large role in bringing this treatment option to patients.»

A new analysis suggests the two kinds of animals have played a large role in each other's evolutionary history

Tiny ponds play a disproportionately large role in global greenhouse gas emissions from inland waters, according to a new study by Yale's School of Forestry & Environmental Studies.

Responsible for the assembly of microtubules in a cell, a protein called tau plays a large role in the structure of the neurons, as well as their function.

Issues such as harassment in the work environment or lack of flexibility in scheduling to make room for childcare can still play a large role in whether women pursue and remain in some academic areas.

But the growth environment plays a large role in the ways the cells develop.

And in 2001 the agency began a separate study to track the amount of organophosphates in domestically grown fruits and vegetables that play a large role in children's diets.

U.S. researchers will play a large role in a new panel established by Brazil's government to study the future of science in the country, where a major R&D budget cut ordered by the government this year has researchers fretting.

Only a few cells in a cancerous tumor are able to break away and spread to other parts of the body, but the curve along the edge of the tumor may play a large role in activating these tumor - seeding cells, according to a new University of Illinois study.

Although relatively feeble, hydrogen bonds are so plentiful in water that they play a large role in determining its properties.

«But this does suggest there are definite changes in the brain that can play a large role in behavior.»

Professor Christl Donnelly, from the Medical Research Council Centre for Outbreak Analysis and Modelling at Imperial, said: «These findings confirm that badgers do play a large role in the spread of bovine TB.

During the Bush era, however, the CEQ came to play a large role in setting environmental policy, particularly in the area of climate change.

The environment — from the prevalence of fast food restaurants to the availability of good walking trails — has been shown to play a large role in people's health and BMI.

But this is changing, the study found, with outside donors playing a large role in the school board elections in all four of the cities examined.

As Cobb explained, the tropical Pacific, through phenomena like El Niño, plays a very large role in precipitation and global weather patterns like monsoons today.

The researchers do know that the presence of certain aerosols plays a large role in the formation of ice that leads to precipitation, but they also need to tease out the importance of that with other factors, like the amount of available water vapor and vertical storm winds.

The Independent, which serves Livermore, California — home to the Department of Energy's Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory — notes that «science plays a large role in the economy of the area» and is urging local scientists to «take a stand in favor of research; take part in the march.»

Protein misfolding and aggregation had been identified as a major factor in mad cow disease, and research using yeasts as model organisms played a large role in those findings.

Science diplomacy will play a large role in how indigenous people, the eight circumpolar countries, and other interested nations negotiate complicated economic, security, and environmental interests while attempting to maintain strong scientific ties, particularly with the new U.S. administration.

The speaker since 1994, he has long been the most powerful Democrat in the Legislature, and he was expected to play a large role in the coming weeks as lawmakers tussle with Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo over the budget and contentious proposals regarding public schooling and criminal justice.

Back in January, New York Magazine's Chris Smith said that Silver had «ruled half the state legislature for two decades; he's wielded enormous power in state budget negotiations; he played a large role in keeping state government functional during the chaotic reign of Governor David Paterson.»

The youth vote famously played a large role in Barack Obama's victory in 2008, but one of the big questions of this year's election is how young voter turnout will compare with that of the previous election.

The fundraiser is critical for Bramson — and will likely play a large role in his decision to run for re-election — because his campaign coffers are empty.

Twitter played a large role in getting out the vote along with information about poll sites as users in Inwood and Washington Heights posted everything from problems at the polls to food - themed celebrations for voting.

Farias attributes her loss in the South Bronx district to a number of advantages benefitting Diaz, Sr. «Name recognition, having a similar name as our borough president for example, these are things that definitely played a large role in the folks that came out and either weren't touched enough or came out to vote and didn't get enough information on anyone in the race,» said Farias, in reference to Diaz, Sr.'s son, Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz, Jr..

Many assume the Democratic candidates will be more accommodating to the unions, which are expected to play a large role in their primaries.

Sheila Astorino up until this point has not played a large role in her husband's campaign.

Nick Langworthy, the Erie County Republican Party chairman, said, «I hope Rudy has a large role in the Trump administration.

«His comments after the Garner case and the frequent invocation of his family have played a large role in driving support from communities of color and keeping it consistent,» said Smikle.

«The prohibition would force swaps into less regulated entities, increasing systemic risk by pushing transactions into the very «shadow market» which played such a large role in the recent crisis,» Bloomberg said.

«I think it's fair to say there is always a political calculus when a political figure is indicted and, certainly, with the attorney general's office of the state of New York, plays a large role in the decision - making process,» Jones said.

The County Committee plays a large role in selecting our State Supreme Court judges, candidates for governor, state comptroller, and attorney general, and makes decisions about how resources are spent and for which candidates.

Rural areas have a more solitary lifestyle, less affected by or dependent upon governments or other people, because neither the government nor other people tend to play as large a role in a rural resident's life.

The minority Sikh community — one which had played a disproportionately large role in both the subcontinent's independence struggle and the Indian Army before and after»47 — was set upon in a manner that left one former MP, the Sikh historian Khushwant Singh, to state that «for the first time I understood what words like pogrom, holocaust and genocide really meant».

Lincoln is a start - up firm co-owned by Erie County GOP chairman Nick Langworthy, who played a large role in selecting Corwin as the nominee to run for disgraced Rep. Chris Lee's seat.

Silver has ruled half the state legislature for two decades; he's wielded enormous power in state budget negotiations; he played a large role in keeping state government functional during the chaotic reign of Governor David Paterson.

They union and its president George Gresham, who is close with Mr. Cuomo, played a large role in the «Fight for Fifteen» movement to hike the minimum wage.

But negotiations between the WFP and Cuomo's camp behind the scenes stretched throughout the day, with New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio playing a large role in the talks.

Satellite spending played a large role in this race, with $ 1.6 million going to oppose Cravaack and $ 1.3 million being spent to attack Nolan.

PAC money is expected to play a large role in House races across the country and right here in this state, where at least a half dozen districts are considered to be in play.

Of course international organisations in Gaza play a large role in providing those services too, but Hamas is the overarching authority.

He also pointed out that Gillibrand has «a pretty full plate right now,» noting that she's not only running statewide for the first time, but will likely seek to play a large role in the upcoming immigration reform debate.

As thousands of South African students in #feesmustfall protests testified, fees play a large role in determining whether many learners across the continent can enrol or complete their education.

It has also played a large role in this part of London in getting people to shop local and also has a positive knock - on effect on surrounding businesses.

Parental anxiety plays a large role in the child's anxiety.

A great deal of time has elapsed between infancy and adulthood, so intervening experiences also play a large role in adult attachment styles.

So while there are myriad factors why any one individual would choose to co-sleep or not, or breastfeed or not, culturally this notion of independence has played a very large role in shaping our collective views on the issue.