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part to play

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a part to play
involvement that is necessary to do something. Engineers have an important part to play in any military operation.
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When this was done she had a less active part to play.
Pride and Prejudice by Austen, Jane View in context
It gave me pain and it was an ungracious part to play, but I have said nothing either to the one or to the other.
Twenty Years After by Dumas, Alexandre View in context
During the five minutes D'Artagnan was recovering his breath, he reflected that he had a very difficult part to play.
Ten Years Later by Dumas, Alexandre View in context
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