insignificant role

collocation in English

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insignificant
adjective
uk
/ˌɪn.sɪɡˈnɪf.ɪ.kənt/us
/ˌɪn.sɪɡˈnɪf.ə.kənt/
small or not noticeable, and therefore not considered ...
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role
noun[C]
uk
/rəʊl/us
/roʊl/
the position or purpose that someone or something has in a situation, organization, society, ...
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(Definition ofinsignificantandrolefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Mirrors, after all, play a notinsignificantrolein the articulation of his signature theory of the tactile imagination.
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Viewed in this light, it seems surprising that the notion of law plays a relativelyinsignificantrolein economics.
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Local patriotism played perhaps a subordinate, but not an altogetherinsignificantrolein these developments.
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Regional cooperation and the use of structural funds may also play a notinsignificantrole.
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Legal experts counter that excuse defenses either serve aninsignificantrolein the trial or are entirely unsuccessful.
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Prey detection may involve detection of mechanical vibrations of the substrate, and vision seems to play aninsignificantrole.
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The differences play aninsignificantrole, and the solutions that are optional can be recommended for good reasons.
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She has a fairlyinsignificantrolein the show but remains structurally integral to the character cast.
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Religion, however, played an increasinglyinsignificantrolein his life.
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The contract initially paid her $250 a week ($ in dollars) and landed her two filmsone for aninsignificantroleand another unreleased for two years.
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Complaints played a relativelyinsignificantroleto begin with.
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Developing countries had low levels of savings and limited means to attract foreign capital; stock markets played aninsignificantrolein their economic growth before the 1980s.
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The cast members, who usually had minor insignificant roles before, were offered principal roles in the series.
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Many characters here were first mentioned in the original series, but had minor or insignificant roles.
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These variations or subgroups within blood types play relatively insignificant roles.
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The next few years were spent toiling mainly in low-budget programmers, often in insignificant roles.
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