positive role
collocation in Englishmeaningsofpositiveandrole
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positive
adjective
uk/ˈpɒz.ə.tɪv/us/ˈpɑː.zə.t̬ɪv/
full of hope and confidence, or giving cause for hope ...
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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 ofpositiveandrolefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofpositive role
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The need to continue to build on thispositiveroleis one of the main conclusions coming out of these early evaluations.
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Nationalism had surely played apositiverolein modern liberalism in the nineteenth century, but now its historic mission had ceased.
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Local management institutions play apositiverolein the area, but their impact appears insufficient to safeguard forests and commons from continued degradation.
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A healthy therapeutic alliance can be a positive addition to an individual's social network, and a therapist can serve as apositiverolemodel.
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For none of our group, however, did this service appear to play apositiveroleeither socially or emotionally.
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Moreover, public opinion can exert apositiveroleto lead governments towards more pacific policies.
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The fact that they regarded charity in such a favourable light, therefore, highlights thepositiveroleit played in developing class relations.
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Most of the participants' mothers played both a passive and active role in their daughters' illnesses and also both a negative andpositiverole.
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Exercise has apositiverolefor many chronic diseases in old age as well as in youth.
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One cause for the low proportion of girls in scientific education is the lack ofpositiverolemodels.
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Thepositiveroleof older people in achieving family and social support, however, is emphasised.
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Thepositiverolethat an active civil society plays in processes of democratisation is often highlighted in the literature.
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However, so long as they operate legally, they do play apositiverole.
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The fact that there was little if any reaction to, or withdrawal from, gossip confirmed itspositiverole.
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The teacher gave praise and adopted apositiverolein accepting answers or opinions, sometimes probing for further clarification of a pupil's response.
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The negative as well aspositiveroleof the media cannot be overlooked.
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In fact, studies on processes of democratisation often highlight thepositiverolethat an active civil society plays in transitions from authoritarianism.
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On the contrary, it argues that public opinion plays apositiveroleand that it has an impact on policy-makers involved in aid policy.
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