Sentence examples for of their part from inspiring English sources

I attended in spirit and was intensely proud of their part in this famous event.

In the countryside, Kurds have passed down memories of their part in the killings.

Under Gallienus, senators lost the right to command legions and much of their part in provincial administration.

In recognition of their part in Australia's early maritime exploits, some Aborigines were given fishing-boats, land grants and metal breastplates.

Share options no longer seemed unambiguously attractive, not least because of their part in stimulating America's turn-of-the-century corporate excess.

Entries can also be edited by friends, so an overly modest description of their part in a project could be expanded by a colleague.

They laid off all eight of their part-time workers and reduced the five full-timers' hours to 25 a week.

In some postal services in Europe the proportion is reversed, as full-time staff lose their jobs in favour of their part-time rivals.

It must have been particularly gratifying for the Italian to see Rooney drill home a couple of close-range efforts before the interval as England disposed of their part-time opponents with the minimum of fuss.

His poem "Alta Traición" (High Treason) became a reference point for many Mexicans in dealing with the contradictions of their part-Indian, part-colonial nation, once described as "Poor Mexico, so far from God, so close to the United States".

The Estonians insisted that it was a logistical impossibility for them as some of their part-time players were still at work – as were their supporters – and the others were at a training camp at Kethna, 62 miles away.