Sentence examples for played critical from inspiring English sources

As Wilson points out, it has "played critical roles in American history, economy and culture.

Sure enough, Byrd and Lagares played critical roles in the victory.

But within a few years he played critical roles for two of the biggest-selling bands in history.

The American advisers played critical roles, but by themselves they could not train and prepare new units for independent operations.

For Pakistan it transpired that Azhar Ali and Asad Shafiq had played critical innings and by the standards of the day they had been incredibly composed and skilful.

Jeremy Lin, a seldom-used point guard, played critical minutes for the first time, entering the game in the third quarter.

And whether it was Robert Mitchum in "Thunder Road" or Burt Reynolds in "White Lightning," cars have played critical roles in films about moonshining.

"Both David and Brad played critical roles in bringing me to Yahoo, so I'm especially grateful for the opportunity and trust they've placed in me," Ms. Mayer said.

The heroic biography we were fed as schoolchildren does have its limitations, beginning with the omission of other inventors who played critical roles — not just Edison's gifted assistants, but also his accomplished competitors.

Endorsements and debates played critical roles in this year's contests for presidential nominations, according to findings of a huge polling project conducted by the Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania.

Yet during the debate, officials at other agencies that have traditionally played critical roles expressed concern that the new structure placed too much power in the hands of too few people inside the White House.