Sentence examples for roles are given from inspiring English sources
Minor roles are given to a token lesbian, and a token Chinese American.
Karla Crome rightly plays Mozart's wife, Constanze, as a shrewd, sharp-witted figure and the supporting roles are given unusual weight by Geoffrey Beevers as a Mozart-patronising baron and Hugh Sachs as a smug opera-house director.
Similarly, in the flow of his memories, the starring roles are given not to those we know to be authentic – his parents, Marmaduke Hussey, Margaret Thatcher – but to a gay friend, "Maurice", and a girl known only as "V": figures so pseudonymous as to seem composite.
The soloists, though not tied exclusively to specific roles, are given distinctive music: the soprano, who usually sings Mary's text, has a lilting, lyrical line most of the time, yet also moves high and low in the range, often in precarious leaps.
The cam- era settles down, the performances become more relaxed and believable, and several adult actors in supporting roles are given the time to make an impression, particu- larly John McLeaish as the creepy-funny proprietor of a New Orleans bed and breakfast.
No speaking roles are given to the Communists, for example".
These are just a few examples of the high-profile roles being given to black British actors.
The geisha is a key symbolic figure in Japanese history and culture; it is not surprising then that there was considerable annoyance in Japan when the principal roles were given to actresses of Chinese descent: Zhang Ziyi, Gong Li and Michelle Yeoh.
At one point, this military lion — who had also been a professor of history, a journalist, defense minister, among many other roles — was given the humbling post of vice prime minister for science and education.
In Table 1 a tentative assignment of their metabolic roles is given.
Recruitment of the 75 participants was undertaken with the support of local key stakeholders, and a summary of workplace types and job roles is given in Table 1.
