At the ASEAN summit in October, Burma's prime minister indicated they could lift some restrictions against the detained Nobel prize winner and allow her to play a role in the country's political reconciliation if she behaves.

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president has done so. He told the council that the United Nations has a "pivotal role to play" in preventing a nuclear crisis.

VOA: standard.2009.09.24

Assad would be more than eager to play the role of a mediator between the U.S.and anybody.

VOA: standard.2009.03.18

He says if people want peace, the tribal leaders can play a role, if we are given the power and authority to do so.

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She says the pictures could play a role but one would have to be in a predisposed state then one may see the morbid murals with very different eyes, which could adversely affect someone.

VOA: standard.2010.07.10

Though funding from the IMF,the World Bank, the United States and other donors has made it possible to subsidize treatment and prevention methods in Africa, Dr.Rwagacondo says that local governments also have a key role to play in mobilizing their populations and eradicating malaria in the long term.

VOA: standard.2009.04.25

"For instance,we know that mental illness disorders like depression or alcohol use disorders play a major role in European countries, for instance" "But,we have to also look at Asian countries where impulsiveness plays a much more important role, which is that suicide can happen on the spur of the moment."

VOA: standard.2009.09.10

Warren says now that researchers have a map of the zebra finch genome, they can carry out experiments to identify which genes in the finch's brain are most critical to hearing and producing song - and by extension, which genes may play a role in human speech disorders, like those related to stuttering, autism,and Parkinson's disease.

VOA: standard.2010.04.05