The navy played a limited but significant role in defeating the rebellion.

在平息叛乱中海军起了有限但却重要的作用。

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Communication plays a significant role in our daily life, especially in modern society.

交流在我们的日常生活中，特别是在现代社会中起着重要作用。

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Food can also have a specific meaning, and play a significant role in a family or culture's celebrations or traditions.

食物也有特定的意义，并在家庭或文化的庆祝活动或传统中发挥重要作用。

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The Tea Party movement, which takes its name from a significant American Revolutionary War event, played a significant role in drumming up grassroots opposition to President Barack Obama's health care reform plan and in raising concerns about the country's growing budget deficit.

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The study also found that the age of the father can play a role, although it is not as significant as the age of the mother.

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Smartphones and other mobile device will play a significant role this year, Shop.org said.

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Emmert said he wanted the NCAA to play a more significant role in violence prevention.

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It played a significant role in mobilisations against summits, beginning in Genoa 2001 and beyond.

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