She recently graduated from being a dancer to having a small role in a movie.

她最近从一个舞蹈演员逐步过渡到在电影里扮演小角色。

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The Bank has had only a small role in this dramatic success.

在这一巨大的成功中，世行只起了微小的作用。

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But the federal government plays only a very small role in American public education.

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That's good news for Hashimoto, 60, who has played no small role in boosting LDP fortunes.

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These thinkers would suggest that, if anything, MBA curricula played a very small role in an enormous crisis.

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