have a part in
idiom
: to be involved in : to be a factor in
Did alcohol have a part in causing the accident?
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Recent studies suggest that Lactobacillus bacteria dominate the uterus in most women and have a part in implantation and support of the growing embryo.
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Jena Pincott, Scientific American, 1 June 2018
Helton pitched the reorganization as part of a vision all officers can have a part in.
—Grant Lancaster, Arkansas Online, 23 Jan. 2023
This method allowed everyone to have a part in the mural’s creation, Ali said.
—La Risa R. Lynch, Journal Sentinel, 18 Aug. 2022
This would be your website designer, the graphics team, the UX/UI person, the copywriter, the marketer — anyone who’s going to have a part in creating the website.
—Sarah Malcolm, Forbes, 4 Jan. 2022
The project highlights the key role advocacy plays with people who have disabilities knowing their rights to take control of their own lives, speak up for themselves and have a part in their life decisions.
—Sam Boyer, cleveland, 18 Nov. 2022
After months and months of wheeling and dealing and begging playwrights, agents and others who have a part in releasing rights to a show, here is ETC’s 2022-2023 season.
—David Lyman, The Enquirer, 23 June 2022
As companies reconfigure their assessment formats and content, in-office status and compensation shouldn’t have a part in the feedback section of a review.
—Kristina Johnson, Forbes, 7 Sep. 2021
Now known as Graham Windham, Eliza Hamilton really did have a part in founding New York City's first private orphanage in 1806, two years after her husband's death.
—Andrea Wurzburger, PEOPLE.com, 8 July 2020
Jena Pincott, Scientific American, 1 June 2018
Helton pitched the reorganization as part of a vision all officers can have a part in.
—Grant Lancaster, Arkansas Online, 23 Jan. 2023
This method allowed everyone to have a part in the mural’s creation, Ali said.
—La Risa R. Lynch, Journal Sentinel, 18 Aug. 2022
This would be your website designer, the graphics team, the UX/UI person, the copywriter, the marketer — anyone who’s going to have a part in creating the website.
—Sarah Malcolm, Forbes, 4 Jan. 2022
The project highlights the key role advocacy plays with people who have disabilities knowing their rights to take control of their own lives, speak up for themselves and have a part in their life decisions.
—Sam Boyer, cleveland, 18 Nov. 2022
After months and months of wheeling and dealing and begging playwrights, agents and others who have a part in releasing rights to a show, here is ETC’s 2022-2023 season.
—David Lyman, The Enquirer, 23 June 2022
As companies reconfigure their assessment formats and content, in-office status and compensation shouldn’t have a part in the feedback section of a review.
—Kristina Johnson, Forbes, 7 Sep. 2021
Now known as Graham Windham, Eliza Hamilton really did have a part in founding New York City's first private orphanage in 1806, two years after her husband's death.
—Andrea Wurzburger, PEOPLE.com, 8 July 2020
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