With the Vice President given the prime speaking role at the meeting, other potential candidates were left to counter his vision.

In its early years, the newspaper played a prime role in documenting the region's growth.

But they undoubtedly have another object, too: to advance their cause of giving religion a prime role in the American political structure.

The term was used to designate the leading female singer in the opera company, the person to whom the prime roles would be given.

They'd taken too many losses in their prime role of stopping the Soviet advance.

One of Irvine's prime roles is to help appoint the head coach.

Blood Games is also unusual in that it makes religion a prime role, which is almost a taboo subject for other companies.

Such clubs play a prime social role in our villages and small towns and they must be given the opportunity to continue this work.

Those research activities have to address important new requirements among which enhanced security plays a prime role.

Madam President, the prime role of the economy is to serve the people.