1.   Personality evidently played some part.

2.   Although this realization helped propel Rosenthal into his current role, his personality also played a role.

3.   And her in-your-face personality did not play well in Peoria.

4.   A new study suggests that personality may play an important role.

5.   A political contest in which personality suddenly plays a more important role than party voting habits has shaken headquarters control and attracted hopefuls from nontraditional sectors.

6.   Her volatile personality played no small part in her rise to celebrity.

7.   Lowell Singer, an analyst with Robertson Stephens, a San Francisco investment bank, predicted that personality will play a big role in the final selection.

8.   Personality rather than ideology plays the dominant role in Philippine politics.

9.   Personality rather than ideology plays the dominant role in Philippine politics, and issues traditionally take a backseat.

10.   But each personality plays a distinct role in building the band.