Example sentences of "[prep] [adj] [noun pl] [vb mod] [be] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | Consequently offers for unlisted public companies and even for private companies may be of interest to the Panel if the shareholder base is sufficiently wide for minority protection to be relevant . |
| 2 | 3.4 To say that awards of damages in respect of non-pecuniary losses should be of amounts that are fair and reasonable having regard to the social , economic and industrial conditions in England and Wales merely raises the question what , in any particular case , is fair and reasonable . |
| 3 | In order to help such children , it is necessary to introduce novel and artificial procedures to assist learning and it is therefore unlikely that an understanding of normal processes will be of any help . |
| 4 | The writing on other categories of contemporary rugs may be of interest , but rarely has any bearing on their quality or value . |
| 5 | Titles of National Awards will be of great importance and considerable thought will be given to identifying suitable names which relate to the needs of users . |
| 6 | The identification of areas in which there is bipartisan agreement on the desirability of change or of the maintenance of existing services will be of particular interest . |
| 7 | In any case , what kind of general principles would be of help in judging between ‘ It is good to welcome new experience ’ and ‘ One ought not to risk one 's pension ’ ? |
| 8 | During an Ad Limina address to Bishops in March 1992 , Pope John Paul II said , ‘ The National Board of Catholic Women can be of particular help at this time when the role of women in society and in the Church is undergoing such a radical questioning and transformation . |
| 9 | Too close a contact with leading journalists could be of more benefit to the media than it is to you . |
| 10 | It is pointed out that fluorescent lighting in clinical areas should be of a recommended type having colour rendering properties with which the decorative finishes in such areas must also be compatible . |
| 11 | This caution is reinforced by a second reason , which in practical terms may be of paramount importance , the fear of being the object of a legal action at the suit of parents , guardians , or relatives , who might allege that the patient was neglected , and would urge that the patient 's refusal should not have been relied upon . |
| 12 | The increased uptake in coeliac patients might be of importance of the pathogenesis either by direct toxicity or by presentation to immunocompetent cells . |
| 13 | The underlying pattern in modern societies may be of this kind too ( Becker 1981 ) . |
| 14 | A catalyst that could convert methane to methanol or larger unsaturated hydrocarbons directly and at low temperatures would be of enormous commercial interest . |
| 15 | The overall impression resulting from these findings is that emergency services specifically designed for potential attempters might be of benefit to some , but the impulsive nature of the act , and the fact that the attempt often appears to be carried out with a particular purpose not related to help-seeking , but aimed at someone in close proximity , reduces the chances of preventing suicide attempts by this method alone . |
| 16 | Calderas created by violent explosions can be of enormous size . |