Example sentences of "[modal v] not [be] of [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This seems to indicate that the igfet should not be of much use and , indeed , this is the case at low frequencies of operation . |
| 2 | The FCC 's cleverly contrived technical contest may have helped accelerate the move to digital broadcasting , but that may not be of much help to the terrestrial TV broadcasters it had hoped to escort into the digital age , nor give much of an edge to American equipment makers . |
| 3 | In opposition to centrally imposed ‘ local economic strategies ’ , these initiatives of the left explicitly recognize that what is appropriate in one place , may not be of much use in another . |
| 4 | Although baby universes may not be of much use for space travel , they have important implications for our attempt to find a complete unified theory that will describe everything in the universe . |
| 5 | In any case , as we shall see in Chapter 8 , strengths very greatly in excess of I per cent of the Young 's modulus may not be of much interest in practical engineering . |
| 6 | Method ( 2 ) , as discussed in chapter 3 , may not be of much value if managers do not stay long enough in one position . |
| 7 | ‘ Go on , Wilson , though it may not be of any use . ’ |
| 8 | With two votes West Germans are in a different position , even though their first vote may not be of any use . |
| 9 | The Governor , Sir David Wilson , has argued for a general ‘ right of entry ’ to Britain — though such a ‘ right ’ could not be of much value if it were not ordinarily convertible into full citizenship . |
| 10 | The occasional hairline crack in external brickwork need not be of any significance , but should be observed over a period to see if it extends or widens . |
| 11 | It would not be of much help to him , and it would alert any intruder that he was on his way . |
| 12 | In either case , it would not be of much use as a source of heat and light for life on Earth . |
| 13 | In most cases this will not be of much use , but at this stage there is nothing to lose . |
| 14 | A general deformation will not be of this type and we need to know the change in volume in such a case . |
| 15 | If the information has been divulged to sufficient people so that it can be said to be no longer confidential , an injunction will not be of any help ; it would be like locking the stable door after the horse has bolted . |
| 16 | As far as any remedy in damages is concerned this point will not be of any significance and it is most unlikely that any action would be brought in a business secrets case unless some damage or advantage to a competitor had occurred or was thought likely to do so . |
| 17 | The domestic arrangements of an elderly bachelor like myself can not be of much interest to anyone . |
| 18 | Warton replies : ‘ It can not be of any use to the dead themselves . |