Example sentences of "[noun sg] [be] [vb pp] to [be] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | Remains of the chancel are said to be of the 12th century , and the tower was rebuilt in the 15th century and has three bells . |
| 2 | The conclusions to this study are expected to be of use to policy-makers in deciding where help in promoting a better trained workforce is most needed . |
| 3 | Even when a building is relatively plain inside , as time passes all historic finishes and fabric are seen to be of greater significance ; so it is desirable to preserve as much of the original interior as possible . |
| 4 | of the crew of a British fishing boat were required to be of British or other Community nationality , only extended to vessels fishing within British fishery limits because of the problems of enforcement outside United Kingdom jurisdiction . |
| 5 | The intention of the parties entering upon a partnership is seen to be of paramount importance . |
| 6 | At best , GDP growth in the Community resulting from the internal market programme is estimated to be of the order of 6 per cent . |
| 7 | Bob Ashby , the chairman , said that international football was considered to be of paramount importance to the status of Rugby League and that selection for Great Britain must not be devalued . |
| 8 | Bob Ashby , the chairman , said that international football was considered to be of paramount importance to the status of Rugby League and that selection for Great Britain must not be devalued . |
| 9 | reputation — the preferred institution was felt to be of higher quality |
| 10 | The companies act and the act on the stock exchange are considered to be of primary importance for the creation of a free market economy . |
| 11 | The final stages of formation are expected to be of the nature of an lhb . |
| 12 | Employment law provides employees with a range of rights including the right not to be unfairly dismissed , the right not to be subject to discrimination on the grounds of race or sex , and the right for women to receive the same pay as men if employed to do the same work or if the work is considered to be of equal value . |
| 13 | The CNV following the warning stimulus was found to be of greater magnitude over the left hemisphere in the verbal condition and greater over the right hemisphere in the picture condition . |
| 14 | Shop assistants in this period were expected to be of " respectable " appearance and speech . |
| 15 | Fixed-term appointments are offered by the Board only where the job is expected to be of limited duration or there are exceptional management reasons for appointing someone for only a limited period to an ongoing job . |
| 16 | But when discovered it was assigned by its excavators to the late-third or early-fourth century ( Britannia VIII ( 1977 ) , 413 ) : a dating subsequently accepted by Neal ( 1981 , no. 63 ) and Swain and Ling ( Britannia XII ( 1981 ) , 168 : where the wall paintings from the same room as the mosaic are considered to be of late-third/early-fourth century date ) . |
| 17 | For example , if pottery from a pit is said to be of a particular date by the specialist , a decision has to be taken as to how , if at all , that date relates to the pit in which the pottery was found . |
| 18 | of river water is judged to be of good quality . |
| 19 | While the continuation school proposal was never a major feature in the programme of those who sought to reconstruct British society , as an issue education was considered to be of vital importance . |
| 20 | This potential demand is estimated to be of the order of 600,000 , and if it becomes clear that the housing market has bottomed out and house prices are rising once more , it could provide significant support to the housing market . |
| 21 | The matter has been considered by the services Committee ; the Order Paper is designed to be of greatest use to the House . |
| 22 | With the court finely balanced between liberals and conservatives ( the latter possessing a slight but unreliable majority ) the appointment was considered to be of crucial importance as it offered an opportunity to shift the balance decisively to the right . |
| 23 | The type of government in power and its stability are bound to be of concern to expatriates . |
| 24 | Nevertheless , the occasional problems of delay , inefficiency or incompetence , overcharging , unhelpfulness , inconsiderateness and lack of communication were felt to be of sufficient concern to demand redress by the professions . |
| 25 | The door was permitted to be of the cottage order , double , the bottom half , lower than that of a stable door , was designed to keep children in and chickens out — not that chickens were approved , their appearance was not conducive to the small dignity of the Gate Lodge . |
| 26 | The number is assumed to be of a certain maximum field width and the process also terminates if this field width is reached . |
| 27 | It says that , given Hongkong Bank 's good profits , ‘ its purchase of another less profitable bank is believed to be of concern to major shareholders ’ . |
| 28 | Unfortunately following the death of James IV at the Battle of Flodden , the ship was considered to be of little use and was sold to the French . |
| 29 | Following her arrival , she obtained a temporary job as a nurse in the Hospital of Hope , and this situation was destined to be of great use , not least to her future husband . |
| 30 | All too often , academic freedom is thought to be of such a form that its possession by one group implies its denial to another group . |