Example sentences of "[art] [noun] may be of [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The maps may be of surrounding areas and zoomed right up to detailed floor-plan scale . |
| 2 | ( For a ‘ developed ’ country , this will probably concentrate on the questions asked in the census form ; for other parts of the world the method of conducting the census may be of more interest . ) |
| 3 | Where the rocks exposed in the cliffs are incoherent , pressures produced by the waves may be of less importance and much of the erosion accomplished by the load flung against the cliffs and by the simple swilling action of the waves , which removes the finer matrix from gravel beds . |
| 4 | Secondly , in family abuse , the history of the relationships may be of great significance in current abuse . |
| 5 | The fact that one prophecy does not come true does not mean you are dealing with a false prophet : ‘ It is possible for a true prophet to prophesy from the flesh or in the excitement of a moment … . ’ says John Wimber.2 In addition , the prophecy may be of mixed value , having one part God 's truth and two parts human enthusiasm . |
| 6 | This blurring of the boundaries may be of little consequence to users of the service , but it does have implications for the type of care they receive and which agency remains financially responsible for arranging that care . |
| 7 | The operands may be of different lengths ; if the first operand is shorter , the computer processes it as if it was extended on the left with zeros ; if the second ( destination ) field is shorter , some of the more significant digits of the result are lost . |
| 8 | The size of the sewer may be of insufficient capacity to take the additional effluent from the proposed development , or the capacity of the sewage works itself may be insufficient to cope . |
| 9 | One of the chromosomes may be of abnormal shape . |
| 10 | This does not in itself mean that the analysis is invalid , and some of the deficiencies may be of little quantitative significance . |
| 11 | As domatia are found on crops like coffee , the phenomenon may be of agricultural significance . |
| 12 | Second , the relationship of the ‘ persuader ’ to the patient may be of crucial importance . |
| 13 | With printed material the font may be unknown to the system or the copy may be of poor printed quality . |
| 14 | Although the events may be of most interest to people over 50 , views and ideas from everyone will be welcomed . |
| 15 | If , for example , a provision may be of doubtful import , such resort would be perfectly legitimate … ( p145 ) Because Chalmers saw codification as an improvement in the form of the law , resurrection of old authorities is easy . |
| 16 | However , the hidden messages in such a question may be of some importance in terms of conditioning the consciousness of the — largely working class — students for whom CSE mathematics courses are intended . |
| 17 | An arguably more compelling situation where a Commissioner may be of great use is in the area of unfair dismissal actions before an Industrial Tribunal . |
| 18 | The main exclusions of the policy still operate and such a clause may be of limited use , but its existence is worth investigating . |
| 19 | To the environmentally concerned , however , the origin and extraction method for capturing an essence may be of vital importance . |