Example sentences of "could be of [adj] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This does seem a reasonable argument , and I certainly would not want to lose a therapy which could be of real value to people . |
| 2 | Expressed in the Dreikaiserbund and in the hands of a Bismarck , the self-interest of monarchs could be of European significance as a force for peace . |
| 3 | The international community , and journalists in particular , could be of great assistance in ensuring that elections are free and fair . |
| 4 | Such an attitude , though unfavourable to the concept of a universal church , could be of great benefit to cathedrals , monasteries , and parish churches , because it provided them with protectors , and because often a high standard of religious observance could be stimulated by family pride . |
| 5 | It was the view of the assessment panel that a few months of reasonably stable attendance could be of great help to Jim when he left school and they decided that a flexible arrangement might encourage attendance where previous efforts had failed . |
| 6 | Alone of the Pacific species , N. emarginata shows something like a comparable variation in shell shape with exposure ( Crothers , 1984 ) , but the shell is so thin as to afford little protection from crabs regardless of its shape ( Kitching , 1976 ) and an ability to resist desiccation could be of great value to this highQQintertidal species in sites protected from continuous spray . |
| 7 | ( Among the virtues of reparation are that it could be of great value in assisting the ‘ reintegration ’ of offenders , as we discuss shortly . ) |
| 8 | The aim of the project is to try to discover the processes by which this efficiency is attained , which could be of great value in the design of automatic systems of face recognition . |
| 9 | Japan could be of much importance in the event of war and it might be feasible for the Japanese to fight for the United States after a war had begun . |
| 10 | ‘ There are plenty of opportunities for a greater exchange of expertise which could be of tremendous benefit to both sides . |
| 11 | If the Government can seriously contemplate investing £3,000 million in a company employing 100,000 people , they should also be prepared to start the discussion by studying the proposition with a view to supporting a project which could be of tremendous advantage to the nation as a whole . |
| 12 | READERS who care for a dementia sufferer may like to know that Counsel & Care has just published a fact sheet which could be of considerable help to them . |
| 13 | This is undoubtedly an area where further advice , guidance , encouragement and practical support now , could be of considerable benefit in the long run towards co-ordinating the current uneven and inequitable distribution of in-service training . |
| 14 | He felt that Congress could be of significant help in the area of branch representative and activist training within the Association . |
| 15 | They could be of particular interest to those fearing punitive investment and income tax rates under a Labour government . |
| 16 | What he 's doing might be considered unfortunate for the baby — though I 'm not sure it is — but it could be of immense value to humanity as a whole . ’ |
| 17 | She hinted that she could be of more help to them than her brother , provided that they left him alone in his present state of health . |
| 18 | Too close a contact with leading journalists could be of more benefit to the media than it is to you . |
| 19 | ‘ Perhaps because you could be of more use to the ringleaders that way , ’ he returned instantly . |
| 20 | This measurement could be of clinical importance in assessment of a patient referred with impaired renal function , by helping to determine whether the deterioration in renal function was acute ( ARF ) , acute on chronic ( AonCRF ) , or part of stable-chronic renal failure ( CRF ) . |
| 21 | This test could be of clinical value in deciding which patients require urgent referral for further management and treatment in hospitals without specialist nephrological care . |
| 22 | This school of thought holds that Japanese ground forces could be of military value in the defence of Japan , and that their establishment would release US forces for service in other areas where they would be fully needed in the event of war . |
| 23 | erm I 'm sure that I could be of some help to them |
| 24 | ‘ All those birds are as common as dirt around here , but I guess if they could be of some use to you , that 's great . ’ |
| 25 | I determined to contact Jenny , but letters and telephone conversations seemed quite inadequate means of discovering what I wanted to know , that is whether I could be of any use to her . |
| 26 | She wanted to move the conversation along as she would do with any other person she had just met at a cocktail party , to talk of work and why they were there and if they could be of any use to each other . |