Example sentences of "[modal v] [be] of a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Court proceedings should be of a civil rather than criminal nature , she said . |
| 2 | The retailer should not sell you the first slice and the second cut should be of a bright , usually pink colour . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | By then , Chapman considered that the all-red jersey looked ordinary , out of tune with the club 's distinction , so he decided that in line with Aston Villa , until then the club with the greatest prestige and tradition behind it , the sleeves should be of a different colour to the rest of the top . |
| 5 | This should be of a fine grain size to allow the female to do the small amount of digging necessary to convert her cave into an ideal home for herself and her fry . |
| 6 | In captivity synspilum will eat just about any of the normal cichlid foods — earthworms , woodlice , beefheart , liver , chicken , fish , mussel , prawn ; obviously the foods chosen should be of a size suited to the fish , and the diet should contain a high level of vegetable material cooked peas , scalded lettuce or spinach , duckweed or other aquatic plants ; if a pelleted food is to form part of the diet this should be one with a high vegetable content — pond pellets are often suitable . |
| 7 | In the correspondence arising therefrom , it was agreed that the next sixteen cars which the South Metropolitan Co. would require should be of a smaller type , making a saving of £58 per car . |
| 8 | Instead , the very word ‘ miniature ’ means that everything should be of a smaller scale than usual , even including the fabric or card that you will use for the backing . |
| 9 | Many midwives feel the current emphasis in antenatal care should be of a social nature rather than a medical one , yet Taylor ( 1985 ) , in a study of consumers ' perceptions of maternity care , showed that clients ' emotional needs are often ignored . |
| 10 | Apart from the dimensions and shape of the pot , an important point to remember is that whatever the colour or decoration on the outside of the pots or jars used for potted meats , the inside should be of a pale colour and preferably white , so that the delicate creams and pinks of the contents with their layer of yellow butter look fresh and appetizing against their background . |
| 11 | The males to be vasectomized should be of a strain or genotype with a good breeding performance . |
| 12 | " it was desirable that the buildings to be erected should be of a character suitable for a Grammar School and not limited to those of an ordinary Secondary School and that the position be fully reported to the Educational Charities in the Town . " |
| 13 | But the shaming should not be of a ‘ stigmatizing ’ nature which will tend to exclude them from being accepted members of the community ; it should be of a kind which serves to reintegrate them within it , by getting them to accept that they have done wrong while encouraging others to readmit them to society . |
| 14 | So all that phrase means , in plain English , is that the goods should be of a reasonable standard and in particular it means that the goods should not be broken or damaged or faulty and whatever you 've bought should work . |
| 15 | There was still a role for central economic management , in Medvedev 's view , but it should be of a wholly strategic kind , leaving operational decisions to the enterprises themselves as ‘ socialist commodity producers ’ . |
| 16 | In theory , the quality of committee decisions should be of a high standard ; |
| 17 | A leaked document from within the military stated that " anti-subversive " operations should be of a " highly aggressive and offensive character " and that " the best subversive is a dead subversive ; therefore no prisoners need be taken " . |
| 18 | The trial judge agreed that the computer programs were protected by confidence but said that the protection should be of a limited nature . |
| 19 | In Jones v Jones ( see 13.11 ) the court considered what the fate should be of a valuation " made on an erroneous principle " . |
| 20 | The water cistern will be in the roof space or in a high cupboard and should be of an approved plastic construction , clean , strong and with the seal of approval of the National Water Council . |
| 21 | That is why we think it better the change in the community should be of an evolutionary rather than of a revolutionary kind . |
| 22 | Judging by the sound of the guns , they must be of a heavier calibre , and their target many miles away . |
| 23 | The vision must be of a multi-lateral teacher placement programme between all community countries . |
| 24 | ‘ As soon as I am rich I mean to engage some of the very finest artists in their respective lines to paint figures into the landscapes , but these must be of a large size , and if executed in a superior manner will find many admirers ’ . |
| 25 | But of course , reliance on beans from a single source means they must be of a consistently high standard . |
| 26 | ‘ The nature of the trains means they must be of a very high standard . ’ |
| 27 | Invitations , posters and other publicity material must be of a high standard , as must your framing and presentation . |
| 28 | It follows from the foregoing that a condition of the type at issue in the main proceedings , which stipulates that where a vessel is owned or chartered by natural persons they must be of a particular nationality , and where it is owned or chartered by a company the shareholders and directors must be of that nationality , is contrary to article 52 of the E.E.C . |
| 29 | The rule of course has in many senses a more restricted application than nuisance ; there must be an accumulation , and it must be of a substance likely to cause injury if it escapes , neither of which is essential to liability in nuisance . |
| 30 | However , the form of section 2(2) means that with regard to liability for animals not belonging to a dangerous species the position will be fundamentally the same as at common law , since the damage must be of a kind made likely by the characteristics known to the keeper . |