Example sentences of "[prep] great [noun] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 Johnston picked up his second try after great support for another fine Jonathan Wilson drive on the blind side .
2 Especially after great times at Burnley , Leeds and Vancouver . ’
3 He came , looking as he always did , huge , a little untidy but with a smile of great sweetness on his lean face , from which the tan had almost completely faded .
4 Such vast advantages in costs and production are a source of great concern to Ford management .
5 It is well known that the Albanians , who predominate in Kosovo and in parts of western Macedonia , tend to have very large families , Such rapid rates of growth of population in areas of poverty and high unemployment are naturally a matter of great concern to the authorities .
6 His flirtatious manner was a cause of great concern to John ; he had lost too many dancers to marriage with his own relations , but had reckoned without his secretary , Amy Bradley .
7 It is also one of great concern to all cricketers , first-class , club and schoolboy .
8 Water quality does not appear to be of great concern to these hardy fish , although an approximate simulation of Amazonian habitats does encourage them to exhibit better coloration .
9 1982 ) and so it is of great concern to primary health care teams .
10 The satisfactory performance of the resulting computer system is of crucial importance to the success of the project and is of great concern to the managements of OUP and IBM .
11 Conflicts of both interest and duty are not new to the City of London ; indeed , they have traditionally been of great concern to financial market regulators .
12 This need not be of great concern to management , however , given the capacity of most companies to finance themselves through retained earnings .
13 Of course what is going on in the Bolsover area is a matter of great concern to the hon. Gentleman , as it is to me and to the whole House .
14 Perhaps my right hon. Friend could clarify that point , because that danger is a cause of great concern to many parents .
15 That must be of great concern to the yards which were not successful in the tendering process , whose problems will become similar to those that confronted Yarrow until this afternoon .
16 We suspect that this will be of great concern to many sports clubs and organisations throughout the United Kingdom and you might wish to consider taking appropriate action to make your views known on this matter .
17 As the communal conscience is examined , in an avalanche of detail , after the death of little James Bulger , there are certain aspects of contributory neglect which must be of great concern to everyone .
18 ‘ It would be wrong to anticipate the conclusions of the inquiry but I do want to assure the public that this matter is a cause of great concern to the Prison Service and that all aspects of the escape , including the role played by prison staff , will be very carefully examined . ’
19 Another problem of great concern to the indefatigable Osborne is the treatment of the civilian and military wounded .
20 Jailing Cameron , Sheriff Farrell said : ‘ Knife related crime is a matter of great concern at the moment and indeed , it is very much my policy , except in exceptional cases , that even being in possession of a knife will bring about a custodial sentence . ’
21 It was a source of great pride to Leslie that he was able to see this final phase of the war in Africa through to the very end .
22 One further purchase was a source of great pride to Bernard ; a thirty-two ton Scania articulated lorry which cost £6,000 .
23 When Owen had first arrived in the building Yussuf had decided , unilaterally , to be his bearer and now it was a source of great pride to him that he was the one who carried the Mamur Zapt 's messages .
24 It was certainly a source of great pride to me in the nineteen sixties to be Personnel Manager of the Greenock plant , in an area which is noted to it 's erm , insecurity , to see the effects on the living standards and conditions and morale of the general community of having a manufacturing plant which had stability of labour , as well as it 's er , objectives .
25 THE low energy solar residence at Strathclyde University , one of the most energy efficient buildings in Scotland , is a source of great pride to those involved in its development .
26 Consequently , it is easy to see why the possibility of losing some of this control should be a source of great anxiety for many people .
27 However , as Carole Ann Ford pointed out , anyone viewing the episode with hindsight can easily spot signs of great anxiety among several of the cast required to cross that gaping ravine .
28 It was also a government of great stability of men in offices .
29 Family run 17th century country house of great charm in the heart of the Quantock Hills with 23 tastefully furnished bedrooms .
30 Grant that by my prayers and alms , I may give to each continent what it requires : to Africa , a native clergy of black hands lifting your body ; to Asia , a rich harvest from the red blood , seed of her martyrs ; to Oceania , a necklace of islands made into a Rosary for the faith ; to Europe , already so tired , a renewal of youth at the altar of God ; to America , an exchange of the pearl of great price for material riches .
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