Example sentences of "[adv] [be] of [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As Director of the newly established Household the Emperor appointed Achille Fould , of the banking dynasty , whose financial expertise would obviously be of use in the organization of what could well be a costly affair . |
| 2 | I could only be of help . ’ |
| 3 | Most importantly , though , we have increased our knowledge and spread it more widely and this can only be of benefit for the future . |
| 4 | Obviously this would only be of benefit if there were capital gains against which the loss can be set off in the current or future years . |
| 5 | It should be made clear both that ( A + B ) does not need to add up to 100 — it is an unfortunate chance that the 80/20 or 90/10 ‘ rules ’ are so well known — and that access frequency loading will only be of benefit when A is less than B. If A were greater than B , meaning that the less active records were loaded first , file access times would be poorer than those of randomly loaded files ! |
| 6 | Naturally I welcome the fact that the reforms are revealing the extent of NHS underfunding , but this will only be of benefit if you acknowledge what is happening and do something about it . |
| 7 | Both Astrid and Thomas agree that the collaborative nature of the joint venture can only be of benefit to all the participants . |
| 8 | Joan has worked very hard and conscientiously during her term of office but she feels that a fresh look at the job through a new treasurer in 1987 can only be of benefit to the Society . |
| 9 | As well as involving our audiences more , it may also help to attract new members which can only be of benefit to the Society let's hope it will be a regular event . |
| 10 | I consider that it could only be of assistance to them if they had that foundation with which to commence their overview of the requirements of the case and the discharge of their statutory duty under the Children Act 1989 . |
| 11 | This technology will not only be of use to the programme itself , but can also be made available at state and local levels . |
| 12 | The only potential drawback is that unlike a training course , this program will only be of use if the user has the discipline to use it on a regular basis . |
| 13 | Possible Lower Palaeozoic sources will only be of interest where they have escaped premature maturation brought on by burial under thick Devonian cover , a factor very difficult to assess ahead of analytical work in areas where the Devonian has itself suffered erosion . |
| 14 | And even if the signature is original it would only be of value to an autograph hunter not an art collector . |
| 15 | The English landscape is of a richly diverse nature and an understanding of the complex early factors which influenced the creation of its individual regions can only be of value in helping to ensure the preservation of its essential character . |
| 16 | Oh erm I 'm sure er who do you think will perhaps be of benefit erm for me to talk to them as well you know to discuss this with them ? |
| 17 | The heterogeneous increase of urokinase type plasminogen activator antigen concentrations in homogenates of endoscopical biopsy specimens from carcinomas of the upper gastrointestinal tract , which was not associated with several other prognostic determinants , as presented in this study , might perhaps be of value in determining prognosis in ( early ) oesophageal and gastric cancer . |
| 18 | The Vobster Line is very much in its infancy and although not yet ready for passenger carrying , will nevertheless be of interest to those wishing to see what has been achieved to date and to learn of the plans for the future . |
| 19 | It may thus be of value in controlling outlays for ‘ socially responsible ’ purposes , or , conceivably , on a limited range projects motivated by management self-interest , for example , the acquisition of an over-lavish corporate headquarters . |
| 20 | Contrary to what had been suggested by a previous report , the SeHCAT test may thus be of value also in cholecystectomised patients . |
| 21 | Preservation of the status symbol for the instructor ( who may feel that he may no longer be of service if the ultimate user becomes fully proficient in the handling of the system ) . |
| 22 | There 's the United States , there 's Europe , Western Europe , plus central Europe now , there 's Japan and there will be the Ex-Soviet Union in some form , er those arrangements will be complicated , but they will be less ca cataclysmic as it were , the danger will no longer be of Armageddon , there 'll be very serious , could be very serious conflicts that could arise . |
| 23 | The world of shadow is the condition of human knowledge , and imagination deals in the meanings inherent in it but points to the light beyond where it will no longer be of use : |
| 24 | Since the testes are removed , however , the dog will no longer be of value for breeding purposes . |
| 25 | It might just be of help to me . |
| 26 | A modern settlement , which will usually be of personalty or of mixed fund of land and personalty , will be designed so as to attract the lowest possible tax liability . |
| 27 | It may be that Wilfrid 's personal support could still be of assistance to an aspiring aetheling , but it is interesting that Eadwulf spurned Wilfrid 's overtures . |
| 28 | ‘ Sir , I think you could still be of assistance . |
| 29 | Owen , feeling at last that he ought to retire from contra matters — — but remembering what he had sworn ‘ on the altar of God ’ — hoped that he might still be of use to North ‘ against another group of Godless communists . ’ |
| 30 | Assured by the Home Secretary that a report would still be of value , the Royal Commission pressed on with its work , abandoning the young offender study and turning its attention to other things . |