Example sentences of "[det] was of [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The incorporation of visiting and casework into the administration of the juvenile exchange system not only reflected the continuation of both the practices and the perspectives of the reforming middle class , but also , and ultimately this was of greater importance , it altered the nature of the age relationship , certainly in the degree to which volunteers were in contact with young workers . |
| 2 | This was of narrow gauge ( 1' 11 ’ ) and opened in the same year , 1868 , to carry slates from the Hendre Ddu quarries and timber down to the railway . |
| 3 | Consequently , and this was of critical significance for all those who were concerned about the various aspects of the youth question , ‘ His education , which is the means whereby he becomes a citizen , is thus one of the State 's foremost concerns . ’ |
| 4 | He fell silent as if this was of little or no account . |
| 5 | One recommendation was to rotate sheep through paddocks , but since it involved the return of the sheep to their previously grazed paddocks in the same season , this was of little value . |
| 6 | Urban Tyneside still has mining employment and in the recent past this was of great significance . |
| 7 | This was of five shillings value and in excellent condition . |
| 8 | Throughout the Roman Empire this was of three main types : the domus ( town house ) , the inula ( apartment block ) and the villa ( country house ) . |
| 9 | Whilst this was of some concern to Anne , who relied greatly on Joan , it was of no concern to Joan herself : enthralled by everything she saw , by fairytale glimpses of the capital , the palace and the royal family , she viewed everything and everyone with avid interest . |
| 10 | This was of immense psychological importance . |
| 11 | The pairing family as such was of little organizational importance ; it was a temporary , private arrangement . |
| 12 | That was of paramount importance . |
| 13 | In the Irish Republic , it caused a minor sensation , but that was of slight value towards securing an inquiry in the United Kingdom . |