Example sentences of "[adj -er] [noun pl] [be] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | As these broader functions are of importance in a theory of language change , I shall discuss them briefly here . |
| 2 | Two further points are of importance in going about the budgeting process . |
| 3 | Most of the brighter stars plotted are of the second magnitude , while the fainter ones are of the fourth . |
| 4 | Most of the brighter stars plotted are of the second magnitude , while the fainter ones are of the fourth . |
| 5 | The various colours of light which they manifest correspond to different frequencies of vibration of the electromagnetic field , the redder colours being of lower frequency than the bluer ones . |
| 6 | But these later pieces are of most use for the light they shed on the earlier development . |
| 7 | We may even feel , as certainly I do , that some of the later cantos are of such a nature that it 's hard to conceive in any age of a way of encountering them other than the way we 're here embarked upon . |
| 8 | Later vehicles were of a more standard type , such as the Bedford 3-ton and 30 cwt lorries and the 5 ton Leyland . |
| 9 | A few of the better examples are of superior Dwarf workmanship , and on these can be read Dwarf runes which tell something of the history of the Emperors and their times . |
| 10 | This report emphasised : ‘ the care which the family gives its older members is of prime importance . |
| 11 | Higher degrees are of two basic kinds — taught degrees ( for which one normally sits an examination ) and research degrees ( for which one normally submits a thesis ) — and of three basic levels . |
| 12 | Although evidence of ‘ race mixture ’ in earlier times is of considerable interest , it is a field which must be studied with a great amount of caution , even by the specialist . |
| 13 | There is no particular reason to believe that this was caused merely by the newer properties being of higher value . |