Example sentences of "[verb] be of [adj] value " in BNC.

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1 Notes that you can consult are of great value , but much of the fundamental interpretation of your subjects must be based on an effective memory when notes are not to hand .
2 But staff here agree the assessment has been of little value .
3 The government-run NORP is still in operation today , however the observation that this programme is not mentioned in much of the post-1985 literature on oral rehydration therapy in Bangladesh , suggests that it has been of limited value to the people of Bangladesh .
4 As lack of resources has been a perennial problem since the beginning the boost given to the financial status of the BDA by the patronage of The Princess of Wales has been of incalculable value .
5 Can you say what the best things are from your drama school experience and what has been of most value to you during your first year in the profession ?
6 There 's no doubt that the street-wisdom of the English forwards has been of huge value to them .
7 The work of Norman Shneidman has been of some value in highlighting the way in which sport in Soviet society is ‘ directed towards the all-round development of the human individual ’ ( 1979 , p.7 ) .
8 The resulting report was most constructive and has been of significant value in defining the Group 's plan of action in relation to HS&E initiatives .
9 The ability to help or to harm was not the least of the tools in the politician 's inventory , and it may indeed have been of greater value than some of the more troublesome varieties of patronage , where a favour for one could easily anger others who were disappointed .
10 In Harry 's case , a pre-retirement course could have been of great value in encouraging him to accept his impending retirement and helping him decide how to redirect his energies before he finished working .
11 In our view , routine casework unsupported by an active programme of service development would have been of little value and would probably have degenerated into a frustrating cycle of ‘ patch and mend ’ crisis management .
12 Had it been broad enough to have included the purpose of the great organised movement its contribution could have been of historical value .
13 This book is useful but could have been of more value if it had been more clearly grounded in practice .
14 Only answers to what has been asked are of any value .
15 Traditionally the seven awards have always been deemed to have been of equal value , but the interesting possibilities suggested by all of these short listed designs is the building in of individuality to awards which will closely resemble each other without being formally identical .
16 Of course , the information they glean is of little value if the Goblin is pulverised as he impacts with the ground .
17 On each occasion the items stolen have been of little value , but the thefts are a continual thorn in the side of the cricket club committee .
18 However , they have been of considerable value in that they have challenged the assumptions of many gerontologists and policy makers and forced a closer examination of our knowledge about health and ageing in later life .
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