Example sentences of "[conj] [be] [prep] [adj] importance " in BNC.
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| 1 | When a programme has been developed to a stage where it is appropriate to subject it to observational tests it is confirmations rather than falsifications that are of paramount importance , according to Lakatos . |
| 2 | These are all issues that are of great importance and interest to this country . |
| 3 | Yet aposematic coloration has not always evolved among kin-grouped prey and we need to identify the variables that are of evolutionary importance . |
| 4 | The government fails to support industries that are of strategic importance to the economy like mining and ship building , no support for laying , yet when it comes to the Arthur Daleys , the unscrupulous employers , the get rich quick merchants , it coughs up the cash . |
| 5 | One of BirdLife 's tasks will be to identify and preserve sites that are of critical importance to bird diversity . |
| 6 | May we learn to recognise those things that are of lasting importance to us . |
| 7 | Nothing can excuse a teacher of history who fails to draw attention to local things that are of historical importance . |
| 8 | Throughout the course , the tutors both help students to relate general language issues which are studied in other parts of the degree to their work in schools , and introduce students to issues that are of particular importance to teachers of young children . |
| 9 | Distinguished historian and NLSC chairman Lord Briggs explains the thinking behind City Lives : ‘ When the NLSC came into existence , changes were taking place in the City that were of national importance , ’ he says . |
| 10 | These computer workshops have been included to ensure that graduates will have ‘ hands on ’ experience of the accounting and business software that is of increasing importance to the accountancy profession . |
| 11 | But for the moment he is determined to see Armagh get past the Ernesiders tomorrow — a match that is of crucial importance to both sides . |
| 12 | We might claim , for instance , to have a right to life because we each have an interest in being alive that is of sufficient importance to justify holding others to be under a duty to respect our lives , and the government to be under a corresponding obligation to reinforce that duty by enacting appropriate laws . |
| 13 | The inhabitants of his Shropshire parish had a clear sense of belonging to a local community within a wider neighbourhood — hospitality and neighbourliness were common ideals — but it was the family that was of prime importance . |
| 14 | In conclusion food sensitivities are evident after treatment of Crohn 's disease with elemental diet but are variable , often do not persist , and are of insufficient importance to warrant putting all patients through elimination diets . |
| 15 | We will not consider any more complex tones , since these are not often encountered and are of little importance . |
| 16 | In addition , they control resources which can be withdrawn or redeployed at their discretion , and are of vital importance for workers ' livelihood and the revenue base of state expenditure . |
| 17 | In a legend so old , discrepancies in dates can be expected and are of secondary importance . |
| 18 | They apply to most places of work and are of particular importance in regard to health and safety in the office . |
| 19 | These high-ranking bureaucrats , of whom there were normally two or three at any one time and who had always long practical experience of international relations , controlled the day-to-day working of the machinery of French diplomacy and were of critical importance to its effectiveness . |
| 20 | The acceptance of the first of the three premises , that the god to be worshipped is not to be identified with the power which is assumed to have created the universe , will bring about a change from long established practice and is of great importance . |
| 21 | Knowledge of English literature is also of value in providing us with a common range of reference , and is of great importance in developing linguistic skills in Standard English . |
| 22 | In fact the revised economic development strategy which Professor Lock probably does n't have a copy of , refers to inward inward investment as being desirable erm and is of critical importance but whilst it will be vigorously sort in this way it has to be said that the bulk of North Yorkshire suffers from a relative lack of financial incentives from Central Government in terms of whose regional policy does not have a priority . |
| 23 | The application and exploitation of technical advances is seen as a central feature of competitive performance in industry and is of crucial importance to economic survival and growth . |
| 24 | Money just scrapes into the Top Ten and is of particular importance to men under 24 . |
| 25 | A transformation of type ( 2 ) , in which A , C need not in general be symmetric , but in which B is square and non-singular , is described as a congruent transformation and is of particular importance in dynamics . |
| 26 | ‘ The aim of soil geography is to record and explain the development and distribution of soils on the earth 's surface It is a branch of learning which lies between soil science and geography and is of particular importance to both subjects … soil studies are one means of integrating large parts of physical geography in a way which is of immediate relevance to mankind and in this way gives coherence to geography as a whole . ’ |
| 27 | The choice of language affects selection , integration and choice of curriculum content throughout the primary cycle , and is of dominant importance in planning for the first school years . |
| 28 | We shall also look at the Cinderellas of settlement studies — hamlets and farmsteads , which have received little attention but are of immense importance because they are widespread and because they are clearly related to both the origins and the decline of villages . |
| 29 | Organisation of elites is not a significant feature of Pareto 's analysis , but is of central importance in the elite analysis of Pareto 's contemporary Gaetano Mosca . |
| 30 | How the wind affects the ocean and modifies the heat exchanged with the atmosphere is not well understood , but is of paramount importance to weather forecasters who can not wait for ERS-1 to begin operations . |