Example sentences of "[adj] to be of a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Might it be , for example , that members of a particular religion are more likely to be of a certain age , or a certain class , and if these variables are taken into account ( ‘ held constant ’ ) does the relationship still look the same ? |
| 2 | Moreover , the ensuing change is likely to be of a gradual nature and not a radical rearrangement of the political or social order . |
| 3 | Non-financial reward for services is likely to be of a highly specific , immediate and implicated form ; financial recompense , however , may be translated at any time into a large range of goods and alternative services , according to the desire of the recipient . |
| 4 | This avoided the usual data capture problems , and although the amount of data was less than ideal ( ie there were no job titles , qualifications , addresses etc ) the accuracy was likely to be of a high order . |
| 5 | Hollywood blockbusters were still more likely to attract people than home-made films , ‘ perhaps because they are more likely to be of a genre which appeals to an escapist mentality during the recession ’ . |
| 6 | The Zoology here , from what I have already seen , is likely to be of a most interesting description , totally different in its nature from that of Sydney , but probably approaching nearer in its character to the productions found beyond the Liverpool range , or what is more properly called the interior of New South Wales . ’ |
| 7 | The amount of loss suffered by the consumer could be very large in relation to his financial resources , while not serious for the businessman who caused the breach , and in any event the businessman could ( in cases of breach caused by inadvertent default , at any rate ) possibly obtain insurance cover for such liability , since it is likely to be of a very low level ( see Harris v Wyre Forest District Council [ 1989 ] 2 All ER 514 ) . |