Example sentences of "[vb base] [vb pp] to [be] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | Natural hazard research necessarily focuses upon the interrelation of geophysical events and human activity and as such is an important feature of recent research and one that some such as Parker and Harding ( 1979 ) have proclaimed to be of central and traditional concern to geographers and their view is included in Table 6.2 . |
| 2 | So far , therefore , the findings have tended to be of more obvious value to the accountant than to those responsible for planning advertising . |
| 3 | A spokesman said the complaints made so far have tended to be of a civil nature , but added : If we receive a complaint which can be substantiated then we will investigate it . |
| 4 | You are aware Miss that any persons working in that department have got to be of age ? |
| 5 | You are aware Miss that any persons working in that department have got to be of age ? |
| 6 | Pollen analysis from samples taken on the spot have proved to be of prehistoric vegetation , while carbon dating of fragments of burnt wood have suggested a date of roughly 16,500 BC . |
| 7 | Indeed , the techniques that have proved to be of greatest use are empirical or almost ’ trial and error ’ in their approach . |
| 8 | Pieces which have proved to be of enduring worth have passed from special conference song books into collections with a wider circulation . |
| 9 | The items I have found on such sites have proved to be of great interest , and I have been logging them down very carefully . |
| 10 | Since such a cultural repertoire is held only in the memory it is subject to constant change according to the new interests of the moment ‘ and whatever parts of it have ceased to be of contemporary relevance are likely to be eliminated by the process of forgetting ’ ( ibid. p. 30 ) . |
| 11 | Amendments made : No. 82 , in page 59 , line 34 , at end insert — ( ) In section 65B ( provision for recorded children who have ceased to be of school age ) after subsection ( 6 ) there shall be inserted the following subsection — ( 6A ) Without prejudice to the generality of paragraph ( c ) of subsection ( 6 ) above , the reference in that paragraph to any other body shall include a reference to the board of management of a college of further education ( within the meaning of Part I of the Further and Higher Education ( Scotland ) Act 1992 ) making provision from which , in the opinion of the authority , the child might benefit . |
| 12 | If the relationship had been especially close and happy , and if parents have continued to be of prime importance in a daughter 's life , then the shock will be all the greater . |
| 13 | Geographical proximity meant that these relations have continued to be of crucial importance through into the post-1945 period . |