Example sentences of "[is] [prep] the great [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Unemployment is a tragedy for the unemployed in Britain , just as it is for the greater number of unemployed in France and the United States . |
| 2 | ( 2 ) Conversely , asymmetry suggests movement and the movement is towards the greater concentration of energy . |
| 3 | You must have a good corset first , it 's of the greatest importance . |
| 4 | It is curious that painted decoration , probably the first type of decoration applied to furniture , is of the greatest rarity in eighteenth-century France , and only seven other examples are known to exist . |
| 5 | It is of the greatest benefit if this process is approached with love and trust . |
| 6 | This matter is of the greatest concern to my constituents , many of whom are at their wits ' end as to what can be done to halt the murderous menace of the theft and racing of cars in residential city streets . |
| 7 | However , the emotion that is of the greatest importance from our point of view , in its effect on the domestic horse , is that of anxiety . |
| 8 | It is of the greatest importance for a potential buyer or tenant to assess the potential of a farm before committing himself to it . |
| 9 | But since the universities also have a central part to play in this determination , co-operation between Government and universities is of the greatest importance . |
| 10 | Being published , originally , in 1655–73 it is of the greatest importance in connection with ecclesiastical buildings up to that time . |
| 11 | The interview , then , is a most valuable tool for the researcher worker and to be able to deal competently with potentates and experts is of the greatest importance . |
| 12 | ‘ It will be useless to observe to the Society that it is of the greatest importance to procure a place as soon as possible , if the Professor is not enabled to begin his Lectures by Christmas ( 1791 ) the establishment will be put off for one year — the Zootomy being strictly the first part he is to begin to teach to the pupils , which everyone knows could not be attempted in the Summer — and it would be feared too long a delay might hurt the success of the establishment . ’ |
| 13 | Retaining this nest-egg of savings untouched , however small it is , is of the greatest importance to the elderly . |
| 14 | Huge sums of money were generated by the World Cup and it is of the greatest importance that most of it goes back into the game and its development . |
| 15 | There are several ways of accomplishing this , and it is of the greatest importance that you teach the puppy to recognize its bed . |
| 16 | Several million inhabitants , busily running their errands within , can cause overheating and produce a foul oxygen-poor atmosphere so ventilation is of the greatest importance . |
| 17 | Today when society , and consequently education , is increasingly dominated by national , academic and statistical considerations and visual imagination is neglected , I believe that this was his great contribution , the survival of which is of the greatest importance . |
| 18 | It is of the greatest importance that the suitable accommodation required by the homeless applicant should be provided with the least possible delay . |
| 19 | Yet it is of the greatest importance to make such distinctions within what is normally either an unanalysed category — free cultural association — or at best an indiscriminate range . |
| 20 | The main ridge and the laterals only provide the framework for the island , for , as will be described below , the development of sand dunes and of salt marsh is of the greatest importance in the history of offshore features of this type . |
| 21 | Chemical weathering is of the greatest importance in producing fine material , as clay minerals are formed by this process . |
| 22 | ‘ Self-confidence is of the greatest importance in an agent . |
| 23 | It believes that the economic evidence on the significance of sick building syndrome is of the greatest importance . |
| 24 | It is the simple or formulaic use of the trust clause which is of the greater significance . |
| 25 | This is despite the great effort put into scanning for commercial information by their individual business units . |
| 26 | ‘ It 's like the Great Fire of London , 1666 . ’ |
| 27 | It is with the greatest pleasure that I wish to throw a large bouquet in their direction . |
| 28 | A fine pair of Louis XVI ormolu–mounted carved ivory vases ( one of only seven pairs known ) sold for $330,000 ( £180,800 ) ( est. $300–400,000 ) and two important Meissen groups previously auctioned by Sotheby 's in the great Wrightsman dispersal sold exceedingly well , both estimated at a fraction of their 1984 prices . |
| 29 | There is a splendid view out over this forest of pines from the car park at the base of the Coire Cas chairlift , and it 's soothing to be reminded from here how small Aviemore is in the great scheme of things . |
| 30 | Mrs Curzon , her ‘ lady-cleaner ’ , is in the great tradition of comic servants , always so well done in this author 's work . |