Example sentences of "[vb mod] be [vb pp] [be] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | The requirement that wrappers should be sent was of great importance to the Nestle Co. ; there would have been no point in their simply offering records for 1s. 6d. each . |
| 2 | The extent to which this should be viewed as a utilitarian calculus of some kind , or whether a more dignitarian approach should be pursued is of considerable importance . |
| 3 | Questions about how examination results should be interpreted are of interest in their own right but are also important in studies of school effectiveness and wider debates about how educational institutions should be evaluated and held accountable . |
| 4 | The majority of African departments adopt these curricular policies and materials directly ; any changes which may be effected are of a minor quantitative nature . |
| 5 | I was interested in his reiteration of the value of regional policies , because the criteria on which such a policy would be administered is of interest to one who comes from a county which is probably being hit by a more rapidly rising rate of unemployment than almost anywhere else . |
| 6 | In all types of contracts , particularly the last , definition of the risks it is intended to cover and the manner in which they will be allocated is of great importance . |
| 7 | Such faults as can be detected are of little consequence to the average kite-maker . |