Example sentences of "to be [adj] of [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | No , but what I have done is to give you my expert opinion that any developments within the conservation area er within the D thirty nine part of the conservation area would be likely to be destructive of the character of the ancient part of the village . |
| 2 | The words " corrupt public morals " suggest conduct which a jury might find to be destructive of the very fabric of society . " |
| 3 | The question of accent is important too — you need to be confident of the accent with which you are working , and it is always advisable to present an accent you are familiar with or at least can work with comfortably . |
| 4 | Forbes ' verses and caricatures became famous , and came to be typical of a kind of hearty humour forming a part of scientific meetings of the nineteenth century . |
| 5 | He embodies what everybody , Press included , Press in particular , takes to be typical of the skinhead movement . |
| 6 | We found that the length of time transported chickens spent in this catatonic state matched that which researchers elsewhere have shown to be typical of the very highest levels of fear . |
| 7 | It must be borne in mind that this distribution , while , likely to be typical of the 1910 sample as a whole , does reflect that sample sage structure : the information comes from marriages logged very largely between 1910 and 1920 and obviously tells us more about the families that sent their daughter to the trade in the 1900s than about the earlier decades . |
| 8 | Each field had its own small barn for wintering stock , a custom said to be typical of the early Norse settlers that came to this dale , leaving on the landscape the marks of their hands and on the speech the sound of their tongue . |
| 9 | Instead , their own households are more likely to be typical of the larger examples of the detached , the semi-detached and the bungalow , which are extended , in part through emulatory processes , to other sectors of our society with similar aspirations , to such a degree that these styles virtually command modern private development . |
| 10 | Generosity , affability and an overwhelming fondness for the sound of his own voice : these characteristics , founded on a ready wit and a gargantuan appetite , created a superficial impression of warmth and worldliness which Harry took to be typical of an upper crust Home Counties hotelier . |
| 11 | At levels 9 and 10 , the activities themselves will not differ significantly in kind , but pupils will require teaching which helps them to act with increasing confidence and fluency , to take a leading role in discussions , to be supportive of the contributions of others , to prepare presentations effectively ( including the use of audiovisual aids and handouts ) , to be rigorous in argument and the use of evidence , and to take effective account of audience and context . |
| 12 | Eckmire , anxious to be seen to be supportive of the departing champion , added : ‘ Our sponsorship position has always assumed that Nigel would be driving for Williams next year and we echo the British public 's sentiments . ’ |
| 13 | The District Attorney ( this is an American story ) believes the prisoners to be guilty of a serious crime , but has no proof that would stand up in court . |
| 14 | In 1661 , when C. N. Lesle published on the mobility of the earth , he was considered by fellow clergy to be guilty of a dangerous departure . |
| 15 | Pickets handing out leaflets to passers by may thereby cause harassment , alarm or distress , but they should not be held to be guilty of an offence on that account alone . |
| 16 | But as the therapy continued , Henry had observed , others were found to be guilty of the capital crime of blocking Elinor 's creativity . |
| 17 | ( a ) He can arrest where he has reasonable grounds for suspecting that an arrestable offence has been committed and he has reasonable grounds for suspecting the person to be guilty of the offence . |
| 18 | Perhaps we should consider publishing details of the many failures in Conservative councils throughout the country , and not least in the borough in which this House is situated which , while exporting its homeless to other authorities , appears to be guilty of the illegal sale of houses that were not its to sell in the first place . |
| 19 | When I last wrote to you in January I mentioned that I hoped to be relieved of the secretarial duties of the B.A.E.C. by another member who had volunteered to take these over . |
| 20 | She added , by way of conversation , that she must wait patiently to be relieved of the burden of living . |
| 21 | 20–6 Mrs McIver , wife of the Moderator , asked to be relieved of the duty of leader of praise which she had undertaken for the past two years . |
| 22 | No doubt some of the same ‘ gentlemen ’ who could n't be bothered to remember their wives ' birthdays were equally glad to be relieved of the responsibility of remembering their mistresses ' . |
| 23 | McKinsey said it was dealing directly with Information Consulting on the transaction but the latter would have to be relieved of an option owned by Saatchi before any definitive pact . |
| 24 | It is easy to be unaware of the pressures we are under until they have built up to a head . |
| 25 | The irritating thing was that he seemed to be unaware of the beneficial effects of AZT , or the creative potential of AIDS sufferers . |
| 26 | With eyes open and face smiling she appears to be unaware of the grave-clothes ; it is as if the sculptor added them against orders , his way of telling the viewer that this attractive lady was now dead . |
| 27 | The section makes it dangerous for a director to be unaware of the company 's financial position , since liability may ensue where a director fails to take appropriate action to ‘ minimise the potential loss to the company 's creditors ’ once it would have been apparent to a properly informed director that the company was heading for liquidation . |
| 28 | The hon. Gentleman seemed to be unaware of the great progress being made in building an independent and renewable sector in electricity . |
| 29 | Children under ten in England and Wales are considered by law to be unaware of the consequences of their actions . |
| 30 | The aristocracy , for its part , has never needed to be convinced of the importance of not working . |