Example sentences of "which be of [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I have so far dealt only with what might be considered extraneous matters which are of little concern to the non-collector , who can read and enjoy a book without worrying about endpapers , half-titles , advertisements and the rest ; though even the ordinary reader must reach a point where bibliographical matters begin to impinge . |
| 2 | An ongoing project is concerned with the assessment of mineral deposits such as building materials and industrial minerals for local use ( which are of little interest to international mining companies ) , and the development of techniques for beneficiating minerals from such deposits . |
| 3 | " Meanings " are neither equated with speakers ' intentions , nor with recipients ' interpretations ; both are looked on as mental entities which are of little interest as long as they do not " materialize " in interaction . |
| 4 | Because , despite such tensions , there are common themes within conservative and liberal thought on matters which are of central importance to the normativist style . |
| 5 | In an elegant series of experiments Conrad ( 1964 ) demonstrated that in transposing visually presented data the errors are more likely to be in numbers or letters of similar sound rather than those which are of similar appearance . |
| 6 | A very different type is found at Dun Nosebridge and Dun Guaidbre which are of similar design and are both built on a hill with precipitous rock on the south side . |
| 7 | A very different type is found at Dun Nosebridge and Dun Guaidbre which are of similar design and are both built on a hill with precipitous rock on the south side . |
| 8 | Only now , when the tribal peoples have almost gone , has the West awakened to the fact that , rather than their lands and possessions , it is their subtle abilities and specialized environmental wisdom , forged since the beginning of time , which are of paramount importance to us all . |
| 9 | Haselkorn has argued that the USSR has also established aerial staging networks which were used for the airlift of arms to Angola and Ethiopia in the 1970s and which are of paramount importance for Soviet access strategy in the Third World . |
| 10 | It is significant that under imitation forms , he states that ‘ the above , i.e. Nos. 170 — 178 , are dated by the Sigillata forms they imitate , which are of first century type . |
| 11 | The weakness of both the holistic and individualistic approaches is that they are both in their different ways incapable of explaining the origins of phenomena ; yet it is the origins which are of first importance in understanding human psychology and society . |
| 12 | It is the structural proteins which are of real interest , as they go about the business of actually modifying cells ; the immediate early gene mechanism is a piece of molecular biological housekeeping , which probably seems arcane not merely to most non-biochemists but to biochemists as well . |
| 13 | The book could have been better presented , especially with regard to the diagrams , many of which are of indifferent quality . |
| 14 | There are two buildings in Byzantine architecture which are of supreme importance constructionally and in design and which are also superb architecture . |
| 15 | In the last issue of Observations , M. Ross raised two issues which are of ongoing concern to many classroom teachers ; that teachers views on education matters are not taken seriously enough by the decision makers and that to get on in education you must parrot the latest jargon . |
| 16 | You could draw up a checklist of topics which are of current concern to your students to help you select suitable items from news programmes . |
| 17 | In fact , media education has often developed in a very explicit way concepts which are of general importance in English . |
| 18 | Turning its back on influences such as the distortion of art , systematic distortion , anti-photography and anti-perspective , the work of the Pop Artists represents a restoration , a reintegration of ideas which are of great interest to me and which perhaps appear extraordinary . |
| 19 | The latter have produced wild flowers and butterflies which are of great interest to visitors and school children . |
| 20 | He has recently been involved in the developments in sow housing and feeding which are of great interest to pig producers . |
| 21 | It is early days yet to see how the ideas of Total Quality Management will affect the way in which schools operate but I have no doubt they are concepts which are of great usefulness to education . |
| 22 | It follows from this that any anthropologist who selects a particular category word from his own mother tongue , e.g. incest , marriage , family , myth , religion , and then embarks on some kind of cross-cultural study of institutions which he lumps together under such headings , is begging all the questions which are of serious interest ! |
| 23 | As will later become clear , Mrs Whitehouse has been involved in many campaigns in this area but there are two in particular which are of immediate relevance to this discussion . |
| 24 | It is the affinities which these mosaics share with the three other pavements in this group which are of immediate interest , hoc ever : these represent the main substantial affinities . |
| 25 | I want to examine aspects of those preoccupations and ignore differences which are of varying orders rather than of kind . |
| 26 | The editorial team have tried to achieve a balance between matters which are of major concern to staff and some lighthearted topics . |
| 27 | successive lines of type which are of unequal length and which are aligned at either the right or left hand column . |
| 28 | The ethical positivist is likely to seek the development of three broad directions ; first , the drafting and annunciation through the UN of a comprehensive set of rules applying to the relationships between states , including where necessary cognisance of those aspects of internal affairs which are of international significance . |
| 29 | However , this is no excuse for inaction , for a number of systems have been described which are of considerable assistance ; for example , the Telford system which relies largely on professional judgement can be used to good effect ( 1 ) . |
| 30 | A number of the grants , virtually all of the grants are to voluntary bodies who are providing services which are of considerable benefit to this Committee , and where we would be in some difficulty if they did n't give those of voluntary support to it . |