Example sentences of "these [vb mod] [be] of [adj] " in BNC.

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1 These may be of various forms .
2 This is not to say , however , that prevention is impossible , simply that preventive programmes need to concentrate not only on the removal or modification of isolated stresses , but also on the factors surrounding and responsible for such stresses , for these may be of equal or even greater importance in the development of later psychiatric disorders .
3 Some of these may be of long standing , an example being improving the standard of fire precautions in places of public resort .
4 Clarification of issues such as these should be of great significance to both business strategy and government policy .
5 These might be of equal size or one small one and one larger one .
6 Such facilities as these will be of great help where vehicles and walkers conflict .
7 Once all the information has been incorporated , the sequence of phases will have been assigned dates at various points , although these will be of differing quality : some may be accurate to a few years , others only to the nearest couple of centuries .
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