Example sentences of "in [adj] [noun sg] be of " in BNC.
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| 1 | These random movements in aggregate demand are of course unpredictable and exhibit no clear pattern . |
| 2 | A ‘ perfect ’ market in economic theory is of course meant to be one in which the product is broadly comparable , entry and exit is possible , and price information is readily available to the consumer . |
| 3 | But many interviews carried out in social research are of samples of what we might call ‘ ordinary ’ people — people who have characteristics , opinions and knowledge of a much more general nature . |
| 4 | The handwriting in this case is of a type known as batarde , i.e. mongrel or mixed in style . |
| 5 | What is meant by science in this case is of course the physical sciences and to a lesser degree the biological sciences . |
| 6 | Most of the names in this computer are of black people . |
| 7 | Basil 's influence in this development was of prime importance . |
| 8 | Teachers who find themselves in this position are of course free in principle to leave . |
| 9 | The first generation of nuclear power stations in this country was of a uniquely British design . |
| 10 | The act of joining the scheme in this way is of major significance to the delivery of courses recast in this way . |
| 11 | Holding the industry constant in this way is of course only possible in broad terms . |
| 12 | Judicial realisation that the full implications of the adjudicative model can not be applied in this area is of course beneficial . |
| 13 | Byzantine work in this area is of high standard and dates mainly from the eleventh and twelfth century . |
| 14 | The most elaborate and highly wrought codes in this area were of course those of contemporary pornography . |
| 15 | Some of the items in this Journal are of that nature . |
| 16 | The increased frequency of malignant disease in this population is of importance in view of the major impact on overall management . |
| 17 | While our discussion in this chapter is of the doctrine of neutrality as such , Rawls ' treatment of it will serve to illustrate the problems involved . |
| 18 | In such circumstances , knowledge of the techniques described in this chapter is of even greater importance to you , if you are to succeed in extracting value from lectures , and still have adequate time for private study . |
| 19 | The argument developed in this chapter is of vital importance for the teaching of RE because it concerns deep-seated anxieties with religion which people have today . |
| 20 | Names like Catchpole = constable , Benbow = archer , and Waghorn = trumpeter , all have their stories to tell , and the books listed later in this chapter are of value in this regard . |
| 21 | The words in this list are of two types . |
| 22 | Holland has estimated that the rate of iron deposition in this basin was of the order of 20 mg Fe . |
| 23 | The geological map can also , at one level , be regarded as a medium for communicating only factual data ( it answers the closed question ‘ What is the nature of the rocks in a particular area ? ’ ) , but the intellectual processes under-pinning the presentation of geological information in this form are of a much higher order . |
| 24 | Rates of interest in this market are of importance and significance as will be seen later . |
| 25 | ‘ Anything that happens in this town is of interest to me , as it is to you , being in the business of reporting what goes on yourself . ’ |
| 26 | Although practically all the issues discussed in this paper are of universal concern , it would clearly be mistaken to imply that the subjective experience of ageing is the same for men and women , or for people of different races and cultures . |
| 27 | The last example in this section is of a program called Bacon . |
| 28 | It is therefore likely that the issues discussed in this section are of theoretical as well as purely methodological importance . |
| 29 | The costs involved in civil litigation are of the utmost importance to the parties — they may prevent an action ever being brought , they may render a victory in court Pyrrhic when damages are swallowed up in costs , they may prevent a meritorious appeal and they will always be a factor in the risk of litigation . |
| 30 | In respect of a common activist orientation towards achieving a providentially sanctioned order in the world , based upon faith in man 's capacity for moral progress , the tensions between Rational Dissent/Unitarianism and the other religious traditions in antislavery reform were of secondary importance . |