Example sentences of "by the [noun] be of " in BNC.
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| 1 | The house used by the kidnappers was of particular interest . |
| 2 | The level of safety provided by the system is of such a high standard that operational restrictions have been lifted on the station 's two AGRs . |
| 3 | Although the petitioner was , for the reasons indicated , entitled to appeal as of right , the present petition by the petitioner is of necessity a petition for the grant of special leave to appeal and the grant of such leave remains discretionary : see Lopes v. Valliappa Chettiar [ 1968 ] A.C. 887 . |
| 4 | The range and depth of learning and the sense of satisfaction and achievement gained by the students were of a level which could not have been reached in the classroom . |
| 5 | He will need to decide whether the planning issues raised by the proposals are of a sufficient scale to warrant the cost and delays which a public inquiry would entail . |
| 6 | I would hope that the peer review system used by the EC is of sufficient quality to recognise research worthy of support irrespective of whether it originates from individuals or groups and then support it if funds are available . |
| 7 | But Greenpeace insist that only a small percentage of the fish caught by the seals are of interest to the fishermen , and that over-fishing remains the main threat to North Sea fish stocks . |
| 8 | The way that the subject of mental handicap is treated by the media is of crucial significance in public attitudes to mentally handicapped people . |