Example sentences of "this [noun sg] has been of " in BNC.
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| 1 | This issue has been of particular importance within central government in recent years as the traditional task of the civil service — that of offering objective , impartial advice — has come under scrutiny . |
| 2 | Right in the course of our er er com our meetings Danny erm I will be asking you to recommend me to people but if , but only if you feel that this meeting has been of some benefit to you . |
| 3 | ‘ This knowledge has been of great use . |
| 4 | Much of the literature in this area has been of US origin , and the more general applicability of such managerial strategies to other countries needs , therefore , to be considered in the light of evidence from cross-national studies . |
| 5 | The most exciting discovery this year has been of a very fine Umbrian crucifix of around 1250 hitherto completely concealed by mediocre seventeenth-century painting optimistically attributed to Titian in the nineteenth century . |