Example sentences of "[noun sg] [be] of [det] use " in BNC.
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| 1 | The results from the simple syntactic processor are of little use to the semantic analysis , being simply a rating of the ‘ goodness ’ of fit of a word given its local syntactic environment . |
| 2 | In abandoning the sutures as a method of ageing , few features of the skull except the dentition are of much use for our purpose . |
| 3 | It became evident to both the Corporation and the Company , that the Selby Road frontier was of little use as a terminus for either . |
| 4 | This means that expert determination is of little use in cases where international enforcement is required , as experts ' decisions can not be enforced like arbitration awards under the 1958 New York Convention or like judgments of courts of European Community countries under the 1968 Brussels Convention . |
| 5 | Many whales also spend some considerable time swimming on the surface , where good sight is required but where their sonar is of little use . |
| 6 | For example , discovering that x per cent of Gibbon 's nouns are concrete , and only y per cent abstract is of little use by itself . |
| 7 | When citing cases , the mere giving of the name is of little use . |
| 8 | One of them would not mind sacrificing himself if he thought that the other is of more use to humanity , but sees no evidence of it . |
| 9 | She was rarely at school , kept away constantly by a variety of excuses dreamed up by her father and brothers who all decided that an education was of less use to Ellie than a clean and tidy home was to them . |
| 10 | We hope their heartfelt advice is of some use to the grand old man . |
| 11 | This optical method is of little use for limestones . |
| 12 | She saw Tom 's brow clear and was absurdly gratified to find that her advice was of some use to him . |
| 13 | Many flowers that are very popular favourites in the garden are of little use to the presser . |
| 14 | Hope this lot is of some use to you — the essay was probably the best part of this dissertation ( well I think so ! ) so I hope it 's a help . |
| 15 | A clause in a severance agreement which merely acknowledges that the company will issue a reference upon being approached by a prospective employer is of little use . |
| 16 | They found that neither the new port at Gdynia nor Free City status was of much use to them . |
| 17 | Crisp , Clear Writing in One Hour is of little use to me I fear , but Guide to Wordplay and Word Games I have kept , as it contains a number of gems . |
| 18 | Neither the accepted medical help , nor the quackery were of much use , for poor Louisa died early the following morning . |
| 19 | Thus , at first glance , the option of assembling it is a different area of memory is of little use . |
| 20 | He kept excellent written records , but his guidance on salesmanship was of less use than his colleague 's . |
| 21 | Protection was of little use to farmers in a period of declining world prices for agricultural products , while the machinery and other industrial goods they bought would be dearer . |
| 22 | Nor will the legal guarantee of freedom of speech be of much use if access to the mass media is severely restricted . |
| 23 | To be told that animals are treated cruelly when they are caused unnecessary or unjustified pain is of little use unless we are told what counts as unnecessary or unjustified pain . |
| 24 | The Chinese believe that the Western habit of nearly always punching to the face is of little use , since there are no vital organs housed there save for the eyes and nose . |
| 25 | This means that little material is of any use after the late afternoon and all the background material will have been written earlier in the day or the day before . |
| 26 | A frontal lobotomy was of more use . |