Example sentences of "[noun pl] [be] of [adj] importance " in BNC.
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| 1 | In such research , exact statistics of public attitudes are of small importance . |
| 2 | Does the Leader of the House acknowledge that the discussions in which Ministers are involved in the European Commission regarding the MacSharry proposals are of fundamental importance to the future of British agriculture ? |
| 3 | Legal rules are not the whole of the instructions — departmental policy guidelines , for example , play a large part — but legal rules are of considerable importance because they are binding and authoritative . |
| 4 | These personal considerations are of primary importance to the social worker and the manner of his work . |
| 5 | A sixteenth-century building with a high saddle-roof , the Chuechlihaus , houses the Heimatmuseum which has a collection of old Langnau pottery products ; it also has exhibits to illustrate the products and tools of the several local timber trades and crafts , which is particularly appropriate in a district where forestry and timber trades are of such importance . |
| 6 | Yes , the legs are of great importance , but not as much as many teachers suggest . |
| 7 | Rural population densities are of prime importance in modifying the implications of the different relations of production under which land is used . |
| 8 | Other variables are of less importance . |
| 9 | Yet the books are of particular importance for Scottish primary schools . |
| 10 | Canals and the inland waterways were of vital importance to Danzig : all of the main tributaries of the Vistula were navigable and the river trade , with its construction yards and various specialised professions , was very well developed . |
| 11 | The fact that this may take centuries is of little importance , for mankind has limitless time if it uses it wisely . |
| 12 | Finally , copyright protection of electronic databases was considered , since legal protection for such databases is of critical importance for the continued growth of this market . |
| 13 | Effective implementation of 1992 policies by all member Sates is of major importance , as differences in speed of implementation and seriousness of enforcement may just perpetuate the competitive distortions the programme was designed to eliminate . |
| 14 | This reassurance about quality looked at management ( HMI 1990:14 ) : The leadership exercised by heads is of crucial importance in successful implementation . |
| 15 | The approximately fifteen-day rhythm of spring and neap tides is of vital importance to some creatures . |
| 16 | It also seemed that the perceived adequacy of close relationships was of most importance to women , while for men it was the perceived adequacy of more diffuse relationships that was crucial . |
| 17 | of the county , so that although some of these sites are of great importance to birds , most birds are found in the other 99.5 per cent . |
| 18 | These areas are of vital importance as it is through them that the majority of people experience ‘ the countryside ’ at first hand , whether for formal or informal recreation . |
| 19 | Some of them are held to be responsible for relaxation phenomena at low temperatures while folds are of great importance in the crystallization of polymers . |
| 20 | The big research foundations such as the Rowntree or Carnegie Trusts are of vital importance in financing much of the work carried out by universities or other organizations . |
| 21 | But this test examines control of search location by both sets of cues and the result would be trivial if the context cues are of primary importance . |
| 22 | In a somewhat similar way in some other cultures family honour and obligations are of paramount importance , and the needs of individuals are secondary . |
| 23 | The rationale behind these experiments was that , if sequences previously ‘ localised ’ by the DNase I hypersensitivity ( DH ) sites were of functional importance , then their presence or absence would have an effect on the regulated expression of the Ea transgene , as shown by position-independent and copy-dependent expression . |
| 24 | For the assistant teachers , the lesson visits were of crucial importance . |
| 25 | Ca n't blame him , the kids ’ lives were of paramount importance , and by the time he 'd calmed them down , the car was well away . ’ |
| 26 | Here the routine timing of food , letters and visits is of prime importance . ’ |
| 27 | Along plate margins the horizontal motion of plates is the primary force driving the uplift which occurs in orogens ( although as we saw in Section 3.3 vertical movement resulting from thermal effects is of great importance in continental-margin orogens ) . |
| 28 | Does the Minister accept that transport costs are of considerable importance to the economy of the Western Isles ? |
| 29 | Bede 's writings are of considerable importance in the history of chronology . |
| 30 | Ungulates are of great importance to man . |