Example sentences of "[be] a matter [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Whatever you choose it will need to be a matter of trial and error , but avoid anything that is slow or spends a lot of time near the bottom — it wo n't stand a chance . |
| 2 | At first it will be a matter of trial and error , but an advantage of ribbon weaving is that it is so easy to undo and start again . |
| 3 | Some of these can be expressed as a distance-decay function and indeed costs of migration may largely be a matter of distance as in the case of outmigration from island economies such as are found in the Caribbean or Oceania ; others are political and virtually insurmountable , such as national frontiers . |
| 4 | Need it be a matter of wonder , when we see her capable of such restraint in general , that she should retire within herself and exercise that control we find her continually exerting over all her thoughts and actions the more energetically at a time when she is taught that a stray thought of desire would be impurity and its fruition pollution . |
| 5 | Since Pegasus was head of the Proculian school after Nerva , but Valens was later than both , we can not extract from the evidence a pattern based on chronology ; nor , since we find members of the same school on opposite sides , does it seem to be a matter of school dogma . |
| 6 | But landing safely in torrential rain , with a squally and unpredictable wind , can only be a matter of luck for the most skilled pilot . |
| 7 | McIlvanney says that Stein , who worked as a miner until he was 27 , ‘ understood that having a talent for sport can be a matter of luck , not merit . |
| 8 | It should not be a matter of pick and choose , as the Government please . |
| 9 | Because progress in learning a language is continuous but uneven , the definition of the different levels of attainment must in certain respects be a matter of judgement . |
| 10 | How far external evaluation of this kind is introduced into a course must be a matter of judgement . |
| 11 | It would be a matter of judgement as to how broadly any new restriction was imposed . |
| 12 | It will be a matter of judgement as to whether these companies may proceed to phase II without submitting an indicative offer . |
| 13 | That 's not been defined erm and it will be a matter of judgement . |
| 14 | It should be a matter of judgement for local authorities to what degrees they are indebted , because they do have to pay the interest , by and large from the er , from the money they raise on erm , on on council tenants , and and from other income . |
| 15 | Yes we could do so it would be a matter of judgement for the er er for the Home Secretary how far to take it and he would have to balance the likelihood of er other countries all ratifying and the inconvenience to those taking part in the election here er if er there is some uncertainty to the end and maybe having to revert to the current constituencies , er I hope and expect that these matters will be settled in the next few weeks . |
| 16 | Neutrality , however , can be a matter of degree . |
| 17 | This definition is necessarily somewhat open-ended : the existence of social collectivities will be a matter of degree , and what is more , such collectivities may cut across one another — there will be no unique map of social collectivities such that each agent is a member of one and only one . |
| 18 | Whether pressure from MPs was crucial can be a matter of doubt . |
| 19 | Should this be achieved , the frequently cited fear of many parents of not being able to look after their children when they are old would cease to be a matter of concern . |
| 20 | The fact that evaluation has been and continues to be a matter of concern probably reflects the uncertainty amongst librarians of user education methodologies . |
| 21 | The growing independence of their children , at each successive stage , can be a matter of concern rather than joy for those who over-commit and over-identify their lives with the nurturing of dependent children . |
| 22 | This must be a matter of concern for any group advocating a right to divert taxes on moral grounds , if only because of the ‘ floodgates ’ argument which it is likely to provoke in response . |
| 23 | How the ensuing scrap will affect the DP 1999 's grander cousins , the Virage and Vantage , must be a matter of concern at Newport Pagnell . |
| 24 | from the notice of the one to whom it ought to be a matter of concern . |
| 25 | Should this be a matter of concern ? |
| 26 | Since money had long since ceased to be a matter of concern to Wendell Harvey , he never stinted on spending it . |
| 27 | It must be a matter of concern that Britain will become a semi-detached part of the European Community . |
| 28 | ‘ We have seen five consecutive months of serious decline in the European market and it has to be a matter of concern to all motor manufacturers . ’ |
| 29 | The benefit of these reactions have to be understood in terms of life in the wild , where fighting off predators , or fleeing from them , may literally be a matter of life or death . |
| 30 | But , when it may literally be a matter of life and death , might it not be worth putting things on hold for another twelve months ? |