Example sentences of "of word [is] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A waste of words is also a waste of time and money . |
| 2 | Not only is the subject unknown but the form of words is probably unfamiliar too . |
| 3 | They were n't on court settings so I would imagine in a court situation perhaps the impact of words is slightly higher , you might expect , but it 's still going to be a low percentage in respect of the overall conta image that 's put over . |
| 4 | The Crowther Committee called these categories ‘ connected ’ and ‘ unconnected ’ loans , and that shorter though more arcane form of words is still widely used . |
| 5 | Although they do not seem to have been familiar with the work of Saussure , Wimsatt and Brooks here might appear to be approaching his principle that the meaning of words is purely conventional and arbitrary . |
| 6 | The meaning of words is contextually variable , and depends partly on what the hearer takes the speaker to have intended in using it . |