Example sentences of "such [noun pl] [be] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | This challenges the assumption that such programmes are of interest only to a specialist few : |
| 2 | Such plans are of great value to the local and family historian for they show all the buildings and properties in the town and give the names of every occupant . |
| 3 | Because such religions are of more interest to the media than are more ‘ ordinary ’ religions , it is quite likely that whenever the tragedy occurs we shall be treated to the headline Cult Member Commits Suicide . |
| 4 | 1.12 The common point about such cases is of course that expert evidence can be called to dispute the allegations about seat belts , and that must always be borne in mind in these cases . |
| 5 | Essentially such investments were of two types : either in fixed-interest securities , mainly Government stocks , or in stocks and shares of public companies on the Stock Exchange . |
| 6 | The nominal subject of such quarrels is of course secondary to the couple 's need to hurt each other , but in this case it appeared to centre on the Parsons ' childlessness . |
| 7 | Such declarations are of little intrinsic importance but they tell us something of how a politician sees the world and his own place in it . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | Indeed , as Wolfram points out , such relationships are of so little importance within British kinship that there are no recognized kinship terms for many of these relationships gained through marriage ( Wolfram , 1987 , p. 4 ) . |
| 10 | Such elements are of two kinds . |
| 11 | Is the Minister confident that the counselling services offered to someone in such circumstances are of the highest quality ? |
| 12 | As we shall see later , such tensions are of importance . |
| 13 | Arrivals have frequently been noted at the coast during this period , and it seems likely that such movements are of birds going to favoured areas to moult . |
| 14 | But such explanations are of the kind that scientists call ‘ arm-waving ’ . |
| 15 | Such problems are of combinatorial type and algorithmic solutions do not usually exist . |
| 16 | Not , of course , that such things were of interest to me . |
| 17 | It could be argued that such questions are of little value as respondents may be unwilling to label themselves as being in poor health . |
| 18 | He thought that the answer to such questions was of little consequence for what he wanted to say . |
| 19 | Such studies are of patients in a tertiary care setting who are unlikely to be representative of all persons experiencing IBS symptoms . |
| 20 | It is doubtful whether many such classifications are of any use at all , for it is more difficult to remember the results of the classification than the individual landforms . |
| 21 | I think also that he liked Kelham — provided it were a short visit , for he was by nature and inclination a townsman — because he felt that such establishments were of great value in carrying on , in addition to theological instruction , the classical tradition . |
| 22 | In the context of international bond markets , such difficulties are of particular importance given the efforts at deregulation made by other centres in recent years , which could attract euromarket intermediaries to the relevant financial centres . |
| 23 | Such figures are of limited value in that they contain no guide as to whether the resources have been spent efficiently or effectively . |
| 24 | Such properties are of interest to a range of practical applications including mapping and surveying , weather forecasting , agricultural crop yield estimation , forest management and geological exploration . |
| 25 | In a sense the development of such petitions is of far greater interest to the ecclesiastical historian in respect of its consequences rather than its origins ; for what this system entailed was public cognizance , and a public memory , of grievances ; when these complaints were directed at the church , parliament inevitably served to institutionalize and to unify countless discontents , and thus to provide kings and others with ideas , excuses and encouragement for actions against the church which might otherwise have remained unrealized . |
| 26 | But such theories are parasitic on an implicit understanding that law is a type of instrument adapted to specific important purposes , and such theories are of little guidance in thinking through the role of international law in controlling force for they can suggest no more than a mimicking of the institutions of municipal law without regard to the purposes of having such or similar institutions in the international context . |
| 27 | I had no reason to suppose that the letter was anything but genuine — it was on the shipping company 's notepaper , and , insofar as such recollections are of any value , the signature at first glance was in keeping with the signature I remembered vaguely from my days at Upper Thames Street . |
| 28 | It is also possible that surface dust is mobilized by electrical forces : indeed , such forces are of great importance to the minority of scientists who believe that very little lava if any has flowed from the lunar interior . |
| 29 | It is true that his average support score during his presidency was 76 per cent ( Johnson 's was 83 per cent , and no figures are available for Roosevelt ) , but such scores are of only limited value as a measure of a president 's relationship with the legislature . |
| 30 | Interestingly enough , broadside probably derives from the naval tactic of firing all the guns from one side of a ship of war at once , without giving the recipient the necessity of awaiting installments Such sheets are of historic importance , since they date back to the sixteenth century , when popular poems and ballads were issued in this form ; and royal and official proclamations took to the streets in this guise almost from the first days of printing . |