Example sentences of "are [adv] a matter [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So long as they do not transgress their statutory powers , their decisions are entirely a matter for them , and — in the case of local authorities — for the majority of the elected representatives ; subject , however , to one important proviso . |
| 2 | It is well known that the Albanians , who predominate in Kosovo and in parts of western Macedonia , tend to have very large families , Such rapid rates of growth of population in areas of poverty and high unemployment are naturally a matter of great concern to the authorities . |
| 3 | What evidence can be gleaned for the ‘ Queen Margaret ’ school , or for the counter-argument that such changes are largely a matter of style rather than substance , by examining the procedure and mechanics of government since 1979 ? |
| 4 | With other creatures , their communications are largely a matter of instinctive patterning . |
| 5 | Preferences between wholemeal bread and white bread are largely a matter of habit . |
| 6 | The former can not be defined by any objective criteria and are largely a matter of personal taste , although if you wish to guarantee a reasonable resale value , it is crucial to make sure that your tastes coincide with more universally held views on aesthetic appeal . |
| 7 | These are largely a matter of choice . |
| 8 | Both rulers and ruled may believe that some issues are not a matter for public concern . |
| 9 | Some doubts are directly a matter of theology , others only indirectly , if at all . |
| 10 | Behavioural rights are more a matter of belief than legislation since they tend to be based on conclusions which you have reached about yourself in relation to others . |
| 11 | ‘ The talks between a French envoy and a Scottish monarch are hardly a matter for an envoy of King Edward of England ! ’ |
| 12 | The discharge of the basic obligations under the contract , relating to delivery , passing of risk and property , and payment , are partly a matter for negotiation between the parties ( although the SGA provides guidelines ) but must also be looked at in relation to s 3 of the UCTA , with its restrictions on clauses excluding liability for breach . |
| 13 | Whether the image of an ice cream cone or a hamburger is good or bad is not too big an issue but when it comes to nuclear weapons and political events which affect not only the happiness of countless people but which are also a matter of life and death , does it help to avoid value judgements ? |
| 14 | They are also a matter of political economy , in the sense that some measures best represent some socioeconomic systems while they discriminate against , perhaps by undervaluing the products of , other socio-economic systems or classes of people within a system . |
| 15 | But they are also a matter of economic necessity , as Europe competes against other countries , particularly in the Pacific Basin , who are already investing substantially in the skills of their rapidly growing and younger population . |
| 16 | Therefore , I can no longer be allowed to escape criticism and analysis of my theistic views on the grounds that they are simply a matter of personal experience . |
| 17 | Eating habits are simply a matter of fashion and individual taste . |
| 18 | It is an important implication of this that they are never a matter of how the things which have them are related to other things . |