Example sentences of "[conj] be of " in BNC.
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| 1 | Different horses communicate in different ways , although those that live together or are of the same family are more likely to communicate in the same way . |
| 2 | When goods are carried in different vehicles or are of a different kind or are divided into different lots , the sender of the carrier is entitled to require a separate consignment note for each vehicle or each kind or lot of goods . |
| 3 | But the recital , the disc , the voice , the whole art , were or are of large composition : ‘ hers is perhaps the richest , fullest , most beautiful big soprano voice around ’ . |
| 4 | ( 2 ) On the taking of the account the plaintiffs are entitled to object to items therein contained on the ground that they have been unreasonably incurred or are of an unreasonable amount . |
| 5 | Or are of different parties ? |
| 6 | He is willing to extend his generosity to people who mean something to him or are of the same religion . |
| 7 | We may ‘ believe ’ , or be of the ‘ opinion ’ , that it is universally and certainly true that it is ; but , in relying on experience and observation , we do not ‘ know ’ . |
| 8 | Among the counsellors whom he has , none enjoys such importance that he would dare to contradict him in anything or be of another opinion . ’ |
| 9 | If there is a common underlying theme or thread it would seem to be the unstated assumption that ‘ anyone can make it if they try , and if they conform to the rules ’ ; those who fail must suffer from some congenital lack of capacities , or be of an alien disposition . |
| 10 | In such a case equity would have to prevail or be of no effect . |
| 11 | Reading the two clauses together , the quantification direction did , in our opinion , entitle the defendants to quantification on an indemnity basis but did not entitle the defendants to recover costs , charges and expenses that had been unreasonably incurred or were of an unreasonable amount . |
| 12 | One of these elements turns up in each of one 's conscious episodes , or is of a kind such that each of one 's conscious episodes contains an instance of the kind . |
| 13 | ‘ ( a ) as of right , from any final judgment of the Court of Appeal where the matter in dispute on the appeal amounts to or is of the value of 5,000 New Zealand dollars or upwards , or where the appeal involves , directly or indirectly , some claim or question to or respecting property or some civil right amounting to or of the value of 5,000 New Zealand dollars or upwards ; and ( b ) at the discretion of the Court of Appeal from any other judgment of that court , whether final or interlocutory , if , in the opinion of that court , the question involved in the appeal is one which by reason of its great general or public importance , or otherwise , ought to be submitted to His Majesty in Council for decision . |
| 14 | It needs to be emphasised that in marking intonation , only stressed syllables are marked ; this implies that intonation is carried entirely by the stressed syllables of a tone-unit and that the pitch of unstressed syllables is either predictable from that of stressed syllables or is of so little importance that it is not worth marking . |
| 15 | ‘ Mr Ashdown would be better concentrating on the basic issues that are of concern to the electorate rather than perpetually engaging in imagined card games that he thinks he would like to play on Friday morning . ’ |
| 16 | May we learn to recognise those things that are of lasting importance to us . |
| 17 | However , the literature so far described is concerned almost entirely with social work at the micro level : individuals , families and small groups , much of it using techniques that are of little relevance to community work , for example behaviour modification . |
| 18 | Earnings only build as office experience imparts skills that are of value to the employer . |
| 19 | Besides the semi-literate glossies , and the best-selling ‘ page-turners ’ that have to be moved aside for the next over-hyped wave , books appear for sale that are of a quite different kind . |
| 20 | Mine takes place in my flat , all over the living-room carpet , with maps spread out like prayer mats and cats lying triumphantly and with great precision on the co-ordinates that are of particular interest . |
| 21 | Alum Pot is comprehended at a single fearful glance , and it is the intricacies of its cave system that are of most interest to sight-seeing visitors . |
| 22 | However , this does not lead to any new results that are of physical significance . |
| 23 | You will see and hear and know all kinds of things about them that are of a private and personal nature . |
| 24 | Do we really need lots of people sitting around pondering on research topics that are of little benefit to man or beast ? |
| 25 | Yet aposematic coloration has not always evolved among kin-grouped prey and we need to identify the variables that are of evolutionary importance . |
| 26 | The issues of Al are fascinating and of enormous social importance , but they are largely over looked in the wallow of ‘ gee-wizz ’ about things that are of no significance . |
| 27 | Mineral workings have produced earthworks that are of equal , if not greater , magnificence to Offa 's Dyke and the Iron-Age forts . |
| 28 | Nothing can excuse a teacher of history who fails to draw attention to local things that are of historical importance . |
| 29 | One is that academic research should pluck the fruits of the contemporary political agenda and lend credibility to vogue and vague notions that may fleetingly assume a high profile , reify concepts that are of the moment and endow them with the status of real analytical phenomena . |
| 30 | Picture cards These might be classified and sorted according to those that look alike , those that are of a particular colour or design , etc . |