Example sentences of "[adj] [noun pl] [vb mod] [be] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Eye pigments occurring in the ommatidial cells of some insects may be of special interest since studies of their metabolism reveal something of the mode of action of genes controlling eye colour . |
| 2 | Implied terms can be of great importance in expert cases , as can be seen from the remarks of Sir David Cairns in Baber v Kenwood Manufacturing Co Ltd and Whinney Murray [ 1978 ] 1 Lloyd 's Rep 175 at 181 , quoted at 13.5.4 . |
| 3 | Indeed , it may very well be an area where some programs can be of immediate and wide-ranging use to teachers . |
| 4 | Front and back doors should be of heavy quality . |
| 5 | It was agreed at an early stage ( principally at Citrine 's insistence ) that sales in urban and rural areas should be at common prices , so that many rural dwellers already having a supply had prices reduced , though new consumers distant from the mains still had to pay a one-off contribution or line rental ( which varied according to the Board ) to meet part of the cost of connection . |
| 6 | But many ground-living birds would be in great difficulties if their chicks hatched at markedly different times . |
| 7 | Similar relationships may be of equal importance in the diabetic subject . |
| 8 | Antibodies of IgA class directed against Saccharomyces cerviciae are common in Crohn 's disease but not in ulcerative colitis , and determination of such antibodies may be of diagnostic help . |
| 9 | However con descending contemporary apologists may be to archaic conceptions of divine intervention , it is almost impossible to exaggerate the extent to which belief in such intervention once permeated European societies , creating popular images of the disruption of nature that could hardly have been congenial to a critical science of nature . |
| 10 | This not merely makes direct comparison difficult , but it may also mean that such comparisons would be of questionable value given that they would not relate to the actual situation in which traditional and non-traditional students are competing for places , and in which their work and achievement can be meaningfully compared . |
| 11 | One avenue for provision of such resources may be through collective bargaining . |
| 12 | The purpose of the Act above all was that future developments would be on low-density garden suburb or garden city lines , primarily the former . |
| 13 | Calderas created by violent explosions can be of enormous size . |
| 14 | What is more , it was also clear that , mechanically , such fins would be of real assistance out of water as in it , had the fish , like its ancient forebears , been living in shallow water and become stranded . |
| 15 | Sometimes these disputes may be between large private organizations when companies argue about the terms of a commercial contract . |
| 16 | Titles of National Awards will be of great importance and considerable thought will be given to identifying suitable names which relate to the needs of users . |
| 17 | These substances would be in small amounts in any but polluted waters , and analytical methods would have to be suited to the objective if it were desired to distinguish between them . |
| 18 | It is true that in some cases these publications may be of extreme radical tendency , attacking the established practices of academic English teaching , but that is no objection , since it is the fact of publication that counts , not its content . |
| 19 | These objectives can be in quantitative terms eg. the growth rate of profits , or in qualitative terms eg. statements about public responsibility . |
| 20 | But however effective these arguments may be in political debate , that does not make them necessarily adequate as theoretical explanations of racism . |
| 21 | Often these regions may be in other nations . |
| 22 | And these developments may be of regional or national importance and they 're usually footloose and and clearly would have very significant employment benefits for the local population . |
| 23 | Experts argue these treasures should be on full view to the public , but instead they 're hidden away in storage because there 's nowhere to display them . |
| 24 | Experts argue these treasures should be on full view to the public , but instead they 're hidden away in storage because there 's nowhere to display them . |
| 25 | These tubes should be of adequate bore , without sharp bends , and as short as practicable . |
| 26 | The concept of parental rights may be in serious general decline — ‘ it has become increasingly difficult to reconcile its existence with the predominant emphasis which the law now places on the welfare of children ’ . |
| 27 | It is a pity to treat the work as if everything after the other late quartets must be of formidable intensity . |
| 28 | In this situation it will be difficult to generate manufactured or processed exports since the expertise to produce competitively for international markets will be in short supply , though some countries such as Zimbabwe will be able to build on their existing export base . |
| 29 | The identification of areas in which there is bipartisan agreement on the desirability of change or of the maintenance of existing services will be of particular interest . |
| 30 | They have easy bleeding and bruising too ; catarrhal complaints may be with inflamed mucous membranes which bleed easily . |