Example sentences of "[be] [prep] [det] value " in BNC.
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| 1 | It has been suggested ( Knuth 1969 , pp. 199–201 ) that testing for floating.point zero is not appropriate , and that a more suitable test would be for any value in a small range about zero , the size of which could be set by the programmer . |
| 2 | But Galloway concluded from his study of procedures in Sheffield that prosecution will often be of little value , unless parents can be given a positive reason for insisting on their child 's attendance at school . |
| 3 | The new show-stopper may look a million dollars on the show bench and the exhibition stand , but be of little value in your garden . |
| 4 | For example , it may be of little value that the authorities are able to control interest rates via monetary instruments if the relevant objectives are not very sensitive to changes in interest rates . |
| 5 | Without publication research can be of little value . |
| 6 | The obvious solution , one might think , would be to increase the number of 100-word samples taken , to six or perhaps nine , but this too would be of little value if there were great variability within the book . |
| 7 | The best system for measuring patient workload will be of little value if the workforce is either not available at the time required or without the necessary skills . |
| 8 | Development shoot-outs as suggested by one researcher may be a way of widening the solution arena ( Quinn , 1986 ) , but if the uncertainties are too high even this approach may be of little value . |
| 9 | So the notion of individual deterrence seems to be of little value in justifying our penal practices . |
| 10 | Were this the case , then Kuhn 's account of science would be of little value as a theory of science . |
| 11 | Similarly other features such as the Behaviour Modification System are considered to be of little value . |
| 12 | His report would be of little value otherwise . |
| 13 | Mass education will be of little value if it simply increases the number of people who are pursuing their own selfish ends . |
| 14 | Hence , even though line-printer mapping systems might at first sight appear to be of little value in comparison with plotter-based systems , there are instances when it is convenient or cost-effective to make use of them . |
| 15 | In the case of registered title , if the wife is purchasing the husband 's interest in the property , a search in usual form ( Form 94A ) at HM Land Registry is appropriate ; otherwise a search should be made on Form 94C , although as the wife is a trustee of the legal estate with the husband , this search can be of little value , particularly as it confers no priority ( Land Registration ( Official Searches ) Rules 1990 ( SI No 1361 ) , r9 ) . |
| 16 | The Governor , Sir David Wilson , has argued for a general ‘ right of entry ’ to Britain — though such a ‘ right ’ could not be of much value if it were not ordinarily convertible into full citizenship . |
| 17 | Method ( 2 ) , as discussed in chapter 3 , may not be of much value if managers do not stay long enough in one position . |
| 18 | In fact the uncertainty is so wide that is doubtful if the forecast would be of much value . |
| 19 | In other words , when it comes to an attempt to understand how someone is likely to respond to a stimulus , a description of the stimulus in terms of its simple physical dimensions is not going to be of any value . |
| 20 | Obviously , in order that the trial should be of any value at all , both materials should be used in the way that will produce the best results . |
| 21 | It should be noted before going any further that for a sample survey to be of any value at all the sampling procedure must be open to scrutiny and stand up to criticism . |
| 22 | It discussed computers writing stories , with out asking the fundamental question , could computer-produced stories ever be of any value ? |
| 23 | There can not be a satisfactory answer to such a question which is short enough for the circumstances , and informative enough to be of any value . |
| 24 | Both texts then seem to abandon the question of what Matroc 's competitors do and move on to consider the types of customer in the market place and whether the brochure would be of any value to them . |
| 25 | A gift voucher can be of any value . |
| 26 | ‘ And you consider that only a psychiatrist 's opinion would be of any value ? ’ |
| 27 | But even if by some miracle effective protocols are agreed , the momentum of climate change means that whatever action is taken to reduce greenhouse gases will be of more value to generations beyond the mid-century than to those which come before it . |
| 28 | Counselling sensitivity and insight can often be of more value than strictly medical knowledge . |
| 29 | His shyness was offset by the bubbling enthusiasm of Bishan Bedi , who posed the question : Would this promising allrounder be of more value to India as a batsman or bowler in the years to come ? |
| 30 | A flexible approach , however , using short interviews and introducing self help by groups or through use of publications and other media may be of more value . |