Example sentences of "[be] an [noun sg] of [noun] [adv] " in BNC.

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1 While there may be a reluctance on the part of the courts to rule on the validity of Acts of Parliament , a related issue which has arisen is whether they may adjudicate upon the question whether something purporting to be an Act of Parliament actually is such .
2 First , because the Barclays ( Asia ) allegations are so old — and so unnecessarily old — that it would be an abuse of process now to bring them to trial .
3 Is it intended that there should never be an interchange of information directly by computer but only by request between all European Community police forces ?
4 If equality before the law is to be an equality of voices then there are issues about formal procedures and the extent to which these are accessible to all .
5 My guess would be an upsurge of sentiment whenever the money was getting tight .
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