Example sentences of "of opinion [be] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although it is difficult to determine what was the original material from which these rocks were derived , the general consensus of opinion is that the original material was of igneous origin , with the old term orthogneiss being used to describe these rocks in the past . |
| 2 | Various reasons are suggested to explain the resurgence in recent years but the weight of opinion is that it is operational problems that are at fault rather than technical deficiencies — for example , poor application of the insecticide rather than resistance to it and organisational shortcomings rather than aberrant behaviour of vectors . |
| 3 | The general consensus of opinion is that there are a number of stresses that affect trees , including climate , frost , drought , insects , fungi and unnatural air pollution . |
| 4 | The general consensus of opinion is that a successful action under s.62 for insider dealing will be hard to sustain . |
| 5 | One reason for these differences of opinion is that the claims made for serotonin reuptake inhibitors are often based on the results of individual trials . |
| 6 | The consensus of opinion is that a modular approach alleviates the problem . |
| 7 | It was tempting to consider asking Bill himself to share the stage , but the consensus of opinion was that people might find the combination a little ghostly , a little too reminiscent , when all along my instinct was to convey the spirit and feeling of Grenfell , without resorting to mimicry . |
| 8 | It 's nobody 's fault that this is sometimes the cruellest business on terra infirma and the consensus of opinion was that the blend of John Gould and myself did not entirely work . |
| 9 | Among management practitioners and government advisors the consensus of opinion was that if manufacturing industry could become more flexible it would be more responsive the perceived more turbulent market environment of the 1980s and 90s . |