Example sentences of "be [prep] [adj] importance " in BNC.
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| 1 | It now seems that the time of injection may be of crucial importance in determining the effects of melatonin . |
| 2 | The former may well be of crucial importance in relation to ethnic minorities in the next decade , as the numbers of the very old in these groups increases . |
| 3 | Education can thus be of crucial importance in preventing violations . |
| 4 | Elizabeth 's reign is now seen to be of crucial importance because it saw the completion of the Protestantization of the English people and witnessed the creation of a uniquely English style of Protestant church which was later to be labelled Anglicanism . |
| 5 | For some people it may be of crucial importance , for others the family simply is not a significant source of emotional support . |
| 6 | Geographical proximity meant that these relations have continued to be of crucial importance through into the post-1945 period . |
| 7 | This will be of crucial importance in 1992 when Common Market deregulation leads to open competition in Europe and a more mobile labour market . |
| 8 | When considering the effect of outside influences , two aspects can be of crucial importance . |
| 9 | Second , the relationship of the ‘ persuader ’ to the patient may be of crucial importance . |
| 10 | With the court finely balanced between liberals and conservatives ( the latter possessing a slight but unreliable majority ) the appointment was considered to be of crucial importance as it offered an opportunity to shift the balance decisively to the right . |
| 11 | Like the absence of dilation in the pupils following a head injury , this apparently small , perhaps even seemingly trivial , symptom turns out to be of crucial importance . |
| 12 | We have suggested that properly coordinated motility might be of crucial importance in promoting acid clearance , and could therefore be an unrecognised factor in the pathogenesis of duodenal ulceration . |
| 13 | Clearly it will be of crucial importance in any er court proceedings because the court will have to decide whether or not an auditor was in breech of his or her duty having regard to what is on the face of the statute . |
| 14 | But I do think the minister er should er b be quite clear about that point er because er it may be of crucial importance , not just to the industry , er but also to the public interest who will want to know what the position is so far as er er these matters are concerned . |
| 15 | ‘ At a time like this , McLeish 's leadership qualities could be of crucial importance . ’ |
| 16 | This apparently insignificant detail was to be of fateful importance for all subsequent human cultural and psychological evolution because it provided the first , albeit rather minimal , check on the egoism and mutual antagonism of males . |
| 17 | This means that information about food obtained by following others was most available to a given individual when it appears to be of least importance . |
| 18 | These promise to be of such importance that I shall briefly relate them here , before journeying north . |
| 19 | Why this should be of such importance in the minds of you and me , and all the others from the world of the nineteen-forties I do not know . |
| 20 | The pressure of the streets was to be of decisive importance in the liberal revolution of 1820 , when it was organized by the secret societies . |
| 21 | I ca n't imagine I would try and scramble up over rocks using my nose , but the use of hands in the mountaineering hierarchy seems to be of prime importance . |
| 22 | It is clear that anything which affects the mind will be of prime importance in this ( see Chapter 1 ) as also will be anything that affects the person as a whole . |
| 23 | If the relationship had been especially close and happy , and if parents have continued to be of prime importance in a daughter 's life , then the shock will be all the greater . |
| 24 | The ecological factors responsible are largely unexplored , but the availability of plants to provide seeds seems to be of prime importance . |
| 25 | However , your assessment of whether the manager is reputable , experienced and has a good performance record will be of prime importance . |
| 26 | These concepts came to be of prime importance with the introduction of non-abelian groups into topology , specifically via the fundamental group of a topological space . |
| 27 | She has always considered people to be of prime importance no matter how elevated her position . |
| 28 | They would seem to be of integral importance to any manager or coach handling black sportsmen , yet few theorize at any level other than the physiological or , more occasionally , the psychological . |
| 29 | The companies act and the act on the stock exchange are considered to be of primary importance for the creation of a free market economy . |
| 30 | What seems to be of primary importance is the gentleness not only of the scene , but of the forces that surround the child , and himself . |