Example sentences of "[be] [prep] paramount " in BNC.
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| 1 | Friends have been of paramount importance to her in the last ten years and she has not deserted them . |
| 2 | Confidentiality for the client has always been of paramount importance within the CAB and is accepted by all workers as an essential part of their work . |
| 3 | The class of people for whom this may have been of paramount importance was not the traditional aristocracy which had never been involved in work , having merely inherited their estates , but those termed the nouveaux riches , the use of which term implies a much more direct involvement in the work process as the basis for capital accumulation . |
| 4 | Concepts of social movement are therefore synonymous with problems of social change , for they are antagonistic to conservative beliefs ; and this gives a further insight into why the idea of social research is antithetical to police thought and has seditious connotations for an institution in which metaphors of stasis are of paramount importance . |
| 5 | True , he needs to be able to read a line on a green , or at least confirm the line into the hole , but getting the yardages right are of paramount importance . |
| 6 | Some of the archives , however , are not only of substantial national or international repute , but are of paramount relevance to local history research . |
| 7 | In a somewhat similar way in some other cultures family honour and obligations are of paramount importance , and the needs of individuals are secondary . |
| 8 | Whose interests within the state are of paramount importance ? |
| 9 | When a programme has been developed to a stage where it is appropriate to subject it to observational tests it is confirmations rather than falsifications that are of paramount importance , according to Lakatos . |
| 10 | Only now , when the tribal peoples have almost gone , has the West awakened to the fact that , rather than their lands and possessions , it is their subtle abilities and specialized environmental wisdom , forged since the beginning of time , which are of paramount importance to us all . |
| 11 | You must appreciate that the health and well-being of your mind and body are of paramount importance . |
| 12 | Detailed type specifications , meticulous arrangement of tabular information and craftily co-ordinated use of colour help the reader to assimilate rapidly what data is to be found where : for this publication , these considerations are of paramount concern . |
| 13 | Acidity and calcium content of a lake are of paramount importance to fish health . |
| 14 | Haselkorn has argued that the USSR has also established aerial staging networks which were used for the airlift of arms to Angola and Ethiopia in the 1970s and which are of paramount importance for Soviet access strategy in the Third World . |
| 15 | Where one of the insured persons has died abroad , the policy provides cover for funeral expenses or the cost of transporting the remains to the U.K. In such instances the wishes of the deceased 's family are of paramount importance and they must be consulted very closely . |
| 16 | Safety and security are of paramount importance in our nuclear weapons transport methods and procedures . |
| 17 | Bob Ashby , the chairman , said that international football was considered to be of paramount importance to the status of Rugby League and that selection for Great Britain must not be devalued . |
| 18 | Bob Ashby , the chairman , said that international football was considered to be of paramount importance to the status of Rugby League and that selection for Great Britain must not be devalued . |
| 19 | This caution is reinforced by a second reason , which in practical terms may be of paramount importance , the fear of being the object of a legal action at the suit of parents , guardians , or relatives , who might allege that the patient was neglected , and would urge that the patient 's refusal should not have been relied upon . |
| 20 | When experimenting with objects or materials for potential tank decor , the health and safety of the fish should be of paramount importance . |
| 21 | If so , then the child 's interests and rights should be defended , and meeting the child 's needs should be of paramount importance . |
| 22 | He considered good personal relationships between teacher and taught to be of paramount importance : the core , around which all other aspects of Basil 's teaching philosophy fitted into place . |
| 23 | Publicity would be of paramount importance in his quest for popularity . |
| 24 | The intention of the parties entering upon a partnership is seen to be of paramount importance . |
| 25 | At the same time , the central office may argue that local offices are too parochial and that central control and the imposition of a uniform provision of service has to be of paramount importance . |
| 26 | The maintenance of high academic quality , especially in a period of expansion , must be of paramount importance for this University and must not be prejudiced by inappropriate or excessive efficiency measures . |
| 27 | Under the Act is seems unlikely to be of paramount significance but dissatisfied parents who might otherwise feel impotent are given a weapon with which to fight back . |
| 28 | it will be of paramount importance that she cooperates with all those involved in the resolution of the problem . |
| 29 | Probably the Act the Act will work as a framework through which our children 's futures and their needs will be of paramount importance in all our decision making . |
| 30 | Erm it led again to questions of of policing , being of paramount importance . |