Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] [is] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | ( 3.1 ) unc The order in which the expression/variable pairs appear is of no consequence . |
| 2 | If you are importing , the cheapest and most straightforward methods of settlement are by international payments in currency or sterling , and Midland offers three options : Priority Payments , where speed of funds transfer is of paramount importance ; Mail Payments , where there is less urgency ; and Bankers Drafts , which are particularly appropriate for low priority , low value payments . |
| 3 | The work that Levi valued is of an order to which Auschwitz — with the lying motto over its gates , Arbeit macht frei — was built to be antithetical . |
| 4 | The May record is of a bird which remained at Piddinghoe until 13 May 1956 . |
| 5 | The law of retaliation ( lex talionis , verses 15ff. ) : the principle this law expresses is of exact public justice , as opposed to individual revenge . |
| 6 | In Dicey & Morris , The Conflict of Laws , 11th ed. ( 1987 ) , vol. 2 , pp. 1110–1111 , the test propounded is of residence at the time the other party received the payment . |
| 7 | £50,000 play area plan considered COUNCILLORS are being asked to approve a £50,000 safe play area for Preston Park , near Stockton , which officials claim is of an innovative design . |
| 8 | The greatest fear the airmen have is of what could happen to the people of Somalia after the international forces leave . |
| 9 | Whether any of these works would not have been produced under a ‘ Son-of-Sam ’ regime is debatable , but what is not debatable is that being convicted and imprisoned does not necessarily mean that one has actually committed an offence nor that what that person produces is of no value to society . |
| 10 | The University is informed at least 14 days in advance of any meeting or other event at which the speaker or the subject matter to which the meeting or event related is of such a nature that difficulties might be caused for the University in the discharge of its legal responsibility to ensure that freedom of speech within the law is secure for persons using its premises ; |
| 11 | Sending your customers broke is of little help to anyone . |
| 12 | The nature of the evidence about coin finds is of varying quality . |
| 13 | The context in which courts operate is of major importance , and for this reason , care should be taken not to exaggerate the link between sentencing practice and penal policy . |
| 14 | The feeling to emphasise is of a three-piece action . |
| 15 | The difference in response rates achieved is of more than passing interest . |
| 16 | ‘ The constant worry all my staff have is of being transferred . ’ |
| 17 | Nevertheless the general trend indicated is of a decrease in temperature . |
| 18 | On the hand it most likely to be because the subject discussed is of great interest to the newspaper 's readers . |
| 19 | This requires further study in those subjects , but the undergraduate statistical training received is of value in these professions . |
| 20 | One source of inverse Laplace transforms is of course direct comparison with known Laplace transforms . |
| 21 | The accommodation offered is of a high quality with private facilities , toilet , room telephone , colour television , private car park and evening meals are available on request . |
| 22 | The story the DTI report tells is of a highly successful small businessman who found himself out of his depth in the big league into which he was propelled by the Manpower acquisition . |
| 23 | The behind-the scenes image created is of Hislop swapping Fergie news in the Groucho Club , while Merton is round the corner in The Three Ferrets reflecting bluntly on the real tit-bits . |
| 24 | Although any one assignment which the company has is of short duration , the company itself continues in being , following up that assignment by another . |
| 25 | The ability to observe is of far greater importance and is readily enhanced by practice . |
| 26 | This observation indicates that the absorption band within which the excitation occurred is of the metal-to-ligand or the ligand-to-metal charge-transfer type . |
| 27 | ( The linear order chosen is of little consequence , provided it is expressible in the language . |
| 28 | The contrast implied is of course with legacies ( and perhaps institution as heir ) . |
| 29 | The impression given is of some sticky , viscous , unpleasant material which has to do with the satisfaction of obscure and uncontrollable personal needs . |
| 30 | Hence the impression given is of a ‘ thin blue line ’ being attacked by a vicious and threatening mob . |