Example sentences of "[conj] [verb] is of " in BNC.
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| 1 | Where leaching is of only moderate intensity , cations released during weathering can build up in the solutions moving through the weathering mantle and the formation of cation-bearing clays such as illite and smectite is favoured . |
| 2 | Closed-loop control is then the natural choice if the stepping motor itself must be utilised effectively , for example in aerospace applications where weight rather than cost is of primary importance . |
| 3 | Moreover , the picture that emerges is of very considerable feelings of isolation , even within a marital couple . |
| 4 | It explains that ‘ the picture that emerges is of a group of people who were keen to engage in farming on their own account and who established themselves on a smallholding , often many years ago , but who have failed to progress beyond this first step in the farming ladder . |
| 5 | The picture that emerges is of a man both maddening and engaging in his inner spiritual drive , and in his search for a way of living appropriate to its demands . |
| 6 | The picture that emerges is of a grim tide of sociological , economic and policy factors that has simply washed many young people to the fringes of society . |
| 7 | It 's it 's four hundredths of do n't forget that times is of . |
| 8 | All that we can see , feel , touch , taste and hear is of one , all-pervading force — the god force . |
| 9 | Your ability to write and argue is of little avail if you get your facts wrong , fail to find the relevant authorities , rely on a statute that has been superseded or a case that has been overruled , or simply misunderstand the authorities . |
| 10 | ‘ But time is of the essence . |
| 11 | But time is of the essence . |
| 12 | But time is of the essence . |
| 13 | It is all very well , in these changing times , to adapt one 's work to take in duties not traditionally within one 's realm ; but bantering is of another dimension altogether . |