Example sentences of "[noun pl] [pron] be of " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is the stars showing special characteristics which are of particular interest to the observer who has equipped himself with binoculars or a telescope . |
| 2 | When Blackpool Corporation bought the Blackpool and Fleetwood Tramroad Company on January 1st 1920 , it acquired the forty-one single-deck cars which were of two main types . |
| 3 | In conversations which involve speakers of both the first and second generations it is mainly the behaviour of the second generation speakers which is of interest , for it is these individuals who have " stylistic mobility " between London English and Creole and can be assumed to be using the two codes differentially ( though not necessarily consciously ) in a strategic way . |
| 4 | A model represents something , usually in simplified form which highlights aspects which are of particular interest to the user , and is built so that it can be used for a specific purpose , for example , communication and testing . |
| 5 | ‘ There are , in my view , no words which are of universal application to every kind of inquiry and every kind of domestic tribunal . |
| 6 | Committees are places where you can see people snoozing , picking their noses and pretending to be interested in subjects which are of no interest to them . |
| 7 | It is the structural proteins which are of real interest , as they go about the business of actually modifying cells ; the immediate early gene mechanism is a piece of molecular biological housekeeping , which probably seems arcane not merely to most non-biochemists but to biochemists as well . |
| 8 | Beyond the page-turner are the real semi-literate books which are of another kind entirely . |
| 9 | A more fundamental objection has been that music-hall and vaudeville were essentially controlled by showmen who were of course entrepreneurs . |
| 10 | People try to classify what sorts of group or characteristics there are of groups and you find that people look at group size , let's go through the list , group size , communication networks , roles and expectations , norms and rules , okay well roles and expectations , norms and rules slightly different . |
| 11 | The only evidence which seemed at the time to offer any reliable dating was that of the coins which were of sufficient interest to the nineteenth-century antiquarians for them to be recorded , although rarely in detail . |
| 12 | He had lectured on philosophy in the university and had made numerous friendly contacts which were of great use to myself , though I was unable to follow on his very able lectures to university students . |
| 13 | It is thus the public elite which mediates across the country 's divisions inventing policies which are of advantage to itself and its clients . |
| 14 | " Meanings " are neither equated with speakers ' intentions , nor with recipients ' interpretations ; both are looked on as mental entities which are of little interest as long as they do not " materialize " in interaction . |
| 15 | erm you end up with four different er types of er reproductive strategies which are of monogamy , polygyny , polygamy and polyandry and the first one monogamy is when you have one male and female and er this minimizes the differences in reproductive success and the way it does that is because erm it , it minimizes the difference between the sexes because monogamy takes the limitations of the male erm to reproduce only with the one female so the male to female ratio of reproductive success the same in monogamy , and er what happens to that is this little in er more equal towards their parental investment . |
| 16 | This section considers some of the important demographic features of the older age groups which are of importance when considering future and current demands for health and social care . |
| 17 | In the past year , 35 sites which were of ecological importance due to their plant and animal populations have suffered long term damage . |
| 18 | The weakness of both the holistic and individualistic approaches is that they are both in their different ways incapable of explaining the origins of phenomena ; yet it is the origins which are of first importance in understanding human psychology and society . |
| 19 | Although the Habsburg-led Counter-Reformation eventually extinguished this movement , it bore fruits which were of enduring significance in the cultural history of the Slovenes . |
| 20 | What does it matter if the prestige presentation of another shopping mall in Albert Docks , Canary Wharf , Riverwalk or Seaport produces effects which are of marginal relevance to metropolitan political economy ? |
| 21 | For instance , books are used more frequently if placed on shelves which are of convenient height ( rather than too high or too low ) , and if put on special display outside the main sequence ( see p. 155 ) . |
| 22 | I have so far dealt only with what might be considered extraneous matters which are of little concern to the non-collector , who can read and enjoy a book without worrying about endpapers , half-titles , advertisements and the rest ; though even the ordinary reader must reach a point where bibliographical matters begin to impinge . |
| 23 | Because , despite such tensions , there are common themes within conservative and liberal thought on matters which are of central importance to the normativist style . |
| 24 | The judge started from the proposition in Bowstead on Agency , 15th ed. ( 1985 ) , p. 147 : ‘ An agent is , in general , under a duty to keep his principal informed about matters which are of his concern . ’ |
| 25 | The editorial team have tried to achieve a balance between matters which are of major concern to staff and some lighthearted topics . |
| 26 | The LA has the power to revoke , suspend , curtail or prematurely terminate a licence if the holder has ( a ) broken any conditions attaching to his licence , or ( b ) been convicted of any offences which are of the type relevant to determination of the applicant 's fitness to hold a licence in the first place , or ( c ) been made bankrupt or gone into liquidation . |
| 27 | As a useless item , the name was extended to city dwellers who were of little use when unleashed in the countryside . |
| 28 | Despite this , scaremongering journalists have managed to cause fear and anxiety among those cat-lovers who are of a ‘ nervous disposition ’ . |
| 29 | That 's what I 'm saying , they need , they need just a little , in fact we do here you could argue , er , I feel that all the elements there are of a turning into something a bit ugly , I think , I think they were very quick to drop those statues down , now I know , I know the fellow who in , who set up the K G B could have been the most popular bloke in the Soviet Union , but nonetheless , er he was down within a day , I hear this morning that Yeltsin 's talking about border changes and quite frankly they 're moving too quick and Gorbachev at least was providing a bit of restraint , and I think it , they want to think in terms of decade . |
| 30 | But for other cancers they were of little use . |