Example sentences of "[adj] be [prep] little [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is of little significance if it does not meet the expectations of the users , who are the customers . |
| 2 | For aquifers with a high carbonate content this is of little consequence , but in other aquifers the acidity of the subsurface water resulting from its sulphate content can persist to depths of several metres and can result in metals such as aluminium being leached into shallow groundwater . |
| 3 | This is of little consequence to grubs and maggots , for they hold their interminable feasts out of sight of the rest of the world , gobbling their way around the heart of an apple or gnawing tunnels in wood , shielded by what they are eating . |
| 4 | This is of little importance since in practice only two shares will be subscribed for . |
| 5 | This is of little use for problems with more than two variables . |
| 6 | This is of little use when displaying real numbers because the accuracy of the last digit is suspect , but it does allow the full range of integers to be displayed . |
| 7 | By the end of the assembly process the variable will exist ( assuming the code is correct ) , but this is of little use since the assembler can not " backtrack " and correct the errors . |
| 8 | This is of little use until you have written some data to it . |
| 9 | It could be argued that this is of little moment , as only popular texts are involved . |
| 10 | But this is of little comfort , since the two are commonly inextricably intertwined . |
| 11 | One recommendation was to rotate sheep through paddocks , but since it involved the return of the sheep to their previously grazed paddocks in the same season , this was of little value . |
| 12 | There was mention of some art history work , a few articles for various journals and a cataloguing job for one of the museums but it was clear that for Maidstone these were of little importance and did not really qualify for the title of job . |
| 13 | But the register with which we are presently concerned is of little help ; in the case of a listed company the majority of the shares will probably be registered in the names of nominees . |
| 14 | Looking at the objects available is of little help , as it 's only by trial and error that the problem can be solved . |
| 15 | Returning to camp the debrief reveals an interesting sighting of a suspected IRA member , but this information on its own is of little significance , as there is no evidence to link him to a crime . |
| 16 | Their progress over the next two weeks will solve the Guineas mystery , but that is of little concern to connections of Dr Devious , who heads now for the Kentucky Derby ( for which he is 10–1 from 12–1 ) in Louisville on May 2 and returns to Epsom for the Ever Ready Derby in June . |
| 17 | All that is of little consequence . |
| 18 | There 's a handrail , but that 's of little use if the boards have become dislodged , and that sometimes happens if the stream has been flooded . ’ |
| 19 | But that 's of little consolation to John Deakin . |
| 20 | Nigel Griffiths has tabled a bill in Parliament to provide greater regulation of travel companies but that 's of little comfort to Michael Cratchley from Banbury who lost his holiday with SFV . |
| 21 | Huge sums have been raised over the years to build and fund the unit but that 's of little comfort to the main hospital today . |
| 22 | But to me , who had grown up without knowing want , the prosperity which accrued around them through the fifties and early sixties was of little account . |
| 23 | It 's only when you think you might want to do something a little more complex and powerful with the information you 're storing that things become more jargonised and complex , and having a help system that is not context sensitive is of little assistance . |