Example sentences of "[modal v] be [prep] [adj] importance " in BNC.
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| 1 | When experimenting with objects or materials for potential tank decor , the health and safety of the fish should be of paramount importance . |
| 2 | If so , then the child 's interests and rights should be defended , and meeting the child 's needs should be of paramount importance . |
| 3 | Facts selected should be of critical importance to understanding of a principle . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | But , where the substantial or only ground for impeaching the instrument is misunderstanding or want of understanding of its contents or effect , the amount of reliance placed by the creditor upon the husband for the purpose of informing his wife of what she was about must be of great importance . |
| 6 | ‘ the amount of reliance placed by the creditor upon the husband for the purpose of informing his wife of what she was about must be of great importance . |
| 7 | This is clear from a passage in Dixon J. 's judgment where he is dealing with the second class of case : ‘ But , where the substantial or only ground for impeaching the instrument is misunderstanding or want of understanding of its contents or effect , the amount of reliance placed by the creditor upon the husband for the purpose of informing his wife of what she was about must be of great importance . ’ |
| 8 | Naturally I exaggerate , but it must be of vital importance that people whose contact with the hills is likely to be brief , are taught not just to fulfil their potential but to respect the environment that enables them to do it . |
| 9 | The nature of the rock , its hardness , its reaction to chemical weathering and the frequency of its faults and joints must be of considerable importance . |
| 10 | We have suggested that properly coordinated motility might be of crucial importance in promoting acid clearance , and could therefore be an unrecognised factor in the pathogenesis of duodenal ulceration . |
| 11 | Researchers believe its findings could be of international importance . |
| 12 | For families in less straitened circumstances , one gift in kind which could be of increasing importance is the payment of school fees . |
| 13 | Peace of mind when the husband was working some distance from the farm could be of great importance . |
| 14 | ‘ At a time like this , McLeish 's leadership qualities could be of crucial importance . ’ |
| 15 | This was particularly so in late-nineteenth-century Europe among workers — levels of employment , income , education , trade union organization , social insurance , political rights and so on were very different , and what country a worker belonged to could be of vital importance . |
| 16 | RESEARCH into a neglected area of carbon monoxide chemistry has yielded a new reaction which converts carbon monoxide to molecules containing two carbon atoms ( C2-compounds ) , and could be of commercial importance . |
| 17 | This measurement could be of clinical importance in assessment of a patient referred with impaired renal function , by helping to determine whether the deterioration in renal function was acute ( ARF ) , acute on chronic ( AonCRF ) , or part of stable-chronic renal failure ( CRF ) . |
| 18 | It now seems that the time of injection may be of crucial importance in determining the effects of melatonin . |
| 19 | For some people it may be of crucial importance , for others the family simply is not a significant source of emotional support . |
| 20 | Second , the relationship of the ‘ persuader ’ to the patient may be of crucial importance . |
| 21 | But I do think the minister er should er b be quite clear about that point er because er it may be of crucial importance , not just to the industry , er but also to the public interest who will want to know what the position is so far as er er these matters are concerned . |
| 22 | Most of the debate on the validity and primacy of client self-determination has taken place within the casework context ( Bernstein , 1960 ; McDermott , 1975 ; Freedberg , 1989 ) where the elements of eligibility , statutory rights , social control and professional authority may be of central importance ( Rothman , 1989 ; Spicker , 1990 ) . |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | Work itself may be a pleasure and the monetary reward may be of limited importance after a minimum income is gained . |
| 25 | Similar relationships may be of equal importance in the diabetic subject . |
| 26 | The conditioning of muscles is , therefore , of importance to everyone but may be of additional importance to those who are interested in modifying their body shape through exercise . |
| 27 | This finding may be of clinical importance in the few patients who have severe hypergastrinaemia as a result of long acting profound acid inhibition . |
| 28 | This may be of considerable importance , for in the non-diabetic there are long-established relationships between lipid and lipoprotein levels and macrovascular disease ( Gordon et al , 1981 ; Miller et al , 1981 ) . |
| 29 | It may be of vital importance to the seller to get the money instead of the land ; but he will rarely succeed in getting more than his out-of-pocket expenses . |
| 30 | To the environmentally concerned , however , the origin and extraction method for capturing an essence may be of vital importance . |