Example sentences of "[noun] be of the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | From this it can readily be seen that only 56 institutions are of the size advocated in ‘ Better Schools ’ and yet this 19% caters for nearly half the student population whilst 148 sixth forms ( 52% of the total ) each with less than . |
| 2 | The forms are of the Letter Rogatory itself , which follows the functional layout of the Hague ‘ Request ’ rather than the formal , almost supplicatory , style of a traditional letter rogatory ; a statement of Essential Information for the Addressee , corresponding to the Hague ‘ Summary of the Document to be Served ’ ; and a Certificate of execution or non-execution again on the model of the corresponding Hague document . |
| 3 | On the other hand , after seeing what he was doing with his electrified guitar , it is entirely possible that Mr Rossi 's aficionados are of the opinion that they are getting the best of both worlds . |
| 4 | Historically , executive pension plans are of the money purchase type . |
| 5 | Where efficiency and speed are of the essence , investors will look elsewhere . |
| 6 | The combinations are of the form where C is the value of the principal component for a particular pixel , and a , b , c and d are coefficients derived from the correlations between the bands . |
| 7 | Similarly vertical parabolas are of the form where n is an even number . |
| 8 | A number of our readers are of the opinion that those who did contribute displayed a similar lack of foresight . |
| 9 | The Revenue are of the view that a taxpayer 's home ( even if a rented flat ) can be his main residence even if he does not own it . |
| 10 | Business in Japan is still conducted in a traditional Confucian manner where civility , politeness and the search for constructive relationships are of the essence , and successful business follows the establishment of such relationships . |
| 11 | The lines of data are of the form ‘ line-number alternative — characters [ destinations ] ’ , and the alternative characters are each of the form ‘ reference-character : confidence ’ . |
| 12 | The Inland Revenue were of the view " that if income had been paid away it could not be " relevant income " " because it would not be available for providing a benefit " . |
| 13 | The company initially expressed doubts as to their liability to duty but were informed that the revenue were of the opinion that the duties were payable and that they would incur penalties if they did not pay . |
| 14 | Their productivity is low , fixed carbon being of the order of 10 mg m -2 of snow per day ; colour differences are due to different stages in development of the cells , and their sudden , often dramatic appearance during warm spells is more probably due to progressive loss of covering snow than to rapid proliferation ( Fogg , 1967 ) . |
| 15 | Last month 's lucky winners were of the Aerosol Science Centre , Winfrith and Printing Services , Culham |
| 16 | There is a very good variety of rolling stock , particularly in the freight scene , while the majority of passenger stock is of the Mark I design . |
| 17 | A name that appears in Halling for a period of around five centuries is of the family of Usher . |
| 18 | Similarly a family of vertical parabolas is of the form y = ax n , where n is an even number . |
| 19 | If speed is of the essence — and all marketing surveys say it is — then the microwave is the manufacturers ' version of the licence to print money . |
| 20 | If you like the house the chances are that other people will like it too , so speed is of the essence . |
| 21 | what these reports have shown is that speed is of the essence and such projects should be chosen and approved far more quickly , in time for the researchers to be able to compete with rival projects . |
| 22 | Speed is of the essence , especially when it comes to losing weight . |
| 23 | These are generally used when speed is of the essence , but you may be called upon to give an oral report to accompany a written one . |
| 24 | Speed is of the essence when following up newspaper advertisements . |
| 25 | If you do not have a microscope of your own , prepare a slide as above and take it , without delay , to a veterinary consultant specialising in fish diseases ( having made a prior appointment , since speed is of the essence ) . |
| 26 | Grant applications have to be made to the EC , the Rural Development Commission and the Department of the Environment , with approvals taking months at a time when speed is of the essence . |
| 27 | ‘ Speed is of the essence here , Schellenberg , and reminding you of your oath as a member of the SS , I will now tell you why . |
| 28 | WILLIAMS : The Countess is of the party with your husband in Oxford . |
| 29 | So the equilibrium potential then in a typ for potassium in a typical animal cell is of the order of minus eighty-seven millivolts , which when the potassium channels are open serves to keep the membrane in a relatively hyperpolarized state . |
| 30 | In the absence of a greater range of evidence it is difficult to be certain about how representative the Sutton Hoo mound 1 boat is of the range of ship types . |