Example sentences of "[noun] would be [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was decided that their successors would be of similar size and anew steel cutter was designed by Technical Branch with a length of 80 feet , a beam of 16 feet and a draft of 6 feet . |
| 2 | If he was caught , Ewan would be in deep trouble . |
| 3 | The frustration of life without a torch , illustrated by either a feature or a demonstration , could interest the men 's press , and special car fitments for fixing a torch inside the car would be of great interest to the motoring media . |
| 4 | In dealing with the techniques of studying , memory has been treated first , for without memory all study would be in vain . |
| 5 | While this survey has been concerned with public libraries , co-operation potentially encompasses a wide range of institutions , and an INSET network that concerned itself with training across the whole spectrum of librarianship would be of maximum value . |
| 6 | Eck 's defence was that of ‘ operational necessity ’ , i.e. that if he did not destroy all traces of the sinking , his boat would be in grave danger of itself being sunk by Allied aircraft in the morning , as had happened to his four predecessors . |
| 7 | The lane down to the harbour was steep ; the oncoming wind would be of positive benefit . |
| 8 | The jobs would largely be unskilled and semi-skilled and a high proportion would be in inner city areas , where high unemployment bites particularly badly . |
| 9 | Such an alternator would be of great use in a motorcaravan conversion I intend doing on a V8 Land Rover . |
| 10 | Does my right hon. Friend agree that such a proposal about coal imports would be in direct conflict with the objectives of GATT and of free trade and would also result in the removal of the need for competitiveness in British Coal , which would work to the disadvantage of the consumer ? |
| 11 | Another potential future LAN would be for Public Services and Publications , in view of the close functional links which have developed between some of their activities , and the need to minimise cost increases by sharing expensive hardware . |
| 12 | In 1982 the Soviet Third World specialist Primakov asserted that ‘ an understanding on the military neutralisation of a number of regions where an accumulation of armed forces and armaments is taking place would be of great significance ’ . |
| 13 | The ‘ general interest ’ post would be in environmental sectors or helping the poor , old and disabled . |
| 14 | The unending toil , which ground on at the pace of the changing seasons and the constant struggle against relentless Nature would be in vain , as far as Jonadab Oaks was concerned , unless there were others of his name to follow in his footsteps and work this land to which he had devoted his life . |
| 15 | Multi-millionaire Richard Branson agreed with the move to curb pay but he reckons that this is a negative avenue and a more positive move would be for big UK companies with cash ( the likes of Hanson , GEC , etc ) to start splashing it about . |
| 16 | This not merely makes direct comparison difficult , but it may also mean that such comparisons would be of questionable value given that they would not relate to the actual situation in which traditional and non-traditional students are competing for places , and in which their work and achievement can be meaningfully compared . |
| 17 | Clearly , their thermal maturity would be of great interest , as Silurian shales are also known to subcrop south of the Thames Estuary ( Wills 1973 ) . |
| 18 | If it were proved that insider dealing was a desirable activity , then the issue of the Chinese Wall would be of marginal significance , since adopting the mechanism would hinder what would otherwise be a worthy activity . |
| 19 | To maintain this sort of supply in the home aquarium would be near impossible , let alone impractical , so it is fortunate that the Arrowana adapts well to more readily available foods . |
| 20 | Publicity would be of paramount importance in his quest for popularity . |
| 21 | The first step in forging an alliance of Euro-Parliamentarians would be for national MPs to be invited to the special hearings on changes to the Rome Treaty being organised by the European Parliament . |
| 22 | In a June 4 editorial entitled Stability overrides all other considerations , Renmin Ribao ( the People 's Daily ) , the Communist Party newspaper , commented that " China would be in great chaos now " if the 1989 " rebellion " had not been quelled . |
| 23 | If word reached Meredith Putt that there had been witnesses to his crime Seb would be in great danger . |
| 24 | But he notes that three-quarters of the dose would be from heavy ions , whose biological effects are ‘ poorly understood ’ . |
| 25 | These groups would be involved in a ‘ demand-side ’ classificatory struggle with the more established members of the dominant classes whose aesthetic tastes would be for high modernist art . |
| 26 | These substances would be in small amounts in any but polluted waters , and analytical methods would have to be suited to the objective if it were desired to distinguish between them . |
| 27 | Listing would be by statutory instrument made on the advice of an advisory committee . |
| 28 | A more valid comparison would be between Black and White arrest rates of those living in the same small areas , because their living circumstances are more likely to be similar , as is their policing . |
| 29 | Standard definitions of use would be of significant value when considering consents . |
| 30 | Any progress to be made in this almost uncharted area would be of great significance to communication and those who apply it . |