Example sentences of "[adj] be of [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Before including them in any press pack the question " Will this be of any use to the recipient ? " must be answered in the affirmative . |
| 2 | ‘ Could this be of any use ? ’ |
| 3 | This is of little significance if it does not meet the expectations of the users , who are the customers . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | This is of little importance since in practice only two shares will be subscribed for . |
| 7 | This is of little use for problems with more than two variables . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | This is of little use until you have written some data to it . |
| 11 | It could be argued that this is of little moment , as only popular texts are involved . |
| 12 | But this is of little comfort , since the two are commonly inextricably intertwined . |
| 13 | Now all I 'm suggesting to him is that there is here apparently a requirement laid down by the treaty which ca n't be aggregated by any one individual member state which could actually only be enforced by reference to a court of justice and what I 'd like to ask is in the light of this very deep seated concern by the French about Strasbourg er and the European parliament building and the knowledge that this is of such importance to the er of er voting and of representation in the community of the European elections . |
| 14 | Now on one occasion , as I say this is a conglomerate this is of several things put together , but one happened rather like this . |
| 15 | This is of several fiction and non-fiction databases available in the S2 library . |
| 16 | This is of less importance but may confirm what was already clear or it may help to differentiate between two or more remedies which are equally close . |
| 17 | Evidence from recent empirical research suggests that siblings do provide a source of support in adult life , although this is of less importance between parents and children . |
| 18 | This is of more value than infrequent formal contact |
| 19 | This is of more use than you might think , since it tells you the limit of the dynamic variable allocation . |
| 20 | I hope that all this is of some help to the new knitters and will encourage them to learn to lover their Duomatics as much as I love mine . |
| 21 | This is of some interest to me , working as a teacher of outdoor pursuits with girls ( and boys ) on Merseyside . |
| 22 | I hope this is of some use to you . |
| 23 | I hope this is of some use to you . |
| 24 | None of this is of any comfort to the unions , who are very strongly represented within the PTT and have been united in their rejection of the proposed reforms . |
| 25 | Please let me know if this is of any interest to you ; and if you need any more information , I will be glad to provide it . |
| 26 | However I tend to score it much much on a much lower scale because A of the need for the associated infrastructure involved , that will have a very severe impact , and B ma'am the landscape quality , there is the area is of some is of some quality , it is not an area of derelict land as I say . |
| 27 | 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 . |
| 28 | Whilst this was of some concern to Anne , who relied greatly on Joan , it was of no concern to Joan herself : enthralled by everything she saw , by fairytale glimpses of the capital , the palace and the royal family , she viewed everything and everyone with avid interest . |
| 29 | The fact that Holding ( who had 6 for 65 in the first innings ) and Julien conceded four an over from 34 overs and the spinners only just over two an over from 105 was of less significance than the spinners ' inability to bowl batsmen out . |
| 30 | The three-bedroomed cottage was certainly rare in Dorothea 's time , but by the close of Queen Victoria 's reign the majority of those new-built were of this type . |