Example sentences of "[be] of [noun] [adv] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 This point was expressed by Lord Herschell in Vagliano as follows : I am of course far from asserting that resort may never be had to the previous state of the law for the purpose of aiding in the construction of the provisions of the code .
2 The collection and computerization of data will form the basis for investigation of six areas of Korean development which are considered to be under-researched by both Koreans and Korean specialists , and which are of relevance both to development policy and to the identification of future potential economic opportunities for Britain in South Korea as well as the future impact of Korea on the world economy .
3 Spike also said " We are of course quite near the coast " .
4 The battles and skirmishes of middle-class rural boundary disputing are of interest only to their panting protagonists .
5 This challenges the assumption that such programmes are of interest only to a specialist few :
6 Collections of dried plants are of interest only to the dedicated or desiccated botanist ; and much the same applies to systematic collections of beetles or of fleas .
7 Such a design can be generalized to allow comparisons among more than two experimental treatments , though the rarity of human triplets , quadruplets , etc. , means that the techniques are of use primarily in animal or plant studies .
8 Unfortunately , this also means that they are of value only to those users who have the expertise and the authority to make more detailed investigations .
9 Sufferers get better in the Fellowships ; treatment centres and counsellors are of value only in so far as they help sufferers towards an understanding of the principles and processes of the Fellowships .
10 Physical maturation is a critical factor in the attainment of continence although emotional factors are of importance particularly in secondary enuresis .
11 Driving under the influence of alcohol , although the subject of campaigning for over 20 years , continues to be of concern particularly in regard to young drivers and a hard-core of drinkers .
12 Accordingly , he has argued , it should be of concern only to those involved in the respective private sector transactions .
13 These digital data will now be of benefit both to further mineral exploration work in that area , and to the East Grampians mapping project .
14 Each title contains glossaries as well as exercises that will be of relevance both to students reading alone and those who are working in class with a teacher .
15 Thus , a book explaining what goes into water-based coatings , and why , ought to be of interest both to the specialist coating technologist and to the industrial chemist .
16 In spite of minor reservations this is a release which should be of interest both to specialists and lovers of the early baroque .
17 What is in these and would they be of interest both to the beginner and more experienced teacher-researcher .
18 The factory site was sold to Broadwell Land — now in administration — before Simpson arrived and many older machines ( which were made by Price 's , hence ‘ Patent ’ in the company name ) would be of interest only to museums .
19 If the initiating member or his client has decided that the exclusive sell situation will be of interest only to certain countries , then the Investment Overview text should still be distributed to all Network members but the covering memorandum should clearly identify those Network members to whom the material is being sent for information purposes only .
20 Those that were not , she supposed might be of animals now at rest under the wooden crosses in Maria Yackle 's back garden .
21 In the broadest sense , the Convention is about the passing of information , something which can be of value both to the giver and to the receiver of the information .
22 Contrary to what had been suggested by a previous report , the SeHCAT test may thus be of value also in cholecystectomised patients .
23 Then such men can be of use both to England and to Wales .
24 It is the hope of the author that this book will be of use both as an explanation of relevant legal principles and as a point of reference for dealing with legal problems as they arise in the context of the reader 's work in the catering industry .
25 The resultant parse is of only minor interest , being of use only to the semantic component in reaching its decision .
26 In contrast , the concept of education has normative overtones and we think of the processes of education as being of value apart from its instrumental use , that is education is seen as being concerned with the development of autonomous individuals who are able to adapt and influence their circumstances rather than be constrained by specific roles ( Stephens 1988 ) .
27 PEAS capital gains tax savings were of value only to those whose capital gains had in the given year exceeded the free allowance — not a predicament in which the average punter found himself .
28 And that 's of , that 's of course aside from the grief and suffering that happens .
29 It 's of course only to be expected that people should moan about the tax they 've got to pay and people always complain that it seems to go up every year .
30 In reality , the focus for the aggregate balance is of course both upon imports and exports .
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