Example sentences of "[noun sg] [modal v] be of [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | These results are the first controlled data to syggest that cyclosporin may be of clinical benefit in patients with ulcerative colitis . |
| 2 | Soil mark sites are visible because of different coloured marks in the soil , usually just after ploughing For example , if a burial mound with a ditch around it has been flattened by ploughing , the material from which the mound was constructed , the soil filling the ditch , and the soil in the rest of the ploughed field may be of different colours . |
| 3 | That 's tru that 's the only part may be of traditional sales that you |
| 4 | The endoscopic Doppler ultrasound may be of diagnostic value in the evaluation of Dieulafoy 's disease when bleeding has stopped spontaneously . |
| 5 | If , for example , a provision may be of doubtful import , such resort would be perfectly legitimate … ( p145 ) Because Chalmers saw codification as an improvement in the form of the law , resurrection of old authorities is easy . |
| 6 | This finding may be of clinical importance in the few patients who have severe hypergastrinaemia as a result of long acting profound acid inhibition . |
| 7 | The computer must be of merchantable quality . |
| 8 | To the environmentally concerned , however , the origin and extraction method for capturing an essence may be of vital importance . |
| 9 | It now seems that the time of injection may be of crucial importance in determining the effects of melatonin . |
| 10 | These attributes would be expected to lead to new and better solutions to problems in the UK and it seems that the apparent anomaly may be of cultural origin . |
| 11 | We suggest that anti-lactoferrin may be of pathogenetic significance by counteracting the antiphlogistic properties of lactoferrin at mucosal surfaces , thereby aggravating and/or sustaining mucosal inflammation initiated by other factors . |
| 12 | 'i A wide personal choice may be offered in recommended reading of authors , themes , periods or genres , but works for detailed study must be of sufficient substance and quality to merit serious consideration and must be selected from at least two literary genres . |
| 13 | However , as it was intended that this study should be of particular use to the suppliers of information , it was therefore biased towards the first stage of environmental scanning ; that is , the gathering of information . |
| 14 | Play Therapy should be of great use to anyone involved in the care of children who might need counselling , and it would also be interesting reading for anyone working with children or interested in counselling them . |
| 15 | In these conditions , too , the mount required either to give a force mobility or to approach a battlefield could be of inferior breed , and consequently cheaper , than a cavalry horse capable of carrying a fully armoured knight , in addition to its own armour . |
| 16 | ‘ Laser welding could be of major benefit , ’ said Dr Watson . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | The lane down to the harbour was steep ; the oncoming wind would be of positive benefit . |
| 20 | ‘ We believe the association will be of immense benefit to our customers in marketing Tencel products . |
| 21 | It is clear that anything which affects the mind will be of prime importance in this ( see Chapter 1 ) as also will be anything that affects the person as a whole . |
| 22 | The result will be of particular disappointment to Sotheby 's who repurchased the firm from Mr Peel last year . |
| 23 | In a letter to Horsley nine days later he wrote : ‘ I believe that if the decision is made to go the way of the Sun , the tragedy will be of historic proportions . |
| 24 | He hopes that the discussion will not take up too much of their time , but assures them that their advice and guidance will be of great importance . |
| 25 | The research will be of general educational relevance , and will also have important implications for the clinical use of short-term memory span tests as a measure of short-term memory capacity . |
| 26 | In terms of outcomes , it is anticipated that the research will be of direct practical relevance to work in a variety of context such as neighbourhood policing schemes , juvenile liaison and diversion schemes , reparation and victim-support projects , multi-agency work on drug problems , neighbourhood watch projects , etc . |
| 27 | They have to be outstanding academically , and must show that having served pupillage and completed a limited period of practice in this country they intend subsequently to return to their country of origin , and that the experience of English pupillage and practice will be of significant benefit in establishing a practice in their home country . |
| 28 | The Club will be of particular interest to those who aspire to reason about the systems they are building , in addition to specifying them . |
| 29 | The traveller or stranger can be of equal status ; this allows you to ask particularly useful questions in role : " How do you organise your meetings ? |
| 30 | The position of legal adviser to a large and growing industry can be of high importance and interest . |