Example sentences of "are [prep] little " in BNC.
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| 1 | Cars such as the Vauxhall Cavalier SRi , Rover 416 GSi and Ford Sierra 2.0i Ghia are worth little more than the same model with a lower spec . |
| 2 | I wrote to that older brother of yours , ‘ My capabilities are of little matter now ’ , but I suppose I might be as well off writing to myself for all the answer I 'm likely to get . ’ |
| 3 | Individually they are of little importance , but collectively . |
| 4 | Organic vegetables are of little use if their leaves are yellowing , their vitamins and minerals long departed . |
| 5 | However , the literature so far described is concerned almost entirely with social work at the micro level : individuals , families and small groups , much of it using techniques that are of little relevance to community work , for example behaviour modification . |
| 6 | Bacteriological tests are of little value as the results may not be available for some days . |
| 7 | But size and numbers of fish caught are of little importance at Scourie . |
| 8 | Sir — Both the government and the opposition parties have been given one clear ringing message by the voters in the election : that environmental issues are of little or no concern to them . |
| 9 | Broad statements of intent ( ‘ the library takes account of varying needs … anticipates future requirements and current demands … ’ etc. ) are of little practical use — although many policy statements consist almost entirely of generalizations along these lines . |
| 10 | It is sometimes claimed that predator assemblages are of little use in palaeoecological interpretation because of this bias , and because they take prey from areas far removed from the place where the prey remains are deposited by the predator . |
| 11 | Consequently , rich and colourful though they may appear , they are of little value as habitat . |
| 12 | Do we really need lots of people sitting around pondering on research topics that are of little benefit to man or beast ? |
| 13 | Some authorities subdivide them into three types — the down-awn hairs , the awn hairs and the guard-awn hairs — but these subtle distinctions are of little value . |
| 14 | Criticism and cajolery are of little help in changing the basic trends of an individual 's psyche . |
| 15 | Such faults as can be detected are of little consequence to the average kite-maker . |
| 16 | Bankers are generally in a position to make specific conditions for providing finance and so have little need for the audit , abbreviated accounts filed 10 months after the year end are of little value to trade suppliers and customers , and the Revenue 's reliance on audited accounts is ‘ largely illusory ’ , the Institute says . |
| 17 | I have so far dealt only with what might be considered extraneous matters which are of little concern to the non-collector , who can read and enjoy a book without worrying about endpapers , half-titles , advertisements and the rest ; though even the ordinary reader must reach a point where bibliographical matters begin to impinge . |
| 18 | It can not be too strongly stressed that the subject of letters is all-important and that , even though they may be complete with the signature , they are of little virtue or worth unless they say something of at least modest significance . |
| 19 | ( It should be noted in passing that the Sex Discrimination and Race Relations Acts are of little relevance here . |
| 20 | Many flowers that are very popular favourites in the garden are of little use to the presser . |
| 21 | An ongoing project is concerned with the assessment of mineral deposits such as building materials and industrial minerals for local use ( which are of little interest to international mining companies ) , and the development of techniques for beneficiating minerals from such deposits . |
| 22 | They are usually stuffed away in dark corridors or storerooms that are of little use to the centre itself , and are given low priority , so receive only small funding . |
| 23 | But such theories are parasitic on an implicit understanding that law is a type of instrument adapted to specific important purposes , and such theories are of little guidance in thinking through the role of international law in controlling force for they can suggest no more than a mimicking of the institutions of municipal law without regard to the purposes of having such or similar institutions in the international context . |
| 24 | Consequently , because non-recognised unions are of little benefit to employees , there is less incentive to join . |
| 25 | Such technical recommendations are of little practical value and sometimes provoke vigorous protest from professional aviation people , but from the patient painstaking AIB inspector who has gone to great lengths to provide the sheriff 's court with as much guidance , information and advice as he can , there will be little more than a wry smile or shrug of the shoulders . |
| 26 | Statistics alone are of little use in literary criticism , and I present the table more as a finding-list than anything else . |
| 27 | Senior product manager Tony Lacy-Thompson explained that although graphical interfaces offer benefits in terms of consistency , easy-to-remember icons and mice for user-driven interaction , these benefits are of little use to those that only use one application , those only interested in data entry and those whose productivity will not be improved . |
| 28 | This evidence indicates that mortality data are of little use when trying to establish the prevalence of the dementing illnesses as they are almost certainly a significant underestimate of the true prevalence of the condition . |
| 29 | It could be argued that such questions are of little value as respondents may be unwilling to label themselves as being in poor health . |
| 30 | High-tech tools are of little help here , and even a saw is of limited use : it 's a job for mallet and chisel . |