Example sentences of "of [noun sg] may be of " in BNC.
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| 1 | For example , collocations extracted from the domain of Banking may be of little use when processing a medical report , since words like ’ charge ’ behave differently when used to describe a type of payment rather than a type of nurse . |
| 2 | It now seems that the time of injection may be of crucial importance in determining the effects of melatonin . |
| 3 | While the power of dismissal may be of limited use , where the government has been able to appoint a new rail chairman , it has the opportunity to shape a management team more in tune with its thinking . |
| 4 | It does not matter whether the party accepting the consideration has any apparent benefit thereby or not : it is enough that he accepts it , and that the party giving it does thereby undertake some burden , or lose something which in contemplation of law may be of value . |
| 5 | Its model of operation may be of interest to readers participating in the management of partnership activities in general . |
| 6 | A previous knowledge of computing may be of some advantage initially but is not a prerequisite for entry to the course . |
| 7 | But the reader should not forget that , even in those societies where kinship language is all-pervading , the bonds of kinship may be of several different kinds . |