Example sentences of "to be [prep] more [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , such a mental exercise may be found to be of more benefit to him than could any rules , and as such may not be such a bad thing . |
| 2 | What appears to be of more significance for the role of keiretsu in Japan 's economic growth is their objective of diversifying their interests in the widest possible range of activities throughout manufacturing industry , construction , finance and the service sector . |
| 3 | Sorry not to be of more help . |
| 4 | Although this may seem to be of more interest to a mountaineer it does give a most convincing sense of reality to his hills and this without a sterile exactitude . |
| 5 | I assure you I will strive to be of more worth to the Gold Dragon Hung . |
| 6 | In a way , long-term , something you do in science is possibly going to be of more value , but it 's very necessary , I think , literature and things like that are very much part of your life , you 'd go mad without them , I certainly would ; so I do n't think you can really assign values like that — it 's just where your personal interest and qualities lie , what you 're best at . |
| 7 | In the Snowdonia National Park this latter consideration frequently appears to be of more importance than any other to the NP Committee when more controversial schemes are examined , in spite of a NPA having no statutory responsibilities for such policies . |
| 8 | Thus the financial health of the company seemed to be of more importance than the community 's concern over the health of its children . |
| 9 | The definition of living space continues to be of more importance than its detail , and even Gothic novelists , who are fond of adjectives and often describe the landscape at some length , elaborate very little on interiors . |
| 10 | What seems to be of more use to people are specific things they can do to help them achieve these states . |
| 11 | The way forward in the community has to be with more specialists and specialties , to provide effective care for the patients receiving care in the community who would previously have been in hospital . |