Example sentences of "it [vb mod] [be] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 For some people it may be of crucial importance , for others the family simply is not a significant source of emotional support .
2 But I do think the minister er should er b be quite clear about that point er because er it may be of crucial importance , not just to the industry , er but also to the public interest who will want to know what the position is so far as er er these matters are concerned .
3 But the shattered gabbro of the Troodos ophiolite may well hold water , and information gained by drilling into it may be of great practical value on this semi-arid island .
4 Alternatively it may be of great specialist interest to the readers of a particular set of publications but of no personal interest or use to the staff on those journals .
5 Whiting 's or Whitting 's as it is sometimes spelt has a name that seems to have come down through generations , and one authority tempts to suggest that it may be of Saxon period .
6 The most you may be able to say at the end of it is that you ‘ gained understanding ’ ; to some of us that may be unsatisfactorily intangible , while to others it may be of profound significance .
7 Although clearly unusual , it would be important to document the presence of this inflammation as it may be of considerable significance to the surgeon considering pouch reconstruction on removal .
8 This has not proved easy and the following trilogy of United States cases give an indication of the development of tests which may be applicable in the United Kingdom ( United States law has no binding effect on the United Kingdom courts but it may be of persuasive authority , particularly in the field of computer technology ) .
9 It may be of vital importance to the seller to get the money instead of the land ; but he will rarely succeed in getting more than his out-of-pocket expenses .
10 It may be of vital importance . ’
11 Anathema as it may be to Welsh Rugby Union ears , this was something they realised at Twickenham at least five years ago and we have all seen the felicitous results .
12 The reason is that while it may be in limited supply , it is n't unique .
13 The tactile consciousness too , powerful as it may be in intimate contact , can not represent our wide apprehension of the world to so marked a degree .
14 Unwieldy it may be in certain respects , but it is surely better for a model of meaning destined to serve a descriptive as opposed to a theoretical study to err on the side of generosity of scope , rather than on the side of austerity .
15 If Judge Galpin 's interpretation of the Act and the Rules is correct , it drives a coach and horses straight through an enormously important area of child protection within family relationships ; that is to say , the ability to prevent an abduction and the ability to prevent the possibility of an abduction , or to restore a child who has been abducted to the home where the child should be , unless or until the 21 days service or other abbreviated service has been effected , by which time it may be in certain cases far too late for the welfare of the child .
16 This means that although realizations of these overlap and are sometimes identical , it does not really make sense to say that this is a merger in the language system in BV ( of course , it may be in other dialects ) .
17 It may be in day-to-day terms that the Head will delegate responsibility and designate a " Compact Co-ordinator " .
18 Furthermore , it may be in Big 's interest to deliberately slow down the progress of an acquisition possibly to await the occurrence of certain events or to put pressure on the vendor .
19 I have noted that flicking is very common where such a substrate is used and I think it may be from mechanical irritation of the gills by tiny bits of coral suspended in the water .
20 I tend to think that it should really be left outside the development plan process and it should be for individual developers to prove exceptional needs .
21 It should be for free .
22 He recognised that the metrication of these properties had to be constructed , that measuring devices , or units of measurement , had to be devised , and so it should be for social and psychological phenomena .
23 However , when you tack it should be for tactical reasons .
24 Young growing fish need a high quality diet , not only should the protein content be high ( around 40% ) but it should be of good quality and be readily digestible .
25 The point I 'm trying to get at sir is that erm it is none of it is in none of our interests , either the planning authorities or even of the developers , that if we were to erm find a strategic sites policy appropriate for this alteration , it 's in none of our interests that it should be confusing to the public or to the development industry as to how rare a thing this should be and how tightly directed it should be in geographical terms .
26 I would propose that any such amendment should be resisted on the ground that it is inappropriate that such a far-reaching change in the law should be included in a Criminal Justice Bill , and that , if any such change in the law were to be effected , it should be after full consideration in a separate Bill dealing solely with this subject .
27 Few jobs are easy to get these days and , if you have set your sights on advertising , it must be worth extra effort .
28 Flexibility is bound to be required to take account , for example , of a sudden increase in a particular type of work , of a complex transaction of such importance that the partners dealing with it must be on constant standby , of parents wishing to be free during school holidays .
29 If a species is to be excepted , it must be for good particular reasons .
30 Naturally I exaggerate , but it must be of vital importance that people whose contact with the hills is likely to be brief , are taught not just to fulfil their potential but to respect the environment that enables them to do it .
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