Example sentences of "[be] [prep] [det] value if " in BNC.

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1 The obvious solution , one might think , would be to increase the number of 100-word samples taken , to six or perhaps nine , but this too would be of little value if there were great variability within the book .
2 The best system for measuring patient workload will be of little value if the workforce is either not available at the time required or without the necessary skills .
3 Mass education will be of little value if it simply increases the number of people who are pursuing their own selfish ends .
4 The Governor , Sir David Wilson , has argued for a general ‘ right of entry ’ to Britain — though such a ‘ right ’ could not be of much value if it were not ordinarily convertible into full citizenship .
5 Method ( 2 ) , as discussed in chapter 3 , may not be of much value if managers do not stay long enough in one position .
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