Example sentences of "[vb mod] [be] [prep] great value " in BNC.

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1 The publication as a whole has been designed with ease of reference in mind and its advice should be of great value and interest to anyone involved in professional training .
2 The lessons learnt should be of great value to the analysis of other countries in the process of transition .
3 The LEA 's detachment and its knowledge of a few dozen ( or even a few hundred ) other institutions could be of great value .
4 ( Among the virtues of reparation are that it could be of great value in assisting the ‘ reintegration ’ of offenders , as we discuss shortly . )
5 Alone of the Pacific species , N. emarginata shows something like a comparable variation in shell shape with exposure ( Crothers , 1984 ) , but the shell is so thin as to afford little protection from crabs regardless of its shape ( Kitching , 1976 ) and an ability to resist desiccation could be of great value to this highQQintertidal species in sites protected from continuous spray .
6 The aim of the project is to try to discover the processes by which this efficiency is attained , which could be of great value in the design of automatic systems of face recognition .
7 A more detailed life of Lord Reading , Liberal leader in the House of Lords and an important actor in the events of 1931 , would be of great value .
8 ( 3 ) Your house has come up in a random sample of houses in this area and , if you are a full-time housewife , we would like you to tell us about your working day since ( 4 ) we believe that a survey of this subject would be of great value in helping all housewives .
9 The most immediate practical benefits are likely to be in foreign language teaching , where clear statements of the rules of gender would be of great value .
10 It need not be accurate so long as it shows the disposition of the rooms — — information which will be of great value later .
11 You could very well spend one of your Long Vacations in a solicitor 's office ( obviously , the Vacation immediately before your final year would be best ) , and it should not be difficult to arrange ; the experience will be of great value whichever branch you intend to enter , and it could help you to make a wise choice .
12 A book is also published to coincide with the Channel 4 TV series and will be of great value to those who like reading and painting .
13 The introduction of the RET will be of great value to all who have an interest in vocational education and training .
14 This insight will be of great value in the normative analysis of monopoly situations .
15 I think that having somebody in pram pushing distance , who has recently had a baby can be of great value and at least it means there is help at hand if you need it .
16 Finally , the annual volumes of Whitaker 's Almanac can be of great value regarding fractions of the day and other matters .
17 In injuries and accidents , the injury remedies can be of great value , and even when surgery is indicated they can be helpful in shortening the post-operative period and in speeding up the recovery process .
18 Creative meditation techniques can be of great value here .
19 BELOW A hair-dryer can be of great value in drying your dog 's coat , while the jets of air , in conjunction with a brush , may also help to undo any tangles after a bath .
20 An animal behaviourist can be of great value in cases of this type , helping you to reassert your dominance .
21 Dramatisations and reconstructions can be of great value in trying to convey to pupils an idea of the past , but they are none the less interpretations .
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