Example sentences of "can [be] of [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When considering the effect of outside influences , two aspects can be of crucial importance . |
| 2 | While academic literature is full of material on officer-councillor relationships , relatively little is known about relationships between departmental chiefs within the same authority , but these , obviously , can be of crucial significance . |
| 3 | The political moment — that period when moral attitudes are transformed into formally political action — can be of key importance in nuancing the regulation of sexuality , and at crucial times a moral schema has been of prime significance in political propaganda . |
| 4 | The theory is nevertheless of a sort which can be of real use in a classroom . |
| 5 | Quite the reverse , these become the trusted friends that truly understand and can be of real help in time of trouble . |
| 6 | The retreat movement is only just beginning to establish itself north of the Border and I feel strongly that a quiet space can be of real benefit in today 's hectic and stressful lifestyle . ’ ‘ |
| 7 | This is because classical beams of radiation can be of arbitrary weakness . |
| 8 | If you live far from any natural source of running water , an ornamental fountain in a park or garden can be of equal value . |
| 9 | The traveller or stranger can be of equal status ; this allows you to ask particularly useful questions in role : " How do you organise your meetings ? |
| 10 | Indeed , it may very well be an area where some programs can be of immediate and wide-ranging use to teachers . |
| 11 | Tanks for hard water can be of cast iron or sheet steel , but for soft water the sheet metal has to be protected by bituminous or plastics coatings . |
| 12 | Control formats based on escape sequences can be of indefinite length , and page description languages can be extremely powerful . |
| 13 | The Court felt that , ‘ Such information can be of tremendous historical value in demonstrating what agency personnel were involved in making a particular policy decision and what officials knew and when they knew it . ’ |
| 14 | The enthusiasm for partnership by individual secondary schools can be of great advantage to primary schools and their pupils . |
| 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 | And looking behind us in an emotional sense can be of great preventive value . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | An animal behaviourist can be of great value in cases of this type , helping you to reassert your dominance . |
| 22 | A useful way of developing creative thinking and one which can be of great benefit when you are studying and looking for inspiration is the technique of key words or key terms . |
| 23 | In this chapter it has been argued that the uncertainty map can be of great help in managing such a portfolio . |
| 24 | Such forecasts will need to take into account planned admission limits for particular schools and can be of great benefit when planning school reorganization . |
| 25 | ‘ That I can be of help , that she is delighted to have me here and that my presence can be of great comfort to her during these very trying times . |
| 26 | The accountant can be of great help in a staff relationship to the project leader in keeping the project expenditure under control . |
| 27 | In a larger organization the resources controller can be of great use in ensuring that the original requests for resources do not add up to much more than is available , in preparing and circulating the form in its agenda stage , then collecting the decisions at the meeting , entering them on the form alongside the requests and recirculating it . |
| 28 | The accountant can be of great help in a staff relationship to the project leader in keeping the project expenditure under control . |
| 29 | They can be of great service in transmitting the Faith , even though they can never replace the personal witness which is essential to the proclamation of the full truth and value of the Christian message . |
| 30 | 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 . |