Example sentences of "have been [prep] [adj] value " in BNC.
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| 1 | The ability to help or to harm was not the least of the tools in the politician 's inventory , and it may indeed have been of greater value than some of the more troublesome varieties of patronage , where a favour for one could easily anger others who were disappointed . |
| 2 | In Harry 's case , a pre-retirement course could have been of great value in encouraging him to accept his impending retirement and helping him decide how to redirect his energies before he finished working . |
| 3 | In our view , routine casework unsupported by an active programme of service development would have been of little value and would probably have degenerated into a frustrating cycle of ‘ patch and mend ’ crisis management . |
| 4 | Had it been broad enough to have included the purpose of the great organised movement its contribution could have been of historical value . |
| 5 | This book is useful but could have been of more value if it had been more clearly grounded in practice . |