Example sentences of "be of [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 3.4 To say that awards of damages in respect of non-pecuniary losses should be of amounts that are fair and reasonable having regard to the social , economic and industrial conditions in England and Wales merely raises the question what , in any particular case , is fair and reasonable . |
| 2 | Accordingly , he has argued , it should be of concern only to those involved in the respective private sector transactions . |
| 3 | Why should the extent of this activity be of concern to the public authorities ? |
| 4 | It says that , given Hongkong Bank 's good profits , ‘ its purchase of another less profitable bank is believed to be of concern to major shareholders ’ . |
| 5 | Despite the recent debate on VDU health hazards , which has raged furiously on both sides of the Atlantic , Cox report that ‘ there are no radiation levels that could be considered to be of concern to the normal individual ’ ( Displays Technology and Applications , vol 4 , p 7 ) . |
| 6 | It is , however , worth noting that the number of public companies , and their proportion of the total number of companies , is significantly higher in other member states , so that this may in time be of concern to a UK company with a subsidiary in another member state . |
| 7 | It might well be of concern to him , for example , if the content of a particular religion proved to be at odds with the ethical criteria he would associate himself with the concept of Truth . |
| 8 | One of the concepts which gained new prominence in the mid-1980s , and which was to be of concern to Labour traditionalists , was that of ‘ heterosexism ’ . |
| 9 | This need not be of concern as easily chewed food like fish fingers , beefburgers , and rissoles are commonly provided as children 's foods . |
| 10 | Moving from a low cost to a high price housing area will be of concern : employees will wish to know how they can be helped to meet increased payments . |
| 11 | The type of government in power and its stability are bound to be of concern to expatriates . |
| 12 | Although these impairments must be of concern , we emphasise that most early treated children fall within the broad normal range of general ability and attend ordinary schools . |
| 13 | It is however true that a depreciation in share values will be of concern to management , because of possible repercussions in the market for corporate control . |
| 14 | It is the duty of the trustee to report to the committee all such matters as appear to him or as the committee have indicated to him to be of concern to them with respect to the administration of the estate ( r 6.152(1) ) . |
| 15 | Driving under the influence of alcohol , although the subject of campaigning for over 20 years , continues to be of concern particularly in regard to young drivers and a hard-core of drinkers . |
| 16 | Young people are not alone in having problems with friendships , but the psycho-social issues that confront adolescents make it more certain that such difficulties are likely to be of concern to them . |
| 17 | That should be of concern to the Chancellor . |
| 18 | The study will examine a number of questions which should be of concern to electors and to elected leaders and local government officials . |
| 19 | Clause 5.1 for instance could be of concern not only to the tenant but also to the tenant 's mortgagees . |
| 20 | If it 's erm if it 's a school teacher as in primary schools where they 're going to teach a lot across a range of subjects , one of the new measures I think is going to help and that is the introduction of the sixth subject , erm Bachelor of Education Degree , because maths , English and science will be the core three subjects and the other three subjects will be of choice , so there 's an opportunity there for one of those subjects to be religious education and it will be taught in greater depth to those teachers . |
| 21 | The pictures are of variable quality , some fresh , most familiar , and the one purporting to be of F. R. Foster showing , in reality , Warren Bardsley . |
| 22 | Fellows , who will be expected to be of PhD status and/or to have an appropriate track record , retain their permanent employment so that their salary position and superannuation arrangements are undisturbed by the secondment . |
| 23 | As he looked to be of West Indian extraction , Amiss thought they might have a sensible chat about cricket . |
| 24 | The pictures however did n't seem to be of artistes of any kind ; they were just of anonymous , handsome young men , the sort of photographs that Boy had seen in barber 's windows showing the kinds of haircut you could get . |
| 25 | Entitled Challenge , it ‘ will be progressive in the sense that it understands Christian faith to be of necessity a commitment to the cause of all who are oppressed , discriminated against or unjustly treated . ’ |
| 26 | The settings would then be fixed , usually backed by gold foil ( Avent and Leigh 1977 ; Meeks and Holmes 1985 ) , which would most often be of garnet , but also glass , stone and shell . |
| 27 | Farmers will be compelled to preserve hedgerows which local authorities believe to be of landscape , conservation or historical value . |
| 28 | The nails used to fasten tiles and slates should be of copper or aluminium composition . |
| 29 | Clothes should ideally be of cotton and other natural fibres such as linen and wool , as they allow perspiration to evaporate by the free-flow of air they afford . |
| 30 | Huge grants of land to the church became rarer ( but so did the chances of resuming what had once been granted ) ; from the middle of the century , gifts were more likely to be of consuetudines from ecclesiastical lands or of other tolls and dues . |