Example sentences of "[noun pl] [was/were] a matter " in BNC.
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| 1 | Clear words were a matter of practical rather than juridical significance ; they were not the essential constitutive element in trusts but invaluable evidence as to the intentions at law of the settlor . |
| 2 | The recruitment of part-time tutors was a matter of concern : The area is small in population and particularly academic population . |
| 3 | The report that the office of Major Vasily Kypov , Commandant of ZhKh 385/3/I in the Mordovian ASSR , had been burned to destruction in as yet unexplained circumstances was a matter of sufficient significance to be seen by a senior official at the Ministry of the Interior . |
| 4 | Such briefing on security topics was a matter of routine when a new minister took office . |
| 5 | Communal overexploitation was averted first because of inter-personal face-to-face relationships involved in the design and implementation of forest preservation by a small community where enforcement and the meting out of punishments was a matter for the forest users themselves ; second , because of the existence of a special interest group ( carpenters ) ; and third , the shared and fierce desire of the people to remain as independent of outside influence and control as possible ( p. 434 ) . |
| 6 | Morse shrugged his shoulders , as if Brown 's present whereabouts were a matter of indifference . |
| 7 | It had never occurred to her that he came from the sort of background where servants were a matter of course and all one had to do in order to eat was pull a bell . |
| 8 | Valuations were a matter of fact and expert opinion , and according to the Lord President ( Clyde ) in Duke of Portland v Woods Trustees [ 1926 ] , a true valuation could be made only after employing more than one measure , each legitimate but none necessarily conclusive by itself . |
| 9 | Her love and support of the Little Sisters was a matter of record and her passing will be deeply felt by many people . |
| 10 | The leader of the council , Keith Harding , said that allocations were a matter for housing officials . |
| 11 | His point was that , even if physical propositions were a matter of faith ( which he wanted to deny ) , the Copernican system would have the edge . |
| 12 | He explained that the appointment and dismissal of teachers was a matter for the local authority alone and that the board had no authority other than to help supervise the ‘ educational efficiency ’ of the school . |
| 13 | In a world where animals were rare , to own two horses was a matter of some prestige . |
| 14 | Whether the aristocracy 's rule should take monarchic or republican forms was a matter of some contention . |
| 15 | The Scottish Office last week argued its promises stood , and that redundancies were a matter for the university . |