Example sentences of "[art] [noun sg] have been of [adj] " in BNC.

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1 But staff here agree the assessment has been of little value .
2 However the research has been of variable quality , there are conflicting findings , and the full implications for practice remain unclear .
3 Even in countries where housing standards have improved immeasurably , and the promotion of safety in the home has been of long-standing concern , the problem of accidents is one of some magnitude .
4 The standard model of local government since the war has been of multi-functional authorities with an elected council supervising the direct provision of services .
5 Over recent years , the parish has been of great interest archaeologically and excavations have revealed signs of occupation from neolithic man to the Middle Ages .
6 Doctors have not always welcomed the establishment of computer systems in hospitals — computers have often proved difficult to use , and the information has been of more use to managers than to clinicians .
7 About half the planting under the scheme had been of broadleaved trees or native pinewoods .
8 At least one senior member , who for a time was delegated the task of convening its meetings , considered the panel to have been of little relevance in the first year or so : because the books were not on the shelves , so there was n't a great need for finding ways of stimulating the use of this material .
9 It was also noted by the Court of Appeal , at p. 379C , that the Report of the Review Committee on Insolvency Law and Practice ( 1982 ) ( Cmnd. 8558 ) under the Chairmanship of Sir Kenneth Cork considered that the power , contained in any well-drawn floating charge , to appoint a receiver and manager of the property and undertaking of a company had been of outstanding public benefit .
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