Example sentences of "importance [was/were] attach to the " in BNC.

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1 In line with the general emphasis on blood in the exilic Priestly tradition , tremendous importance was attached to the actual blood of the circumcision , and unless several drops of blood were seen to issue from the wound , the operation was deemed invalid and valueless .
2 The utmost importance was attached to the rituals and paraphernalia of government and not least to the artefacts that made visually explicit the status of the leading actors .
3 As Robins ' and Cohen 's ( 1978 ) study of Arsenal supporters shows , great importance was attached to the defending or taking of ends .
4 From a television point of view I was slightly disappointed that not enough importance was attached to the match .
5 Importance was attached to the legitimate interest which the English public would have in information which could throw light on a major " unsolved " crime .
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