Example sentences of "a matter [prep] some " in BNC.
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| 1 | But although there was little doubt that many of the latter ideas were attractive in terms of pollution , their practicality was a matter for some debate . |
| 2 | Just how Morrissey will come to terms with this problem is a matter for some speculation . |
| 3 | The requirements for a defence of volenti non fit injuria in a negligence action are a matter for some controversy . |
| 4 | But whether his artistic life was , as a few think , exemplary , or , as rather more think , a fearsomely cautionary fable , it is at all events a matter of some solemnity , and the amused weariness of we-have-heard-it-all-before will not serve in 1985 as it did in 1920 or 1940 or even , scandalously , as late as fifteen years ago . |
| 5 | Her neighbours observed her , and feared ‘ mopishness ’ ; that this is even recorded implies that it was a matter of some discussion . |
| 6 | The extent to which these tactics are successful — and indeed the extent to which they are tried ( early evidence from January and February 1990 indicated a decrease in the numbers of statements , Private Notice Questions , applications for emergency debates and points of order compared with previous sessions — is a matter of some speculation . |
| 7 | It is a measure of the seriousness of the arguments we put that , more than six months later , the Department still failed to issue the ruling , which it had promised to deliver as a matter of some urgency . |
| 8 | The diagnosis of gonorrhoea in man can thus be confirmed in the majority of cases within the time it takes to stain and examine a slide of urethral discharge from the penis — a matter of some fifteen or twenty minutes . |
| 9 | The Smiths have thus far managed to escape this trap but just how is a matter of some debate . |
| 10 | The nearest pub , a matter of some importance to me , and shop , were in Duns , and one afternoon we travelled there to re-stock depleted supplies . |
| 11 | ‘ It is a matter of some regret ’ , he writes , ‘ that the Court did not see fit to investigate civil law developments over the twelve year period since Corbett was decided . ’ |
| 12 | However , regardless of views about the benefits of legislation ( and this remains , as we shall see , a matter of some controversy ) , the evidence in the 1980s was that simply leaving action to employers had left older workers in an exposed and vulnerable situation . |
| 13 | The physical condition of stock is a matter of some importance , especially in public libraries , school libraries and any other collections for which an element of book promotion is appropriate . |
| 14 | The whole question of the ideal size for a public library authority has been a matter of some controversy in Britain since the publication of the McColvin report in 1943 . |
| 15 | In a prison-camp the world you wanted to get to was visible all the time and , although you did not live in it , you knew that it was only a matter of some barbed wire and a few yards away . |
| 16 | The nature of that development , however , has been a matter of some dispute . |
| 17 | For Fisher , speaking on his Education Bill in 1917 , the ‘ governing conception ’ of the proposals was to ensure ‘ the production of good citizens ’ , which was now a matter of some urgency since the extension of the franchise had put ‘ a greater demand than ever before upon the civic spirit ’ . |
| 18 | ‘ It is a matter of some confidentiality , ’ he said , glancing at the dark woman hovering nearby . |
| 19 | Our enquiry , however , is a matter of some importance , relating to the recent murder of a young French officer . |
| 20 | The extent to which such an understanding is justified has been a matter of some debate , not only at the local level , but in terms of national politics , and even politics within the EC . |
| 21 | How much the language of instruction used helps to set the school apart from the community is a matter of some controversy . |
| 22 | There is no particular method of structuring government which is logically compelling ; it is merely a matter of some methods being more efficient than others . |
| 23 | The weight of packets of biscuits coming off the line was a matter of some importance to the company . |
| 24 | The government saw chena cultivation as a threat to the state 's right to forest land , a matter of some importance because the sale of Crown land provided a significant proportion of official revenue in the nineteenth century . |
| 25 | The involvement of women in ministry is a matter of some ecumenical concern among the Churches at present . |
| 26 | Alternative accommodation in the metropolitan area for a new breed of large steamships had become a matter of some urgency . |
| 27 | This is a matter of some concern for the Board , but it anticipates that the situation will improve as lager consumption continues to increase . |
| 28 | Ward councillor Joan Ellis said : ‘ The fact the change has already occurred is a matter of some regret . ’ |
| 29 | Whether to reclaim or reject this term has been a matter of some debate in Black communities . ) |
| 30 | I may talk of experiencing a sly , unpleasant look as a leer , but this is not a matter of some sensation accompanying my seeing the look . |