Example sentences of "be of [det] [noun] to [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ( These diets could be said to have been half-right , in that they did cut out refined carbohydrates , but unfortunately without adding fibre-rich carbohydrate foods which we now know to be of such help to slimmers . ) |
| 2 | Demographics , for instance , may be of little concern to innovators in fundamental industrial processes like steel making , although Mergenthaler 's Linotype machine became successful primarily because there were not enough skilled typesetters available to satisfy a mass market . |
| 3 | It is on these grounds that we could discount the ‘ rare exceptions ’ referred to by Nossal ( 1975 : 46 , above ) , since the superfluous testing which he condemns has a far greater probability of continuing to be of little benefit to mankind , even in the advancement of knowledge , than the work of Gray , Gallistel , or the early objectives of Blakemore . |
| 4 | This blurring of the boundaries may be of little consequence to users of the service , but it does have implications for the type of care they receive and which agency remains financially responsible for arranging that care . |
| 5 | He learned nothing that would be of much use to Lorton . |
| 6 | ‘ I do n't think a change of manager would be of any benefit to Crystal Palace . |
| 7 | And , if specific hypothetical examples of such computations are to be of any interest to students of biological organisms , they should be able to distinguish reliably ( though not necessarily infallibly ) between equivalent changes in the real-world environment . |
| 8 | So therefore it might be of more interest to practitioners if I take some typical enquiries and describe the way they are tackled . |
| 9 | What seems to be of more use to people are specific things they can do to help them achieve these states . |
| 10 | But even if by some miracle effective protocols are agreed , the momentum of climate change means that whatever action is taken to reduce greenhouse gases will be of more value to generations beyond the mid-century than to those which come before it . |
| 11 | His shyness was offset by the bubbling enthusiasm of Bishan Bedi , who posed the question : Would this promising allrounder be of more value to India as a batsman or bowler in the years to come ? |
| 12 | Although they tend to fit one pencil size only , there are rather more expensive holders available for use with wide pencils and industrial chalks which may be of some help to artists . |
| 13 | ‘ Livée , perhaps you can be of some help to Citizen Vaubrun , ’ said Mme de Ratho pointedly . |
| 14 | For a start , it does n't cover the aspect of emptiness which I consider to be of most relevance to anorexia nervosa , that is , its peculiar meaning for females rather than males . |
| 15 | One of the modules likely to be of most interest to teacher researchers is Professional Development in Action . |
| 16 | Although the events may be of most interest to people over 50 , views and ideas from everyone will be welcomed . |
| 17 | The survey was closed on 17th October , 1984 , and , of necessity , the analysis and discussion in this report covers those areas considered to be of most value to SERC that could be assessed quickly : this interim report was required by the end of November , 1984 . |
| 18 | MITI believes that such exports should be of less concern to advocates of managed trade than consumer goods , because components increase the competitiveness — and therefore the export potential — of the industries that buy them . |
| 19 | Political parties , for example , may not present such an ‘ open face ’ to women ; their agendas may be of less interest to women or women may face more difficulties in fitting in with their timetables and organisation . |