Example sentences of "it is [det] of a [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 It is all of a piece ; Amy talks about becoming a nurse , not a doctor ; a librarian , not a best-selling author .
2 It is more of a liability than an amenity .
3 In fact it is more of a puzzle to work out why it took so many decades to become established ( Hatton 1986 ) .
4 It is more of a denial of another answer , the facile solution to our present problems which calls for greater sums to be spent on social services in order to provide a world free from crime , disease and ignorance .
5 According to conventional wisdom , it is more of a strain to give up something than it is to endure , never having known it .
6 It is more of a walk through the literature and recent trends .
7 There is an invisible frontier just a mile or so on the road north out of Luanda , but it is more of a feeling than anything else .
8 Previously it was a printer object , now it is more of an extension of the phone . "
9 However , despite being photographed in glistening black and white , its meaning remains murky and it is more of an endurance test than a movie .
10 For secondary schools with their singular subject specialisms , it is less of a problem — merely an extension of some of the approaches of GCSE to the assessment for the fir ; t three years of secondary work within keystage 3 .
11 A separate toilet is ideal because , if you do have people to stay , it is less of a problem if one wants to go to the toilet while someone else is having a bath .
12 It is less of a problem if the camcorder microphone is an unidirectional type , that is one which will tend to accept sound which is coming from the camera direction only .
13 It is not an easy thing to get rid of a body by dumping it in the sea , except from a boat , Of course it is less of a problem if you have access to a pier or a jetty , but most such places are public and liable to be overlooked , even at night .
14 The rib transfer needle can be damaged and , even though it can be easily replaced , it is less of a nuisance if you can avoid damaging it .
15 At pH 3 — 4 , aluminium combines strongly with organic matter — such as humus or peat — so that it is less of a hazard in peaty waters .
16 In fact , it is less of a risk for women taking combined HRT than those on none .
17 It is less of a break with tradition .
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