Example sentences of "[adv] of [noun] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | The skilled man was one who had acquired ‘ a general use of the tools employed in his trade ’ ( even though this was not necessarily of use to his employer ) which would give him ‘ adaptability ’ . |
| 2 | It provides a picture of the state of the incumbrances on a company 's property , something which is obviously of interest to those contemplating entering into a secured lending transaction with the company . |
| 3 | Regardless of evidence to the contrary , the authorities in the People 's Republic of China maintain that there are no political prisoners in China . |
| 4 | Again the family member will argue that this is perfectly reasonable behaviour for any family : total commitment regardless of cost to self might be considered to be the moral basis of family life . |
| 5 | That might be so in the case of other illness or disaster but in addictive disease total commitment regardless of cost to self actually works against recovery . |
| 6 | Thus perhaps the fact that a number of legal cases have been brought is indicative of some parents ' resistance to the subservient , rather than partnership , role which some say they are forced to assume by the Act ( regardless of exhortations to LEAs to extend parental involvement ) . |
| 7 | This kind of puzzle is not merely of interest to intellectuals who study what is called game theory , an area of mathematics advanced by John von Neumann , who also happens to be the father of the stored program computer . |
| 8 | She had spoken eloquently — and not without quoting American authors — of the opportunities facing Britain in 1988 , of Mrs Margaret Thatcher 's remarkable drive to revive the economy , and at the same time of the considerable drawing in of horns to which the University had been forced . |
| 9 | Traditionally the seven awards have always been deemed to have been of equal value , but the interesting possibilities suggested by all of these short listed designs is the building in of individuality to awards which will closely resemble each other without being formally identical . |
| 10 | After all , the supplier 's products are only of benefit to his customer because the " end user " perceives them to be acceptable . |
| 11 | Anti-semitism was not a matter only of concern to Jews ; all Social Democrats must campaign against it — or leave the party . |
| 12 | The point to emphasise is that the data is only of help to those who know the patient and can build up a case history . |
| 13 | Because of this factor it is relatively expensive and little seen , and only of use to regular , frequent business users who would find themselves in difficulties without the transportation . |
| 14 | Subtitled ‘ Patterns and Textures ’ , it somehow lacks the immediate impact of its predecessor in that whilst its contents are produced to an equal if not higher standard , the nine disks contain a stunning range of patterns and textures , they are really only of use to the professional illustrator . |
| 15 | WITH the season 's curtain-raiser , the Norwich Union Cup , now only of interest to three teams ( Cardiff Devils and Durham Wasps meet to decide who faces Murrayfield Racers in December 's final ) , attention switches to the Heineken Premier and First Divisions which start tomorrow . |
| 16 | Excuses are only of interest to the competition , problems and difficulties need facing and resolving . |
| 17 | Because such systems do not take into account the variation in individuals , they are generally only of interest to the classicist . |
| 18 | Because such systems do not take into account the variation in individuals , they are generally only of interest to the classicist . |
| 19 | Forget about instep crampons or ones without forward facing points , which are only of interest to walkers . |
| 20 | They thus tend to be solely related to a company and its products , and remain unpublished as their content is only of interest to their direct users and competitors . |
| 21 | The results have to be published and should not be only of interest to the client group who put forward the proposal . |
| 22 | Discussion is only of interest to those participating in it , and many young children find it extremely difficult to articulate their ideas verbally — especially before they 've actually done what you 're talking about . |
| 23 | He explains his situation to a mysterious guest , who promises to return his wife to him as long as he agrees to ask her no questions about where she has been ( Eliot later located his source for this in Alcestis , although that is really only of importance to him ) . |
| 24 | The connection between the Jews and modernity — conceived as economic and cultural modernization — is one long of concern to sociologists , and dates at least back to the work of Werner Sombart . |
| 25 | The systematic putting together of parts to a purposeful design is something we know and understand , for we have experienced it at first hand , even if only with our childhood Meccano or Erector set . |
| 26 | ( b ) Calculate to four significant figures the ratio of the rate of diffusion through a porous membrane of hydrogen chloride gas composed wholly of molecules to the rate of diffusion of a gas composed wholly of molecules , both gases being at the same temperature and pressure . |
| 27 | Annie Wolinsky , who superintended Board 9 in the Bronx , left behind $13,000 worth of postage stamps hidden in a drawer , a warehouse stuffed with unreported supplies , eight staff members whose only job was to videotape board members on request , and a phone bill into the thousands of dollars which consisted mostly of calls to the various city porn lines . |
| 28 | The information is mostly of concern to the crew in the pilot 's cabin , who will then make the necessary course , altitude and speed corrections , and note items of equipment which may need a maintenance check , once the aircraft has reached its destination . |
| 29 | So , for the English edition , he has added five new chapters , consisting mostly of advice to America to balance his previous advice to Japan . |
| 30 | The law also abolished the principle of primogeniture ( the direct passing on of land to the first-born son ) , save for those cases where the eldest male was prepared to embrace Protestantism . |