Example sentences of "[be] of [art] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | On this view , understandably , animals would be of no more worth in themselves than drugs or edifying books that produced the same effect . |
| 2 | The fact of Jesus ’ maleness then would seem to be of no more import than is his or her sexuality in the case of any other human being . |
| 3 | Without them we had been , as formerly , a Prey to every petty Invader ; and the flourishing Empire of Great-Britain would be of no more consequence in Europe than the petty Republick of Lucca in Italy . |
| 4 | If temporary workers are to be brought in , they will press for them to be of the latter category . |
| 5 | While Mulroney appeared to represent the former when he was elected , he has in fact turned out to be of the latter kind , and that exposed position may also have contributed to his loss of support . |
| 6 | The mind puts together certain things and deems them to be of the same kind . |
| 7 | Hopes that a woman would make it to the last hurdle are receding as the Soviets have made it clear they would like the two candidates to be of the same sex . |
| 8 | Colonel Peter Young was a popular officer , well liked by everyone , always seemed to be of the same temperament , in action , or sitting at the bar in a country inn . |
| 9 | For helices to entwine together they must be of the same handedness , like the strands of a rope . |
| 10 | To be harmonic , simple radiating curves should be of the same hand . |
| 11 | When rooted by the autumn and replanted this would , in due course , become a fine bush and one superior to those budded or grafted because its suckers would be of the same kind . |
| 12 | The matter has received our closest and most careful consideration and although the details were worked on in 1886 for another canal in the Manchester district ( but not used ) they are all to all intents and purposes equally applicable to the Grand Union Canal , when that canal is improved , to be of the same working capacity as the Grand Junction Canal and to carry the same vessels . |
| 13 | This model did not have to be of the same sex . |
| 14 | Side-reins should be of the same length and of a length which encourages the horse to hold himself in a balanced outline . |
| 15 | Such a negative criterion could be that the parties should not be of the same sex , as could be the notion that one party should not be an animal . |
| 16 | It need not be exactly the same work but must be of the same nature and capacity and at the same place . |
| 17 | Hibberds workshops behind the shop were beautifully timbered , not a straight line to be seen anywhere , whilst the Post Office buildings , including an old bakehouse , appeared to be of the same period . |
| 18 | In one text Paul appears to be of the same view ; but in another Papinian takes the opposite line , on the basis that the testator had in mind not that payment should be made only if a condition of surviving to a certain age was met , but that payment should be deferred to that point in time . |
| 19 | In addition , as a ley , the markers could all be of the same age . |
| 20 | If several powerheads are being used , they should all be of the same make and power rating to provide maximum efficiency . |
| 21 | The transcendental practices of the Australia Aborigines seem to be of the same order as those of the Tibetan practices , even if not so highly developed . |
| 22 | In this case , the transfer is being made off a camcorder which is acting as the source-machine ; the record-machine is a VCR which need not be of the same format . |
| 23 | As I represent 25% of the total population of women presidents to date , if my predecessors did not share my feelings a 25% opinion still deserves to be heard , and I believe that some of my successors may well be of the same mind as I am . |
| 24 | Mortar should be of the same strength as the materials to be bonded , particularly important for retaining walls . |
| 25 | The masters in painting , Reid says , ‘ know how to make the objects appear to be of the same colour by making their picture really of different colours ’ . |
| 26 | Isolated bacteria usually prove to be of the same type normally found in the human gut , but why some men should suffer rather than others is unknown . |
| 27 | The straps to be of the same material as the coat and of the colour of the facings of the arm . ’ |
| 28 | That conception , for all the problems it raises , can not reasonably be said to be of the same character . |
| 29 | I can say truly on two occasions " I 'm getting alarmed " and yet the mental events not be of the same type . |
| 30 | That is , it is a logical and conceptual possibility that two mental events , one in my conscious life and one in yours , be of the same type . |