Example sentences of "[am/are] of [art] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ I am of no consequence , only a Catholic priest , doing my duty .
2 ‘ Faele , ’ she whispered , ‘ I am of the islands but a vagrant now like you … ’
3 I am of the Malleus . ’
4 But as soon as we are tired of them and we have discharged our duties to society each day , we can say to ourselves : ‘ All those things are of the mundane , but I am of the transcendent , and therefore far above them . ’
5 Seriously though , I am of the opinion that women need their own space to talk freely without the presence of men .
6 In condemning such acts of desecration , I am of the opinion that the only exception that could be made is in the case of books already seriously incomplete and in bad condition , when the completion of its unhappy disintegration may be forgivable .
7 I am of the opinion that it should be stressed that these are the intentions of the organisers who are in the hands of the operators of Network SouthEast .
8 For the reasons given above , I am of the opinion the judge 's answer to the question posed was correct and I would dismiss this appeal .
9 For these reasons , I am of the opinion that Wickes ' argument that the council should be required to give an undertaking in damages has no justification in Community law .
10 For the reasons I have given , I am of the opinion that he was also correct to hold that it was a matter within his discretion to decide whether or not to require the local authority to give an undertaking in damages .
11 FLETCHER MOULTON L.J. : I am of the opinion that by that transaction between the plaintiffs and Sir Richard Temple the debt on the promissory note became extinct .
12 Certainly I am of the opinion that if such a scheme can be brought into existence it will mean a great enrichment not only of the national life of Scotland , but of the policies and public life of the United Kingdom . ’
13 Having considered the terms of condition 8.1 , I am of the opinion that it can not be construed merely as a clause of retention of title but that it is truly an attempt to create a security without possession in which the machinery of a trust under Scots law is sought to be employed .
14 I am of the opinion that it will not …
15 There was no duress in a sense of an actual or threatened interference with the person or property of Woolwich as occurred in many of the cases ( though I am of the view that the notion of duress or coercion should not be narrowly confined ) .
16 So be it but , remaining as I am of the view that they were a correct expression of the law , I repeat them as part of the ratio of my decision in this case .
17 ‘ Given the acrimony between the parents who both vie for the children 's affection and blacken each other 's characters and motives in the process , I am of the view that the children have become pawns in their game of hurt and ascendency .
18 Accordingly I am of the view that the judge was in error when he decided that the removal of the child was not unlawful .
19 I would endorse what Ken has said , I certainly am of the view there are overriding reasons which I 'll come to in a moment for putting forward a general location , I had seen that as a central location which may or may not span more than one district .
20 ( We hear of farmers alarmed to learn from 1 Cor. 9 : 9 that ‘ oxen are of no concern to God ’ . )
21 Finally , it is misleading to suggest that these relationships between government and the various private sectors are of no concern to the local housing authorities .
22 Most of these relate to mortgages of land and are of no concern here .
23 Simple endorsements of one or another nostrum are of no service to the teaching of reading ’ .
24 If diligence , persistence , and commitment are lacking , talent , ingenuity , and knowledge are of no avail .
25 If the omission to apply for a licence or lodge and intimate an objection extends beyond the quarterly meeting of the board the subsections , of course , are of no avail .
26 Indeed , if X buys goods and passes them as a gift to Y , those implied terms are of no benefit at all to Y because Y was not a party to the contract of sale , Heil v. Hedges ( 1951 ) ( K.B. ) .
27 Yes , we 're very very pleased actually , I mean we were pleased with the fact that we were able to contribute to it because one of the nice things about working , for us , working for the Jordanian water authority , was that the Jordanians themselves have put so much commitment into this er situation , they 're , so much of their own resources and energy has gone into looking after , you know , very large groups of people who really are of no benefit to the country whatsoever .
28 Paragraphs ( e ) and ( f ) are self-explanatory and are of no relevance to this case .
29 This paradox is explained by the fact that the figures are of no relevance to the operation of the housing department throughout the rest of the year .
30 The issues of Al are fascinating and of enormous social importance , but they are largely over looked in the wallow of ‘ gee-wizz ’ about things that are of no significance .
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