Example sentences of "[pron] [noun sg] [is] [adv] a matter " in BNC.
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| 1 | Though the Commissioners also act as custodian trustees of the churches and parsonages , their management is largely a matter for the dioceses . |
| 2 | This distinctive corporate culture flourishes in an environment in which independence is more a matter of convention than anything else . |
| 3 | The word " invention " is not defined in the Act but its meaning is really a matter of common sense and it can be used in a fairly wide sense . |
| 4 | Certainly , a consideration of what wealth is to be used for and how it is to be redistributed is an essential ingredient of Bailey 's requirements ( readers may be interested to contrast Flew 's strictures on the notion that wealth is entirely a collective property , and that its distribution is therefore a matter for collective decision-taking ) . |
| 5 | The spaces in a city are more valued , and their enhancing is more a matter of public concern . |
| 6 | This concept may be classed as one which is ‘ essentially contested ’ — that is , a concept whose application is inherently a matter of dispute . |
| 7 | The way you arrange and exploit colours in your garden is ultimately a matter of personal preference . |