Example sentences of "[adv] be [art] matter [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For example , the relationship between education and economic need — which had for long been a matter of concern in Britain and the object of telling comparisons with Germany and the USA — was never fundamentally tackled [ Robbins , 1963 ] . |
| 2 | ‘ Latest statistics reveal a considerable improvement in the number of 16-year-old pupils who leave school with some qualifications : the plight of low achievers had for long been a matter of concern , ’ it said . |
| 3 | The benefit of these reactions have to be understood in terms of life in the wild , where fighting off predators , or fleeing from them , may literally be a matter of life or death . |
| 4 | But , when it may literally be a matter of life and death , might it not be worth putting things on hold for another twelve months ? |
| 5 | But for some drivers the ability to cover inhospitable terrain can literally be a matter of life and death — if not for themselves , then for their livestock or their patients . |
| 6 | Secondly , while such knowledge may involve certain skills , it should not merely be a matter of skill . |
| 7 | Given that in practice managers , like everyone else , suffer from ‘ bounded rationality ’ , that is , inadequate information and computational skills , it is apparent that the conduct required for profit maximisation can only be a matter for judgment : there is no practically discoverable , uniquely correct , profit-maximising course of action . |
| 8 | But landing safely in torrential rain , with a squally and unpredictable wind , can only be a matter of luck for the most skilled pilot . |
| 9 | ‘ But without the resumption of a regular supply of red iron , it can only be a matter of time before these tragic people die . ’ |
| 10 | Unkind souls are suggesting that once the money for the LHC has been sewn up it can only be a matter of time before CERN gets out the begging bowl for the VEC — Very Expensive Collider . |
| 11 | ‘ The authorities in Northern Ireland were quite satisfied that a substantial amount of explosives was in the area , and it might only be a matter of time until this sort of activity was renewed . ’ |
| 12 | Jerusalem , the very heart of Christendom , had been captured and it could only be a matter of time before the remaining Christian forces , still holding on at Tyre , Tripoli and Antioch , were overcome or expelled . |
| 13 | They also realised that it might only be a matter of time before Poland 's enemies used the same tactic as part of a concerted effort to wipe the country from the maps again . |
| 14 | If this car does n't shake the German establishment , then it can only be a matter of time . |
| 15 | Although no levy was eventually included , with legislation in place across most of Europe , it can only be a matter of time before something happens here . |
| 16 | But it knows it will only be a matter of time before unions have to become involved . |
| 17 | It can only be a matter of time before World Cup , sheep-racing and World Cup bog-snorkelling are much loved fixtures in the sporting calendar . |
| 18 | It will only be a matter of time before these enter the mythology of the town and join other oral traditions like the carriage in Star Lane or the Theatre ghost . |
| 19 | It would only be a matter of time , analysts warned , before a conservative backlash would begin with the usual repressive measures against bourgeois liberalism . |
| 20 | It should only be a matter of time before they return to common sense and reason . |
| 21 | But if the England manager deplored the lack of flair in the squad he took to Sweden then it can only be a matter of time before he turns to the Bart Man . |
| 22 | It can only be a matter of time before England hopeful David James , watching from the bench , takes his place . |
| 23 | We draw up the perfect guest list , and then go about extending the invitations — we have n't yet resorted to blackmail but it can only be a matter of time . |
| 24 | It may only be a matter of time before MaliVai Washington , for one , sees the family name being represented in the wider context of majority black participation in the sport which has , for so long , been predominantly whites only territory . |
| 25 | It would only be a matter of time before the strong-willed de Gaulle would seek to reshape the EEC according to his own conceptions . |
| 26 | As for de Gaulle , his views were already well-known , and it could only be a matter of time before he attacked Hallstein and his Commission . |
| 27 | The Dwarfs sent word to the Dwarf capital of Karaz a Karak high in the Worlds Edge Mountains , explaining that the Night Goblins were virtually holding them prisoners within their own citadel and that without reinforcements it could only be a matter of time before the Dwarfs were defeated . |
| 28 | It was what she saw as the excessive time and attention given to the ‘ South Bank ’ theologians which she objected to most strongly , feeling that it would only be a matter of time before the Governors took action to alter the position . |
| 29 | It would only be a matter of time before it was discovered but it was the best she could do in such a short time . |
| 30 | ‘ Nothing yet , but I 've got a team working around the clock so it should only be a matter of time before they come up with the answers . ’ |