Example sentences of "of no [noun] to [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The employment protection legislation of the 1970s was of no assistance to lesbians and gays . |
| 2 | In our day it seems incredible that the landscape was at one time of no consideration to artists — and maybe the people in it . |
| 3 | Nossal also describes superfluous testing as , ‘ mentally stultifying and , with rare exceptions , of no benefit to mankind ’ ( 1975 : 46 ) . |
| 4 | Whilst this was of some concern to Anne , who relied greatly on Joan , it was of no concern to Joan herself : enthralled by everything she saw , by fairytale glimpses of the capital , the palace and the royal family , she viewed everything and everyone with avid interest . |
| 5 | The environment is of no concern to people who have to scrounge around for plant waste by the roadside for their own stoves . |
| 6 | ( We hear of farmers alarmed to learn from 1 Cor. 9 : 9 that ‘ oxen are of no concern to God ’ . ) |
| 7 | It is said that when received the wrappers are of no value to Nestle 's . |
| 8 | Whether any of these works would not have been produced under a ‘ Son-of-Sam ’ regime is debatable , but what is not debatable is that being convicted and imprisoned does not necessarily mean that one has actually committed an offence nor that what that person produces is of no value to society . |
| 9 | Of course , there is the recognition that there are certain issues of no moment to business ( such as abortion , or capital punishment ) , but within their particular sphere of concern the Left regards the business interest as overwhelmingly influential , and trade unions ( in particular ) are seen as in an inferior position . |
| 10 | It was of no account to Tilak or to Kabir or Tukaram whether God 's light came via Benares or Jerusalem or Medina . |
| 11 | It was of no account to Vinoba Bhave a Brahmin , whether the man before him was a Brahmin or an outcaste . |
| 12 | Yet they are of no consolation to Richard 's victims , and as we look back over his career of slaughter we see that for Shakespeare hypocrisy is a particularly sinister vice , often associated with ruthless egoism . |
| 13 | Of no use to man , woman or child ’ . ' |
| 14 | Otherwise , my dear fellow , you will soon be of no use to wife , man nor beast . |
| 15 | We have been told that the case is of no interest to Mr. Bell , he now being in custody in relation to other matters . |
| 16 | It was of no interest to Loverin , Topaz 's uncle and head of the family , what name the girl had been given . |
| 17 | I have had to pull up the Minister when he has visited Teesside and talked about companies in Tyneside which are of no interest to people on Teesside . |
| 18 | ‘ 'T IS certainly of no importance to myself — and I 'd wager 't is of no importance to Prince Edward either . |