Example sentences of "are of the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The true extent of the phenomenon is not at present clear , but not all sense-spectra are of the metaphorical sort . |
| 2 | Now before we talk a little bit about that , I 'll j can I just take you back erm a couple of years and ask you er what your memories are of the general strike ? |
| 3 | If holders of speculative balances are of the general opinion that the price of bonds will fall in the near future ( i.e. their yield will rise ) , then they will not purchase these assets now because they will suffer a capital loss if their expectations are borne out by experience . |
| 4 | The wheels are of the best construction , having wooden felloes six inches deep , with strong iron centre pieces , and the inconvenience arising from sudden concussion has been guarded against so far as possible by the finest description of buffer springs . |
| 5 | The Zaporizha reactors are of the pressurised-water type , not at all similar to the model which exploded at Chernobyl . |
| 6 | These inserts are of the familiar jack plug variety and operate in the old-fashioned ‘ contact closure ’ way , very much in the manner of a regular , low tech ‘ on/off ’ footswitch . |
| 7 | Coming as it did from such a family — not only from Lazarus ' and Lyon 's own strenuous devotions to their faith , in which names are of the greatest significance , but also from that of Solomon Klinitsky-Klein , his maternal grandfather and his very similar tradition . |
| 8 | When choosing or designing new buildings , simplicity and adaptability are of the greatest importance . |
| 9 | Bolton Report , 1971 ] : The government takes the view that the rationalization which the proposed merger would facilitate would increase the efficiency and productivity of the electrical engineering industries , and in particular the effectiveness of the export effort of the companies whose overseas sales are of the greatest importance to the Balance of Payments . |
| 10 | Furthermore , it raises yet again the economic and political implications which too frequently take second place to other matters but which are of the greatest importance for West Belfast . |
| 11 | It therefore lacks the precise single end point of studies of survival after infarction but for the patient who survives an acute coronary attack questions such as whether he will be able to return to work and earn his living , to lead an active family life and to enjoy his leisure pursuits are of the greatest importance . |
| 12 | The doctrine of precedent ensures that decisions of the Court of Appeal and House of Lords are of the greatest importance for lawyers and litigants alike . |
| 13 | These points are of the greatest importance in developing a social model for the study of linguistic change , and there is much more to say about relative degrees of network strength as they affect patterns of change : I shall , therefore , refer back frequently to these findings . |
| 14 | It is such non-local visits that raise the most serious problems of accessibility and are of the greatest importance to rural transport policy-makers ( Clark and Unwin 1981 ) . |
| 15 | I have no doubt that the wishes of a 16- or 17-year-old child or indeed of a younger child who is ‘ Gillick competent ’ are of the greatest importance both legally and clinically , but I do doubt whether Thorpe J. was right to conclude that W. was of sufficient understanding to make an informed decision . |
| 16 | Many of the matters which are discussed within this framework are of the greatest importance for social anthropology . |
| 17 | Root crops — mangolds , swedes , common turnips , rape , and kale — are of the greatest value in the winter feeding of cattle and sheep . |
| 18 | Structural and geochemical studies are of the greatest value in the Northern Highlands . |
| 19 | All are of the greatest interest , and any plated animal from the Cambrian is likely to be an important specimen . |
| 20 | However , the effects of polysyllabic environments are of the greatest interest , both for the study of sound-change in progress and for historical exploration . |
| 21 | Furthermore , we should recall that in modern individuals ( and almost certainly also in the past ) internalized verbal commands and prohibitions are of the first significance in the acquisition of the superego and manifest this aspect of themselves in the auditory hallucinations of accusing and scorning voices so often found in paranoia . |
| 22 | The first law permits us to unnest IFs , so that all arguments are of the first type . |
| 23 | The copies are of the Tyrannic ides , Harmodios and Aristogeiton , by Kritios and Nesiotes ( the nature of whose collaboration we do not know ) , set up in the Agora at Athens in 477/6 to replace those by Antenor , carried off to Persepolis by Xerxes . |
| 24 | The only memories are of the long walk down from Parkhead Cross where we get off the bus we 've taken along the Gallowgate from the centre of town . |
| 25 | Most of the brighter stars plotted are of the second magnitude , while the fainter ones are of the fourth . |
| 26 | Most of the brighter stars plotted are of the second magnitude , while the fainter ones are of the fourth . |
| 27 | If the questions that are asked are of the right kind , then an investigative approach to a topic will automatically ensure that the history attainment targets are met . |
| 28 | It is important to ensure that rooms are of the right shape to serve their function . |
| 29 | A quietly-spoken man , he is not the pushy type of manager who makes sure the sandwiches are folded properly backstage or that the plectrums are of the right elasticity . |
| 30 | Liver sausage may be firm for slicing or smooth for spreading and most of the continental varieties are of the latter type . |