Example sentences of "be [prep] [noun] to [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The deal is reputed to be worth £1m to Distillery which includes lease of the stadium and a share of the profits . |
| 2 | Again , the aim would be for employers to back this decision with the offer of future employment once the education or training course had been completed . |
| 3 | It is however true that a depreciation in share values will be of concern to management , because of possible repercussions in the market for corporate control . |
| 4 | ft provides an invaluable example of the way in which soft systems ideas can be of benefit to MS professionals and other analysts , and , in turn , to those organisations that make use of their services . |
| 5 | He had much to gain if he could persuade a powerful patron that mathematics , and especially his own , could be of service to Christendom . |
| 6 | As a further contribution to the debate the RCN has produced this document which provides broad lines of guidance which could be of assistance to nurse managers . |
| 7 | Jointly published by techno-economic specialists Smith Rea Energy Associates Limited , the five-volume companion guide will be of assistance to oil field development groups and engineering support within the industry , as well as its suppliers and contractors . |
| 8 | The Code may also be of relevance to unitisation proposals which are in competition with an offer to which the Code applies . |
| 9 | However , if we take the broader scope of pragmatics represented by the definition that relates context to language understanding , there may well be cases where sociolinguistic variables would be of relevance to language understanding . |
| 10 | The results should be of relevance to policy makers interested in resource use in the NHS . |
| 11 | With space at a premium in most sheds , workshops and garages , the Lee/Rowan range of Sports and Leisure organisers will be of interest to sport enthusiasts . |
| 12 | Data analysis can also be of interest to management as a way of understanding their organisation . |
| 13 | Novels can be of interest to sociology . |
| 14 | Similarly , holiday route guides or DIY maintenance might be of interest to motoring magazines , with car or accessory manufacturers as sponsors . |
| 15 | The book will be of interest to bereavement counsellors , sociologists and , of course , to ministers and those who train them . |
| 16 | The guidance note will also be of interest to mortgage brokers and estate agents . |
| 17 | The results will be of interest to food retailers and have a wider significance for other areas of retailing . |
| 18 | Will the experience be of value to nurse education in its widest context ? |
| 19 | Owen , feeling at last that he ought to retire from contra matters — — but remembering what he had sworn ‘ on the altar of God ’ — hoped that he might still be of use to North ‘ against another group of Godless communists . ’ |
| 20 | This measure may be of use to health care planners , but , even if it is eventually validated and accepted as an equitable way of allocating resources , it will be of little help to general practitioners , whose decisions are mostly concerned with managing self limiting minor illnesses . |
| 21 | Or whether it was a feeling that this is wonderful , because it would be of use to mankind . |
| 22 | This programme would be in addition to government funding already budgeted for a high-speed rail link to the French side of the Channel Tunnel . |
| 23 | The junior minister for the universities , William Waldegrave , thinks that the structure of the bureaucracy that controls our research effort could be in part to blame ( This Week , p 784 ) . |
| 24 | The suddenness of the announcement was judged to be in response to pressure from US environmentalists and to a letter presented to Collor from nine leading Democrat senators during the visit , urging him to honour previous promises he had given to protect the rain forest and its indigenous tribal peoples [ see p. 37528 ] . |
| 25 | They followed a pattern which was virtually invariable , for Haussmann decided what the optimum height should be in relation to street width and perspective , a feature which was most noticeable in the avenue Napoleon III ( now avenue de l'Opéra ) , which had as its focal point Garnier 's great Opera House , the epitome of Second Empire architectural style . |
| 26 | However , Article 130R(5) introduced by the Single European Act states that within their respective spheres of competence , the Community and the Member States shall co-operate with third countries and with the relevant international organizations , but then adds that this provision shall be without prejudice to Member States ' competence to negotiate in international bodies and to conclude international agreements . |
| 27 | Employees and friends are invited to take along their pots as the Wedgwood Museum staff will also be on hand to date and identify pieces . |
| 28 | Tickets will be on sale to gold members who have not yet applied for tickets , from 9am today . |