Example sentences of "[subord] a matter of [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 It was more than a matter of dress and style .
2 For example , in applying the first criterion — logicality — belief in God is held by religious people to be more than a matter of logic .
3 Doubt now is much more than a matter of uncertainty .
4 A decision to purchase new curtains is more than a matter of taste ; it is also a financial decision .
5 Here the notion of femininity is a more social one , rather than a matter of personality characteristics ; it entails social actions of particular varieties which are not simply dependent upon the person being gentle rather than aggressive .
6 It was his misfortune to envisage every such encounter as a matter of life and death , though by now he should have been used to anticlimax , and to the survival and tenacity of both parties to fight another day .
7 This might appear contrary to the idea of keeping systems thinking and real-world aspects separate , but it can provide a compromise that ensures that progress can be made ; however , such compromises should be recognised as such and not made as a matter of course .
8 Serious Koi-keepers should have such a system installed as a matter of course , for if a fish falls sick in winter it will need to be gradually warmed up until its immune system again begins to function , and until the water temperature is high enough for medication to be effective .
9 In practice the onus is on the plaintiff to obtain the police report and it should be borne in mind that the police destroy such reports as a matter of course after a relatively short period .
10 For such activity can , as a matter of logic , only occur in a real country with a real postal system allowing epistolary communication between businesses , friends , relatives , parent and child , husband and wife , MP and constituent , etc , etc .
11 All the solicitors were unanimous in stressing that any solicitors dealing with such claims should , as a matter of urgency , contact the Law Society 's Multi-Party Co-ordination Service to register their instructions and receive essential information regarding the US action .
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