Example sentences of "be of [art] first " in BNC.
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| 1 | The first law permits us to unnest IFs , so that all arguments are of the first type . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | Thus Regulus ( 1.3 ) is said to be of the first magnitude , while Castor ( 1.6 ) is not . |
| 4 | Since the play is by Shakespeare , the critical policy has been to assume the tragedy must be of the first stature and , therefore , the play would be written to support this revelation of interiority . |
| 5 | This phenomenon of mastery of the anal drive turns out to be of the first importance for pastoral peoples because , as I have demonstrated elsewhere , pastoral psychology is often based on the introjection of sadistic drives which would otherwise threaten the herds on which the pastoralist depends for his existence . |
| 6 | As in the case of the early home-grown British firms , many of the Big Four's consultants were of the first two types of headhunter we have identified : either the aristocrat with the old-boy network contacts or the practical selection and management consultant type whose experience was more in personnel than commerce and industry . |
| 7 | The nave is of the first quarter of the 17C and the altars are of the 1670s . |
| 8 | The overall picture is of the first generation harbouring little interest in sport , apart from horse racing ! |
| 9 | While none of these pictures is of the first rank , some are of interest : Paris Bordone 's ‘ A Courtesan ’ ; Pietro Marescalchi 's ‘ Madonna and Child enthroned , with Saints James the Greater and Prosdocimus ’ of 1564 and Michele Giambono 's ‘ Madonna and Child enthroned ’ . |
| 10 | The work of the Hague Conference on Private International Law is of the first importance in this area . |
| 11 | ‘ Whatever you see never exists simply and solely by itself , as an isolated sign or symbol , but by playing its part within a context in which relatedness as such is of the first importance ’ . |
| 12 | It has to be said that the user interface to DW1.2 is of the first order . |
| 13 | This advance is of the first importance to the population of the People 's Republic of China , and an agreement is being entered into between the Rank Xerox Unit and the Demography Institute of the University of Peking in Beijing . |
| 14 | Secondly , an individual needs to undergo toilet-training not merely because of the demands of common decency and modern personal hygiene , but , much more importantly , because we live in a culture in which an ability to control sadistic drives is of the first importance , both for the quality of our civilization and for the acquisition and protection of our cultural wealth in general . |
| 15 | Its lessening and perhaps even virtual disappearance in some cases as a culturally-marked developmental period is of the first importance and is one of the most disquieting symptoms of modern social change . |
| 16 | This information is of the first importance . |
| 17 | The evaluation reported here is of the first versions of the lexical access component ( LA ) and of the project 's acoustic-phonetic front-end ( SEGLAB ) . |
| 18 | His company decimated by murderous shell-fire even before reaching the objective , Jubert found himself alone , possibly the only surviving officer , and sent off a message to his battalion commander : ‘ I do not know where I am , but the position is of the first importance , and I have only ten men to hold it . ’ |
| 19 | This was of the first importance to him . |
| 20 | Psychology was of the first so it was ‘ still learning what the definition of psychology should be ’ . |
| 21 | The silk was of the first order , better than one could obtain nowadays , and had kept in good condition over the years . |
| 22 | Lord Denning said that it had to be so serious that it was of the first importance that offenders be brought to justice . |
| 23 | The support Peter de Montfort gave Earl Simon was of the first importance . |
| 24 | She took the torch , using it freely now because speed was of the first importance , and stealth of none at all , and went on down the slippery path towards the thick box hedge , behind which the invisible red roof hung , representing help and companionship . |
| 25 | Page references have been included in this file as , a/though pub have covered indexes in their information skills course , this was of the first occasions when they were asked to take much of responsibility for their own project . |