Example sentences of "it [was/were] [adj] a matter " in BNC.
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| 1 | Value for money became the watchword , explains Derek Kelly , a turkey breeder for over 40 years : ‘ It was all a matter of price per pound . ’ |
| 2 | It was all a matter of trust . |
| 3 | Although Hertfordshire distinguished between tutor-librarians ( whose job was primarily educational ) and " college librarians " , whose job was supposed to be entirely administrative , many felt that such distinctions were meaningless or misleading ; it was all a matter of proportion , and nobody ( it was argued ) working in a college library could avoid at some stage taking part in the educational process . |
| 4 | It was all a matter of common sense : planning ( which was the only possible way forward ) or laissez-faire ( which had failed ) . |
| 5 | It was all a matter of taste , really . |