be of significance
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Others being actively pursued are red dwarfs, which are small dim stars, but too few have been seen so far, even with the Hubble Telescope, to be of significance.
From Textbooks ā Aug. 12, 2015
“We’re going to use this opportunity to find a permanent place closer to ground zero that would be of significance to the families.”
From New York Times ā Sep. 10, 2014
“Only those features that are deemed to be of significance to science are given a name by the community, thus leaving other features to be named by future generations.”
From Forbes ā Mar. 12, 2014
I have pointed out that we may more profitably seek for qualitative differences, and have endeavored to indicate such of these differences as seem to be of significance.
From Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 3 Analysis of the Sexual Impulse; Love and Pain; The Sexual Impulse in Women by Havelock Ellis
This effect of the dream may be of significance in women, excitable men, and especially in children.
From Criminal Psychology; a manual for judges, practitioners, and students by Hans Gustav Adolf Gross
