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 • 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 • 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 • Mar. 12, 2014
The material cannot be released because the commission cannot hire the personnel needed to declassify it�even though the reports would be of significance for the peaceful development of atomic energy.
From Time Magazine Archive
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This component of brome grass in the diet was economically of little significance in the study area, although it could be of significance where brome grass seed was being harvested.
From Food of the Crow, Corvus brachyrhynchos Brehm, in South-central Kansas by Platt, Dwight