Sentence examples for could not be of from inspiring English sources

Obama's roots and his multiple cultural identities could not be of a greater contrast to that of his predecessor.

Neither of us had ever heard that particular "fact" about Alfred Hitchcock, so at first we could not be of much help.

As he got older and realised that the life remaining to him could not be of great length, he exerted himself even more.

Nobody broke par on a brutal day of gusting wind, but the show laid on by two players who could not be of more contrasting appearance outdid even the weather.

However, permission to leave the camp for any reason could he granted only by the military, who were very reluctant to let anyone out, so the R.D. workers could not be of much help to the people in this respect.

Mr. Tso said that his religion was part of who he was, and who his family had been for generations, and that therefore people who were not born into a clan or tribe could not be of the same creator or religion.

Scores of cops informed me they were off-duty now and couldn't be of assistance.

The postman said he was sorry, but he couldn't be of assistance - not on the street level.

The postman said he was sorry but he couldn't be of assistance - not on the street level.

If I couldn't be of service to communities, I'd feel I was left out in the cold.

The same could not be said of media treatment of the event or of her story".