Example sentences of "it is not true [conj] [pron] " in BNC.

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1 Here , though it is not true that they have no food , for they still have their daily supplies of the ‘ worthless ’ manna , they remain without water , and , manna or no manna , death would seem to stare them in the face .
2 It is not true that they beat time without obeying it , since choruses [ at the Opéra ] are often sung perfectly .
3 It is not true that we down-graded the level of security , I do n't know why the minister suggested that .
4 It is not true that you have to burn before you tan .
5 Even if it is true that God has guided someone into a particular religion , there is no reason why the sociologist can not study the social processes involved in the person 's conversion ; and , conversely , even if it is not true that it was God who was responsible , that does not mean that the sociologist can not study the belief and the ( possibly very considerable ) consequences of that belief for the individual concerned and for society .
6 He added : ‘ It is not true that it will never reopen .
7 It is not true that I only play this game for money .
8 Is the Minister aware that it is not true that there have been no notifications of dumping in the past six months ?
9 It is not true that there are no alternatives to their policies .
10 It is not true that there are no choices to be exercised differently ; and because there are choices , there is hope .
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