Example sentences of "[verb] [that] it is not [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He adds that it is not in the traders ' interests for the elephants to die out . |
| 2 | The warranties require the Vendor to confirm that it is not in breach of any obligations ; that is not something which the Purchaser can confirm . |
| 3 | All the artificial constraints of maintaining a regulated monopoly mean that it is not in the best interests of the consumer . |
| 4 | The Council declared that the Church of Christ is to be found here , but it no longer says that it is not to be found anywhere else as well . |
| 5 | We have always said that it is not for nothing that the Unix prompts are dollar and percentage signs and at last somebody out there has the common sense to recognise that fact too : the new Unix Reseller Show , set for May 4 to 6 in Dallas , is blatantly promoting itself with the slogan ‘ How To Make Money With Unix ’ ; if that does n't bring the punters piling in , nothing will . |
| 6 | We have always said that it is not for nothing that the Unix prompts are dollar and percentage signs . |
| 7 | It is clear that the Soviet economy is at an impasse , but we have tried to suggest that it is not at the abyss . |
| 8 | The hon. Gentleman will understand that it is not for us to tie the hands of the Government of Kenya but to encourage , offer help and point the way whenever we possibly can . |
| 9 | Recondite though her theme may be , she succeeds , by focusing on its scientific aspects , in demonstrating that it is not without relevance to our own times , as becomes immediately apparent when she finds the origin of the movement in an information explosion . |
| 10 | Provided that this interpretation seems reasonable in the context and provided that it is not in conflict with other possible interpretations suggested either by the mental model or the superficial representation , it is accepted without difficulty . |
| 11 | On the other hand major defects in a second-hand car might well mean that it is not of merchantable quality ( see Crowther v. Shannon paragraph 7–19 below ) . |
| 12 | It is enough to say that , having adopted the character of Oliver Twist , I have been fortunate in meeting with a kindlier and less formidable response than he ; and while anyone who knows the editor 's capabilities must realise that it is not beyond his powers to write a further introduction of the same delight as that preceding Volume II , it would be unreasonable to complain that in his assessment of the situation the needs of prompt publication have been put first . |
| 13 | At all events we shall not go wrong in assuming that it is not without good reason that he tells us of so impressive a roll call of nationalities on the day of Pentecost ( 2:5–11 ) . |
| 14 | At the specified time an offline handler screen will be displayed on the selected terminal ( assuming that it is not in use by another VMS user ) . |
| 15 | I say encourage because three out of four dissatisfied customers simply go away disgruntled — having concluded that it is not worth complaining . |
| 16 | This discrepancy , however , disappears when we recognize that it is not in individual nerve impulses that we must seek our representations of the world , but in their patterns . |
| 17 | But the abnormally dry soil means that it is not until late January that the ground becomes saturated enough for the rainfall to start percolating through to the aquifers . |
| 18 | He said that it is not about additionality , but about the way that the Government are targeting the money . |
| 19 | Some species , Rosa moyesii for example , seed themselves with such abandon that it is not at all unusual to find self-sown seedlings growing freely underneath the shrub , and others are enough to tax the patience of a saint — that is all part of the challenge . |
| 20 | The vendor will be required to warrant that it is not in breach of any of the contracts of employment nor , so far as the vendor is aware , are any of the employees . |
| 21 | Now in Katsikas the Court has asserted that the Directive does not require the employee to take advantage of the transfer provisions if he or she decides that it is not in his or her best interests to do so . |
| 22 | It is similarly unconvincing for UKOOA to say that it is not within its remit to consider trade union or labour relations when the Select Committee was presented with a previous UKOOA agreement and understanding dating from the 1970s , which dealt with exactly these points . |
| 23 | In particular , he could say that it is not for the Conservative Party or anybody else to determine the budget options of Parliament . |
| 24 | You sometimes hear people say that it is not worth eating differently , or getting to the right weight ; they say they prefer a short and happy life to a long and miserable one . |
| 25 | Help them to stick up for themselves and see that it is not worth being treated badly just in order to have a best friend . |