Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] [be] not [to-vb] that " in BNC.
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| 1 | To say that religious beliefs have infiltrated discussions of scientific method is not to say that they have directly affected scientific practice , for statements about methodology have often been rationalizations , used to justify a research program already in existence . |
| 2 | The point of this argument is not to maintain that there would be no practical problems , but to demonstrate that there are weighty issues of principle on both sides . |
| 3 | This man was not to know that it very nearly was , by Auguste 's reckoning . |
| 4 | The aim of this report is not to demand that brewers turn the block back to 1620 , 1720 , 1820 or even to 1920 ; pubs have to make money , and have to adapt to some extent to changing needs and expectations . |
| 5 | To stress the importance of the repressive political environment is not to imply that it is the ‘ natural ’ destiny of labour movements to become moderate and accept the basic ground rules of capitalism . |
| 6 | To say , however , that every society has a political system is not to assert that every society has a ‘ state ’ , in the sense of possessing a quite distinct and separate political apparatus . |