Example sentences of "[pron] is not our [noun sg] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Moreover , it is not our function to form a view in relation to any one of these appellants of the proper period for him to serve for the purposes of retribution and deterrence , and then if we disagree with the Secretary of State 's tariff say that the Secretary of State was wrong and quash his decision . |
| 2 | [ Regarding the ] differentiation between the various stages in the training for research work … on this matter again it is not our function to make detailed recommendations , but to lay down general principles . |
| 3 | It is not our function to prescribe examination methods or standards to individual universities . |
| 4 | It is not our purpose to review these initiatives , merely to point out that this has been the single most important factor responsible for the change in budgetary climate in local government in recent years . |
| 5 | It is not our wish to profit from such assignment , and in the unlikely event of our recovering more than such compensation and costs , any excess will be paid to the injured clients . |
| 6 | ‘ It is not our policy to comment on property matters , ’ he said . |
| 7 | It is not our policy to comment on sentencing relating to individual cases , which is , of course , a matter for the courts . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ The hospital is quite adamant that it is not our policy to encourage smoking or allow cigarettes to be sold ’ . |
| 9 | ’ Discretionary ’ means what it says : it is not our policy to intervene or even to lean gently on authorities in this matter . |
| 10 | It is not our place to apologise . |
| 11 | Patiño is known to have told Goldsmith that it would be impossible because , ‘ It is not our habit to marry Jews ’ . |
| 12 | Goldsmith could merely reply , ‘ It is not our habit to marry Indians ’ . |
| 13 | Mr George Bochanski , a spokesman for Rohm & Haas , the manufacturer , said : ‘ We continue to believe these products are safe and it is not our job to pre-empt the regulatory bodies in the UK . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ It is not our job to impose a concept on the play . |
| 15 | " Although it is not our custom to shake hands , he likes to please his foreign overlords . |
| 16 | The official of the Board concerned , G. G. Williams , sounded almost regretful when he said , ‘ It is not our practice to interfere with an Authority 's discretion when the scales are not over-generous in our opinion ’ . |
| 17 | It is not our practice to make public the precise dates of submarine construction or related programmes . |
| 18 | Details of Industrial Development Authority incentives granted to Sun for the establishment of the centre in Dublin were not revealed — ‘ it is not our practice to reveal payments , ’ a spokesman said . |
| 19 | I confirm that it is not our intention to widen the M25 outside its present curtilage . |
| 20 | It should be noted this is a Post Graduate course , and it is not our intention to include it in the main embalming course . |
| 21 | It is not our intention to supply the reader with the full details of the various initiatives ; instead we seek to examine the effect of these initiatives on organisations . |
| 22 | Paragraph , of course this seed is still in Christchurch New Zealand and it is not our intention to bring any forward to the U K at this time . |
| 23 | While we are here concerned with the understanding and use of BSL , it is not our intention to maintain , particularly in relation to education , that this is the only method of approach . |
| 24 | Now while we 're on this point about what exactly am I entitled to , erm we ought to say a word about credit notes cos there are a lot of shops who say well erm you know it is it is n't company policy to , it is n't our policy to offer refunds , but we 're quite happy to offer you a credit note . |