Example sentences of "[modal v] [not/n't] be [vb pp] by [art] " in BNC.

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1 There have been remarkable achievements here which must not be blurred by the fact that there remains a long way to go ’ .
2 But we must not be misled by the atmosphere of religious exaltation : the pagans are , by implication , cattle for the slaughter ; the call is not to missionary work , nor even to humane conquest , if such a thing exists , but to slaughter .
3 One must not be misled by the apparent simplicity of section 6 and Couturier v. Hastie .
4 Assumptions now become part of the information system and it is this aspect which must not be overlooked by the manager .
5 Most importantly , it must be suitable on environmental grounds ; secondly , its suitability must not be prejudiced by a lack of financial resources .
6 To be a man apart , he must not be distracted by the frivolities of the world and he must be educated .
7 Should not be ruled by a foreign power .
8 Nevertheless , there are people who argue that local planning authorities ' decisions best reflect local circumstances and should not be overruled by the central Government or their appointed planning inspectors .
9 The Commission should not be swayed by the siren voices of the protectionist coalition of farmers and EC giants like Daimler-Benz , Philips and Olivetti .
10 In the case of a self-contained building this should not be accepted by the tenant .
11 Such criteria of vulnerability should not be built-in by the programmer .
12 Britain only have this weekend to worry about , and Widnes and Wigan , with nine squad members between them , should not be extended by the visits of Wakefield and Barrow .
13 The hard hyphen is used in words or figures which should not be separated by a line-ending even though they contain hyphens : a name like Templeton-Brown , for instance ; or 1939–45 or -5 degrees C.
14 Thus output might be altered by a technological breakthrough , or by changes in the structure of taxation which affected the choice between work and leisure , or by changes in other real variables , but should not be affected by a change in nominal spending : such changes should affect the price at which the available output is sold and not the quantity of output itself .
15 The Ramallah Congress delegation argued ‘ it should first be decided to allow the refugees to return , and once that is decided their actual return should not be affected by the discussion on the border question …
16 Surely we should not be comforted by the thought that others are worse off !
17 Perhaps paradoxically , it is argued that the money supply should not be manipulated by the monetary authorities on a short-term basis because the existence of such lags would make the effect of monetary policy uncertain , although powerful .
18 You should not be tempted by the price alone as well-chosen lilies will give you many years of pleasure .
19 Availability of water and freedom of its use should not be governed by the size of one 's wallet .
20 In recent years , it has become common for local political party caucuses to threaten to withdraw endorsement as candidates from Members who voice views unacceptable to them and there seems to be no reason in principle why this should not be treated by the House as a contempt the essence of which , in this respect , is to deny to a Member the freedom to exercise his power as a Member in the manner dictated by his own personal judgment .
21 Administration , like finance , is a ‘ down line ’ function of good management ; it should not dominate the practice ; the entrepreneurial spirit of many professionals should not be quelled by an overemphasis on financial or administrative management .
22 If there is a particular liability that is causing concern which has been identified prior to contract but is not precisely quantifiable , it may be appropriate that it should not be covered by a warranty at all but by an indemnity or other specific provision .
23 They suggest that the new observatory at La Palma in the Canary Islands , where the telescope has been taken , should not be run by the RGO .
24 Finally , the paper does not ‘ suggest that the new observatory at La Palma … should not be run by the Royal Greenwich Observatory ’ .
25 A man who has slept on ice , whose clothes have been ice , should not be prevented by a stranger from making his journey to what freedom he can find .
26 There is no reason why a legal issue should not be determined by a legal expert .
27 The authors argue that activists should not be discouraged by the length of time necessary to change both clinical practice and policy as steady and consistent work will be effective and reap the desired rewards .
28 A church 's liveliness should not be judged by the singing , dancing or tambourine playing .
29 This tendency should not be encouraged by the benefit system .
30 Children 's artistic sense is innate and should not be cramped by an adult 's vision or formal teaching .
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