Example sentences of "[is] [that] they do [not/n't] [vb infin] " in BNC.

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1 Mostly it 's that they do n't travel well , whatever flightcases you use .
2 The particular problem with many ageing people is that they do not recognize that they are capable , and have the energy to deal with their own problems and feelings .
3 The main advantage is that they do not intrude on floor space in the same way as a normal hinged door — they simply fold back on themselves to half width .
4 Their only problem is that they do not convey the feeling and atmosphere of a site and often appear less authentic than a skilful reconstruction drawing .
5 The problem with such lists is that they do not specify any order .
6 The only problem with them is that they do not tell you how .
7 What their words really imply is that they do not want to think about why they are out of breath on stairs .
8 One major criticism of many of the major schemes is that they do not subdivide subjects according to consistent characteristics .
9 A major advantage of the above examples is that they do not require participants to give up their jobs or move away from their homes and families to undertake training .
10 The problem is that they do not agree on the facts surrounding this event .
11 The basic problem with these killed virus flu vaccines is that they do not provide either complete protection or retain their effectiveness for very long .
12 The principal weakness of the rescission remedy and the statutory alternative of damages in lieu of rescission , is that they do not provide for consequential loss , for example , profits on resale .
13 The reason that Scotton Parish Council are opposed to a road of the type shown in the key diagram , is that they do not consider and I do not consider that a road in that position , going to the north of Knaresborough , could effectively meet that need to relieve the A fifty nine .
14 But the trouble is that they do not account for anything like all the shares of most firms .
15 One advantage of Chinese celebrations is that they do not linger on , as everyone knocks off and goes home to bed at about 9 p.m .
16 The trouble is that they do not fluctuate around the ‘ right ’ average if ‘ right ’ is to be measured by purchasing power .
17 What is wrong with the Greens is that they do not acknowledge the profound economic difficulties , and all their attendant national and international jealousies and suspicions , which obstruct the path to an environmentally safer world .
18 One of the most commonly used arguments against the use of probabilistic grammars is that they do not take semantic information into account .
19 Its main criticism is that they do not take into account the effects of the war on the region 's ecosystem .
20 Of course , in such cases , rulers tend to have different life-styles from their subjects , but what is at issue is that they do not have a privileged access to property , especially to the means of production , an essential element of Marx 's and Engels 's definition of a class .
21 ONE advantage for small countries in large empires is that they do not have to think up a defence policy : their armies do what they are told .
22 One major difficulty for insects is that they do not have a circulatory blood system .
23 As we noted before , one of the prime concerns of teachers is that they do not have enough time to carry out the day-to-day tasks and responsibilities of their jobs to their own satisfaction , let alone to invest in enhancing their own skills , or reflecting on their roles and priorities , to anything like the extent which they would like .
24 However , the plea continually made to us by senior police officers and members of the Police Federation and other organisations representing the police is that they do not have sufficient people .
25 Dorset Fire Safety Committee senior fire prevention officer Ian Clark said : ‘ One of the biggest problems with hotels is that they do not maintain the requirements of the Fire Certificate . ’
26 They 're unique and what makes them unique is that they do not know it . ’
27 My one advantage is that they do not know the layout of the flat .
28 But as the London Food Commission points out : ‘ The problem for consumers at the moment is that they do not know which are the PVC clingfilms .
29 What we have said what members have already resolved is that they do not believe that it is necessary for him to intervene .
30 The thing is that they do not seem to touch .
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