Example sentences of "[adv] [adj] [conj] [pers pn] is not " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now I do n't stand here in any sense of defending these salaries , in fact I think our policy is entirely right and it is not inflationary . |
| 2 | At Procedure Roll a defender may , very occasionally , succeed in persuading a Court that the pursuer 's case is so hopeless that it is not worth allowing evidence to be heard because even if that evidence was heard , it would not make out a case which would entitle the pursuer to succeed . |
| 3 | We know this from experience ; it seems so obvious that it is not even worth saying . |
| 4 | If the type of gig you are offered is so unusual that it is not covered by any of the existing contracts , an MU official will devise one to suit your needs , or add necessary clauses to an existing contract ( for performing on the back of a moving open-back lorry , the contract might require clauses covering additional risks ! ) . |
| 5 | Why is the Scottish Office so feeble that it is not prepared to go to the Treasury to obtain the funds needed to complete the improvement scheme once and for all ? |
| 6 | However , it appears that most ventures are characterized by investments in a project where the uncertainty is so great that it is not possible to evaluate it by means of ordinary criteria for analysis of projects . |
| 7 | Is your back garden so secluded that it is not overlooked by any other property and thus provides another unseen point of entry for a burglar ? |
| 8 | Phrases of this sort are so familiar that it is not hard to understand a disposition which constantly interferes with attempts to understand syntactic structures , namely a tendency to regard them as transparently clear , with no need for a linguist to do more than record the existence of the surface construction . |
| 9 | In the 1980s , it is still true that males have higher mortality rates than females at all ages ( except possibly after reaching the age of 100 years : OPCS 1987 : 5 ) ; but the number of deaths in childhood and early adult life is now so small that it is not until individuals reach their late forties , that women actually outnumber men of the same birth cohort . |
| 10 | On further thought it is soon evident that it is not as easy as that , because the same people are not at church every week , some come more than once on Sunday and will , therefore , be counted twice , and there is an attendance fluctuation depending on the state of the weather and the time of year ! |
| 11 | The second is the issue of precatory words ( verba precativa ) in setting up trusts , and is more contentious because it is not commonly accepted that it is a post-classical issue at all . |
| 12 | Whereas in a Chinese context the meaning of the gesture would seem perfectly transparent , in an English context this behaviour would be totally bewildering because it is not part of the English conventions of politesse . |
| 13 | Well-paid summer jobs are not always available and it is not always possible to clear hefty overdraft payments before the start of the year . |
| 14 | He is even more adamant that he is not stealing a place that could be filled by an Englishman . |
| 15 | At present domestic labour is organisationally inefficient because it is not socialised like the industrial sphere , which counterbalances increased productivity through mechanisation . |
| 16 | ‘ This ad is decidedly crude but it is not vulgar , ’ a spokeswoman said from Benetton 's Italian headquarters . |
| 17 | Agism in the medical profession is mainly covert but it is not uncommon . |
| 18 | He is now upset that it is not our policy and keeps saying that the views in it must be the views of Ministers . |
| 19 | Nevertheless he is uniquely different because he is not only a hero but also a powerful magician in the tradition of many Slav and Asiatic epics . |
| 20 | I have to , I have to make it er perfectly clear that it is not part of the official business of the meeting . |
| 21 | The ascent from here to the summit looks fairly fearsome but it is not as bad as it seems . |
| 22 | ‘ The effect on the environment will now be far worse if it is not built . ’ |
| 23 | Although European railway executives see British rail traffic as important , it is quite clear that it is not crucial to plans for the development of a European network which will proceed whatever happens on the other side of the Channel . |
| 24 | Reporting that Judge Vaughn Walker has entered an order establishing a hearing date on summary judgement motions for May 5 in the look-and-feel suit brought against it and Hewlett-Packard Co by Apple Computer Inc , Microsoft Corp makes it quite clear that it is not prepared to tolerate any nonsense from anyone : the lawyer retained as its vice-president of law and corporate affairs is called William Neukom . |
| 25 | The genes producing these peptides are quite distinct but it is not clear whether both peptides are produced in all L cells , as dual localisation is only seen in a proportion of them . |
| 26 | ‘ The hospital is quite adamant that it is not our policy to encourage smoking or allow cigarettes to be sold ’ . |
| 27 | Probably the most interesting object is the open cluster NGC 2244 , round the star 12 Monocerotis ( 5.8 ) ; it is quite easy to locate with binoculars , and I am rather surprised that it is not included in the Messier list . |
| 28 | It would seem to follow from this that men who fail to have regard to this question should in some circumstances be criminally liable but it is not clear whether the Committee intends this or not . |
| 29 | Caring for babies or smaller children can be physically taxing and occasionally irritating but it is not as emotionally demanding a job as protecting and nurturing an adolescent . |
| 30 | Hatton , for example , summed up the delinquency of Reggie Smashem and Billy Dustup as ‘ nothing more serious than the symptoms of healthy , vigorous , adventurous adolescence ’ : ‘ I propose to make a practical examination of this question of the ‘ hooligan ’ ’ , for I am seriously concerned that he is not getting a fair deal . ’ |