Example sentences of "[coord] [vb mod] not [be] [verb] by " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is of course true that the work they carried out may or may not be done by a small part of some other organization but this in itself is a startling example of fragility . |
| 2 | The 5000-word critical analysis , which may or may not be supported by graphical evidence , has also been criticised as being a test more of the candidate 's authorship than of his professional ability , and an exercise more easily tackled by the ex-full-time student than by the part-time candidate . |
| 3 | Consenting to have one 's mail opened by another , to be visited without prior arrangement , and to have another arrange aspects of one 's plans or activities without prior consultation ( e.g. accepting invitations in one 's name ) may or may not be justified by their instrumental value , but in any case they are taken in our culture as expressing the existence of certain attitudes , as in part constituting those attitudes . |
| 4 | According to the type of enterprise chosen , certain formalities may or may not have to be carried out , those participating in the finance of the company may or may not be protected by limited liability , and the potential growth and financial resources of the enterprise may also be determined . |
| 5 | The views expressed may or may not be shared by their readerships , but they are invested with a special status by virtue of numbers . |
| 6 | Such ability may or may not be accompanied by an understanding of the theory that lies behind the skill . |
| 7 | This may or may not be accompanied by feelings of affection ; the analysis by Graham ( 1983 ) that ‘ Feeling concern and taking charge have both psychological and material connotations ’ has helped to distinguish these two elements . |
| 8 | Are there any reasons why a specimen of blood can not or should not be taken by a doctor ? |
| 9 | When considering what might or might not be permitted by the planning authority or by the Secretary of State on appeal there are large numbers of policies with which the development may have to comply . |
| 10 | An attempt to clarify the position as to what works would or would not be affected by the ban had further confused the issue . |
| 11 | This could occur if the breach by the seller is a failure to deliver the goods by the contractual delivery date , or if the seller commits an anticipatory repudiation , e.g. informs the buyer that he will not be delivering or will not be delivering by the contractual delivery date . |
| 12 | Anger against the person who has died can be experienced as dangerous and may not be tolerated by the bereaved , so other outlets for our anger and sense of loss have to be found . |
| 13 | The fact is that the rotting process in timber can be long and slow , and may not be observed by the householder until a very advanced stage of decay has been reached . |
| 14 | If this is the case , then comparable recovery rates among analytic therapies are hardly remarkable , and may not be caused by the therapeutic technique used with the patients . |
| 15 | Seeing the primal figure is dangerous ; tribesmen avoid the sight of their chief , and God can not and must not be seen by mortals . |
| 16 | The maintenance of high academic quality , especially in a period of expansion , must be of paramount importance for this University and must not be prejudiced by inappropriate or excessive efficiency measures . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | Today sees the start of National Chip Week , during which the Frozen Food Information Service will endeavour to persuade the British public that the humble chip is , in fact , an important part of a healthy diet and should not be condemned by would-be nutritional experts . |
| 19 | These two linked workshops explore the techniques used in ‘ Skylark ’ to devise and perform original work for the theatre , and should not be missed by anyone committed to developing their work as performers . |
| 20 | At the local level , where departments are often housed in the same buildings , and where officers and councillors — as well as prominent local interest group officials , journalists , council ‘ clients ’ ( headmasters , businessmen , builders , and so on ) — live in the same locality , the informal dimension is especially important and should not be obscured by undue emphasis on formal hierarchies . |
| 21 | It is believed that the environment should be subject to broad-based scanning and should not be restricted by what is already ‘ known ’ to the company of the existing general environment , current markets , product lines or services . |
| 22 | Paraffin oil heaters , although now much improved in design for safety and ease of filling , can be a hazard for some of the frail elderly , and should not be used by them if any other form of heating is available . |
| 23 | I WRITE in response to Judith Raymont ( November 16 ) who wrote of the cartoon Men — A User 's Guide , ‘ It is either insulting to men and should not be endorsed by publication , or it is witty and amusing , in which case we , as women , have no right to complain about equivalent portrayals of female stereotypes . ’ |
| 24 | Children 's artistic sense is innate and should not be cramped by an adult 's vision or formal teaching . |
| 25 | The prescribed element is , in effect , frozen for the time being and should not be paid by the employer . |
| 26 | ‘ Kaiserslautern are experienced and might not be troubled by the atmosphere , but what will bother them is the type of football we are playing , ’ he added , referring to the game against Blackburn and the 7–1 Coca-Cola Cup thrashing of Leicester . |
| 27 | Four of the 128 patients studied were excluded because H pylori was identified in histological specimens only and could not be confirmed by culture or CLO test . |
| 28 | While they were alone and could not be overheard by those inside the house , she once more broached the subject of his mother 's continued presence at the Manor . |
| 29 | Their use of subterfuge can be justified only to obtain material which ought to be published in the public interest and could not be obtained by other means . |
| 30 | If we tried to describe a theory of legislation sufficiently uncontroversial to command close to universal assent among our lawyers and judges , we would be limited to something like this : if the words of a statute admit of only one meaning , no matter in what context they are uttered , and if we have no reason to doubt that this is the meaning understood by all the legislators who voted for or against the statute or abstained , and the statute so understood achieves no results not intended by all those who voted for it and would be so understood by all the members of the public to whom it is addressed , and could not be thought by any sensible person To violate any of the substantive or procedural constraints of the Constitution , or otherwise offend any widely held view about fairness or efficiency in legislation , then the propositions contained in that statute , understood in that way , are part of the community 's law . |