Example sentences of "[vb pp] not [prep] [be] [adj] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Most of all , The Lord of the Rings is felt not to be true to ‘ the fundamental character of reality ’ , not to mirror ‘ an adult experience of the world ’ , not to portray ‘ an emotional truth about humanity ’ . |
| 2 | On the other hand , SSAP 12 ( which is directly concerned with depreciation ) is said not to be relevant to local authorities . |
| 3 | NERC is in a situation in which it can not please every department , and it can only achieve a limited degree of acceptability by adopting the negative posture of being seen not to be unfair to particular departments ( hence spreading small numbers of grants as widely as possible ) . |
| 4 | But the discharge may be refused or postponed if he has been guilty of certain offences or misconduct in connection with the bankruptcy , or if his assets are insufficient for the payment of 50p in the £ , unless this is shown not to be due to the debtor 's fault . |
| 5 | He said , referring to the contents of a mortgage deed : " If their purpose and nature is found not to be ancillary to the lending of money upon security , as , for example , to make the lending more profitable or safer , but some quite independent purpose , they may and should be independently scrutinised " ( ie subject to the restraint of trade doctrine ) . |
| 6 | However , on the facts the plaintiff failed to establish a breach of such duty to take care and E. Lacon & Co. were held not to be liable to the plaintiff . |