Example sentences of "not a matter for " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is not a matter for the Government . ’ |
| 2 | Another sporting triumph followed hard upon the conquest of Everest and gave added reassurance to the nation , especially those steeped in the amateur spirit for whom the demolition of English professional football by Puskas and the Hungarians was not a matter for much regret . |
| 3 | At one point he talks of the extension over time of ‘ a personality ’ rather than of ‘ a person ’ , and might have said that , even if the general knew what he did as a boy , it could be nothing to him , no part of his adult conception of himself , and so not a matter for guilt or blame . |
| 4 | Yet , while he considers his relationships to be ‘ personal ’ and not a matter for newspaper talk , he played the public role of superstud for years . |
| 5 | Is it not a matter for scientists ? |
| 6 | ‘ In my work I am involved in life and death situations so , on the scale of things , I decided that losing an election was not a matter for heartbreak . ’ |
| 7 | Normally this is not a matter for negotiation : whichever one the parent picks is the priority . |
| 8 | He seems to have thought that the pope ought to have maintained the decrees of his predecessor , but this was not a matter for him to decide . |
| 9 | Both rulers and ruled may believe that some issues are not a matter for public concern . |
| 10 | Therefore , despite the fact that a little over a year had passed since the Report had been received , he suggested that the interval between publication and the debate was not a matter for regret . |
| 11 | This , however , is surely not a matter for grave concern ( except of course to ardent devotees ) since the precise metaphysical status of the magic shibboleth is of much less interest than the insights which it has inspired . |
| 12 | In answer to questions the Home Secretary at this time had stated that this was an issue for individual courts to make requests of the press , not a matter for legislation . |
| 13 | Police enforcement of the traditional code , on the other hand , is in theory not a matter for a mere segment of the population , and except where the police deal with persistent or ‘ problem ’ offenders , their target population is one made up of strangers , given to unpredictable deviance . |
| 14 | However , the basis for that was not a matter for the Divisional Court . |
| 15 | But that again , is not a matter for this court . |
| 16 | Although it is not a matter for me , I would hope and expect that Parliament would be similarly sensitive to the need to refrain from trespassing upon the province of the courts . |
| 17 | Thus , if an objective is to provide 250 new council houses , this is not a matter for the housing department alone . |
| 18 | Anyway , it 's not a matter for us I know , that er depending on where you sit in conference you can have difficulty seeing the no smoking signs , but I 've every confidence you 're gon na take my word for this . |
| 19 | I take my hon. Friend 's point , but I must say to him that it is not a matter for me . |
| 20 | Most people would have regarded what is happening in the Soviet Union as a matter of some importance , not a matter for the fourth-form behaviour that we see on the Opposition Benches . |
| 21 | That is not a matter for me . |
| 22 | The Government complained about the cost and said that it was not a matter for them or that matters were not that bad . |
| 23 | That is not a matter for me . |
| 24 | It is not a matter for our grandchildren or even our children , but it is to be decided in a fortnight 's time . |
| 25 | Clearly , this is not a matter for the Home Secretary . |
| 26 | Something that may arise in future is not a matter for me now . |
| 27 | This may be my last utterance in the House before the next general election , but I hope to be back — although that is not a matter for me . |
| 28 | However , some risks may simply be unacceptable and therefore not a matter for compromise or optimisation . |
| 29 | But this is a matter for concern , not a matter for despair . |
| 30 | It 's not a matter for ruling people out because they 've become unemployed , through no fault of their own , absolutely not . |