Example sentences of "not [adv] [art] [adj] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the view of many discerning pop fans , The Farm are , of course , shite , the most recent and worst atrocity being their ‘ reading ’ ( or should we say brief flick through , glancing at the pictures ) of ‘ Do n't You Want Me ’ , which , contrary to popular belief , is not entirely a third-rate copy of the Human League original . |
| 2 | The trouble with all these lines is that when you get to a length exceeding about fifty miles ( 80km ) , the curvature of the Earth begins to become significant : a straight line on the map is not necessarily a straight line on the ground . |
| 3 | Commenting on this guideline in Capricorn Inks Pty Ltd v Lawter International ( Australasia ) Pty Ltd [ 1989 ] 1 Qd R 8 , at 15 , McPherson J said : … the existence of a " dispute " , although a factor , is not necessarily a decisive factor in determining whether arbitration or appraisement is involved . |
| 4 | This represented a significant increase in Gloucester 's power in the region , but not necessarily a corresponding decrease in royal authority . |
| 5 | This represented a significant increase in Gloucester 's power in the region , but not necessarily a corresponding decrease in royal authority . |
| 6 | As experience in the US or UK during the 1980s shows , a small state is not necessarily a weak state despite the rhetoric of claims that a limited state sector restores individual freedom and personal initiative . |
| 7 | Thirdly , the stated objectives of such a project are not necessarily a true representation of the motives of those who designed and implemented it . |
| 8 | It must be accepted that what we are collecting is people 's answers to questions , which is not necessarily a true picture of their activities . |
| 9 | He felt alien , not necessarily a bad thing in itself for an observer . |
| 10 | This , however , is not necessarily a fair test of the family 's unpopularity . |
| 11 | This , however , is not necessarily a fair test of the family 's unpopularity . |
| 12 | There is not necessarily a direct correlation between government ownership and the degree of government control . |
| 13 | Yet , as events had invariably shown , numerical superiority in attack was not necessarily the deciding factor in the face of modern artillery and machine-guns . |
| 14 | Provision of 52-week accommodation but not necessarily the additional focus on care , or a series of different short-term holiday placements , can lead to fragmentation of the children 's lives and inadequate preparation for the adult world . |
| 15 | Rildia Bee is easy to spot from any distance because she always wears floor-length dresses of silk brocade and a mink stole — which , air-conditioning or otherwise , is not necessarily the obvious choice of outfit in Fort Worth . |
| 16 | This poses problems because the market rate of exchange is not necessarily the ideal measure of the relative values of the goods and services consumed in each country . |
| 17 | A lot of the problems of alleged and actual extremism by local councils might , of course , be solved by changing the local voting system ( not necessarily the thin end of a nation wedge ) but Mrs Thatcher will never consider that . |
| 18 | ‘ More bobbies on the beat gives rise to greater confidence but they are not necessarily an effective use of police time , ’ he said . |
| 19 | It is not necessarily an accurate description of the demands of the job , and the skill label may result more from the strength of the trade union or occupational group in maintaining that its members should continue to hold that position , than from a dispassionate assessment of the skill content of the job . |
| 20 | The size of the dog is not necessarily an accurate reflection of its barking abilities . |
| 21 | Most people never have any trouble so there is no need to be paranoid , but do be aware of the facts : the little word ‘ taxi ’ or ‘ minicab ’ written on a car is not necessarily an official certificate of good character . |
| 22 | While this should not , of course , be taken to imply that female listeners lack intelligence , it does suggest that radio is not perhaps a suitable medium for putting across complex ideas or instructions . |
| 23 | The lawyer , the printing works foreman , and Beryl had each of them offered facets of the old man 's character which suggested not only a cynical vein of humour and a streak of malice but a disdainful attitude to at least some of those closest to him . |
| 24 | This last point was still valid two centuries later , as referred to in a report by the governor of the Varaždin district in 1737 : ‘ diese granitz nicht allein als ein antemurale contra Turcam , sed etiam contra Hungarum in casu rebellionis anzusehen ist ’ ( 'this frontier is not only a defensive outwork against the Turk , but can also be seen as protection in case of rebellion in Hungary' ) . |
| 25 | The Western book would be a magnificent present for anyone who likes the genre because it is not only a comprehensive guide to the films and film-makers , but also to the cultural background . |
| 26 | Thus the Decorator collection , into which she plunged more and more of her energies , was not only a useful device for slicing through hidebound public taste , but gave Laura a focus once more for her creative effervescence . |
| 27 | This means you have two choices to make — not only a suitable colour for the mounting card but also the background to go with it . |
| 28 | On the Friday Daley Thompson successfully beat off the German challenge and retained his decathlon crown , and Roger Black , just twenty years of age , added not only a European title to his Commonwealth gold but a new British record as well . |
| 29 | This demonstrates not only a worrying return to the homophobia of earlier years , but an increasing desire on the part of central government to control the activities of locally elected government . |
| 30 | There is a danger , if this is done , that it may be forgotten that pottery is not only a fascinating subject in its own right , but that it offers vital dating evidence for the chronology of the site , and the key sherds must appear in the body of the main report , with similar critical evidence . |