Example sentences of "not [adj] [verb] [conj] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In La Route des Flandres , the fluctuations between first and third person mean that it is not possible to contend that the novel 's discourse is organized entirely around the consciousness of the central character Georges , who otherwise seems to be re-creating his experiences in the course of a night in bed with the widow of his commanding officer , some time after the wartime conflict . |
| 2 | Though the inhibition of absorption induced by the α-glucosidase inhibitors is the primary phenomenon , under the present experimental conditions , it is not possible to estimate whether the acceleration in the intestinal transit time contributes to carbohydrate malabsorption by reducing the contact time between the intestinal contents and small intestinal mucosa . |
| 3 | So , until the decision is made again , it is not possible to say whether the loss would not have been suffered but for the illegal decision . |
| 4 | Merkur Island were not parties to any contract for the supply of towage services , so it was not possible to say that the purpose of the action was to prevent the supply of services between an employer who was party to the dispute ( Merkur Island ) and the employer under the contract of employment to which the secondary action related ( the tug owners ) . |
| 5 | It is not possible to say that the material as to the second audit must be irrelevant . |
| 6 | It was not possible to ascertain if the son wanted to take over . |
| 7 | A control non-diabetic group was not recruited in this study so that it was not possible to determine whether the prevalence of hypertension in diabetics was greater than in non-diabetics . |
| 8 | It is thus not possible to tell whether the significance of the laterality effect observed was due to " same " and/or " different " trials . |
| 9 | I fear that the Secretary of State was not right to claim that the Bill is universally welcomed . |
| 10 | Unlike some of his theological colleagues , Bishop Montefiore is not afraid to state that the question of whether God exists is a definite question of fact . |
| 11 | Zuwaya were not prepared to accept that the law is embodied in a person or office , for then it acquires authority , a hierarchy of instances of control and review . |
| 12 | He was not prepared to admit that the universe could have many alternative histories , as in the sum over histories . |
| 13 | It would be arrogant to suggest that the West no longer tells the story , but I think that it is not untrue to say that the Devil is not as central to that story as he was . |
| 14 | The impact on financial reporting is not easy to assess because the exercise is more concerned with rationalizing the SSAPs to fit current reporting practice ( as determined primarily by the law ) than it is concerned with changing current reporting practice by implementation of SSAPs . |
| 15 | He was not supposed to know whether the dealer was buying or selling on his client 's behalf , but nonetheless he attempted to guess this from the runner 's facial expression and comments . |
| 16 | For example , it is not uncommon to hear that the carer ‘ cracked ’ when a parent is incontinent immediately after leaving the toilet . |
| 17 | It is also not uncommon to find that the projection used to map a particular phenomenon is altered from time to time . |
| 18 | Such a spreading strategy is useful when the price of the middle contract is out of line with the prices of the near and far contracts , and the trader is not able to predict whether the adjustment will be primarily in the price of the middle contract , or in the prices of the near and far contracts . |
| 19 | I am not able to say that the steering group has achieved fair and equal representation of all its members . |
| 20 | In addition , a purchaser from the chargee is not concerned to determine whether the charge has become void . |
| 21 | If the young adult dog or puppy sees the owner run screaming to the house in terror , it is not unreasonable to assume that the dog will quickly follow . |
| 22 | Indeed , since the 1980 Education Act 's requirement that all schools publish their examination results , it is not unreasonable to surmise that the influence of examinations upon teaching quality ( or its lack ) is likely to grow in years to come . |
| 23 | Because prosecution is a last resort it is not unreasonable to suggest that the offe |
| 24 | In real life it is not unreasonable to expect that the learner may often hear things of which the meaning escapes him . |
| 25 | This is not trivial to assess since the measure of recall is binary and there are relatively few points at the high levels of risk . |
| 26 | It was the smart thing to do down Hollywood , but it is not difficult to see that the venom and enjoyment that went into those attacks of the 1920s tell us more about the social values of elites and in particular of intellectuals than they do about movies as such . |
| 27 | Steps cut into the patio or terrace are not difficult to construct if the ground is firm , as it will only be necessary to cut the step shape into the hard earth . |
| 28 | It is not difficult to imagine that the impact of the crash caused damage to almost all the various spindles that make up the centre-pieces of many of the sub-assemblies . |
| 29 | It is not necessary to suppose that the design of a body or organ is the best that an engineer could conceive of . |
| 30 | It is not necessary to presume that the progression defined indicates some inescapable order in the way children learn , or some sequence of difficulty inherent in the material to be learnt . |