Example sentences of "not [vb infin] to [be] [adj] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | According to the report , the proposed staffing structures for the projected new unitary authorities do not appear to be capable of maintaining the current level and quality of services and management practices . |
| 2 | It is precisely a feature of the debate that no statement was innocent : employers and unionists used the arguments they hoped would further their own cause and did not appear to be aware of the contradictions in their logic . |
| 3 | He bemoaned the recession , and said : ’ The government does not appear to be aware of the seriousness of the situation , especially with respect to smaller builders who are on short term jobs . |
| 4 | What is perhaps more disturbing is that many existing IT specialists do not appear to be aware of some fundamental principles involved in designing reliable , " user-friendly " and " environment-friendly " information systems . |
| 5 | Yet if the theist is prepared to admit that he or she does not have to be certain of the truths that they are affirming , this particular criticism of theism fails . |
| 6 | With this knowledge inside them , people do not have to be afraid of their own anger , nor their own assertiveness . |
| 7 | On the other hand , people do not have to be conscious of the system of production as such . |
| 8 | They have to make the system work , of course , but in order to do this , they do not have to be conscious of its nature . |
| 9 | ‘ You will not have to be ashamed of your mother , Paul , ’ Sophia Arkwright said softly . |
| 10 | The problem for the archbishop was that while the king could now expect the clergy to offer subsidies for the defence of the realm , a campaign in Flanders and Gascony did not seem to be defensive of the realm , nor could the French claims to homage for Gascony be immediately construed as imperilling the kingdom . |
| 11 | Dustin played a timid bank clerk who dreams of being a ladies ' man , although he does not seem to be short of girlfriends . |
| 12 | Mr and Mrs Reynolds appear bemused by the speed of events and do not seem to be aware of the severity of the situation , despite a discussion with the surgeon about the possibility of the need for a colostomy ( a surgically formed opening into the colon through which faecal material is excreted ) . |
| 13 | The Prime Minister does not seem to be aware of what is happening with prescription charges . |
| 14 | Believing in democracy for its own sake does not seem to be characteristic of Chinese political thought , past or present . |
| 15 | Which did not cease to be full of visitors coming and going , eating and drinking . |
| 16 | ‘ The national interest ’ was also a rebuff to congressmen , who could not afford to be critical of it , even when they already knew it as grounds to keep them in the dark . |
| 17 | The technical officer could not fail to be conscious of the lethal potential of an electrical discharge from the platform . |
| 18 | But I think he is simple-minded ’ — can not fail to be full of good things . |
| 19 | Unless a player is totally without imagination , then he can not fail to be aware of what has gone before as he makes his pilgrimage round Augusta . |