Example sentences of "would [vb infin] not [adv] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | De Castelnau 's snap decision was one that in its fateful implications would affect not merely the course of the Battle of Verdun , or even of the war itself , but also the whole stream of subsequent French history . |
| 2 | The ‘ other professional officers ’ whose comments might be incorporated if appropriate would include not only the officers and advisers of the authority and centrally employed caring and counselling staff but also teaching and ancillary colleagues within the school . |
| 3 | That would benefit not only the individual , but the community in which he intends to live . |
| 4 | But in his eagerness to demonstrate how wonderful the scheme was , he let drop the fact that in the event of his death Karen would inherit not only the house , fully paid-off under the terms of their endowment mortgage , but also a lump sum amounting to almost half a million pounds . |
| 5 | Third market companies had to find a member firm to sponsor them who would ensure not only the suitability of the company for trading , but also that the company 's decisions were communicated to the shareholders , and that there was an effective and orderly market in the shares . |
| 6 | If we publish an article in these terms , we would dishearten not only the workers but their supporters also . ’ |
| 7 | The first hurdle to be overcome was the development of a joint US/New Zealand resolution which would meet not only the concerns of the South Pacific nations which were at the forefront of the initiative , but also would not alienate the US , whose powerful political muscle would be required to gain the necessary support . |
| 8 | But if PRP substitutes for existing pay , it is rarely going to be practicable for the employer to pocket the whole of the saving , since this would imply not only a reduction in the employees ' gross pay , but also an element of risk in remuneration that had previously been assured . |
| 9 | It was widely rumoured that if the Sagawa Kyubin affair was to be fully revealed its scope would surpass not only the Kyowa scandal , but also the Recruit affair . |
| 10 | It would reveal not only the acceptance of cruelty , suffering , destruction , fighting , massacring , torturing and other terrible acts that humanity as a whole instinctively condemns , but also the corruption , superstition , misrepresentation of the truth and love of pomp and elaborate ritual that has been allowed to flourish within the powerful hierarchies built up to control the various churches within the religions . |
| 11 | The broad definition of a ‘ base ’ contained in such statements left open the possibility that a settlement of the Afghan conflict along Soviet lines would involve not only the retention of Soviet military advisers but a Soviet-DRA agreement on granting the USSR some form of military base rights in Afghanistan following the withdrawal of Soviet troops from that country . |
| 12 | They and their publicity men realised acres of news space dedicated to the couple would promote not only the TV series but also their own newspapers , and photographers trailed the two stars everywhere during 1988 , at the height of the show 's popularity . |