Example sentences of "is [verb] not to be [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | On the other hand , SSAP 12 ( which is directly concerned with depreciation ) is said not to be relevant to local authorities . |
| 2 | But once the difference between one 's body qua sensitive and one 's body qua sensible , is realised , it is seen not to be relevant . |
| 3 | This last total is seen not to be correct . |
| 4 | Most of all , The Lord of the Rings is felt not to be true to ‘ the fundamental character of reality ’ , not to mirror ‘ an adult experience of the world ’ , not to portray ‘ an emotional truth about humanity ’ . |
| 5 | But the discharge may be refused or postponed if he has been guilty of certain offences or misconduct in connection with the bankruptcy , or if his assets are insufficient for the payment of 50p in the £ , unless this is shown not to be due to the debtor 's fault . |
| 6 | I think it only right to comment that the fact that it is , in a case such as the present , open to a taxpayer to stipulate , if he wishes , that the money shall be repaid if it is found not to be due in pending proceedings , provides another practical reason why a case such as the present is likely to occur only in very rare circumstances indeed . |
| 7 | If a certificate is found not to be conclusive or final when the contract or terms of reference say it should be , that finding will provide good grounds for challenge . |
| 8 | Where the petitioner is found not to be entitled to have presented a petition or wished to withdraw his petition or allow it to be dismissed or fails to attend on the hearing , the court may substitute as petitioner any creditor who has given notice of intention to appear , wishes to prosecute the petition and is a creditor who would at the date of presentation of the petition have been in a position himself to present a petition against the debtor ( ie is presently owed more than £750 ) ( r 6.30 ) . |
| 9 | He said , referring to the contents of a mortgage deed : " If their purpose and nature is found not to be ancillary to the lending of money upon security , as , for example , to make the lending more profitable or safer , but some quite independent purpose , they may and should be independently scrutinised " ( ie subject to the restraint of trade doctrine ) . |
| 10 | If it is found not to be true , the member may claim qualified privilege if he acted without malice . |
| 11 | Power is believed not to be cumulative . |
| 12 | Some embody traditional notions of justice , such as the rule that a statute is presumed not to be retrospective ( except in procedural matters ) . |
| 13 | If these tests are all negative , the chemical is presumed not to be mutagenic . |
| 14 | However , the theme which deserves more attention is the basic argument of the article : the author is claiming not to be prejudiced and is attributing prejudice to those who oppose the National Front . |