Example sentences of "is [adj] that it [be] not " in BNC.
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| 1 | Lovell is emphatic that it is not a fast-track management programme but a way of offering highly motivated individuals the chance to fully develop themselves in technical , business and behavioural areas . |
| 2 | It is arguable that it is not , because since the contract allows the seller to vary the delivery date , the seller has performed exactly in accordance with the contract , and the buyer can not reasonably expect any other peformance . |
| 3 | Erm it is likely that it 's not a linear scale anyway . |
| 4 | However , it is likely that it was not felt necessary to refer the matter anywhere else as , according to current practice , it was a matter of discipline . |
| 5 | It is important that it is not a whitewash in this school as there are things which need uncovering . |
| 6 | But more than one such mention , or a too heavily insisted on mention , especially when it is plain that it is not contributing to the whole , simply draws attention to the fact that you are producing fiction . |
| 7 | Leaving aside for the time being the question of ‘ hostile intent , ’ it is plain that it is not enough that the defendant deliberately does an act that has the incidental effect of obstructing the police ; he must also have some notion that he is obstructing and causing the police difficulties . |
| 8 | This it manifestly does , but it is aware that it is not unique in doing so ( whence the many references to Tristam Shandy and Jacques le fataliste , archetypes of the novel that undermines its own stated project of telling a story ) . |
| 9 | But it is not unlawful force , and the intruder is aware that it is not , and no offence is committed . |
| 10 | Rule 41 of the Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules ( HC 169 ) provides : ‘ A man seeking to enter the UK for marriage to a woman settled here and who intends to settle here thereafter ’ will be refused entry clearance unless the ECO is satisfied that it is not the primary purpose of the marriage to obtain admission to the UK . |
| 11 | However , a Commissioner may still investigate if he is satisfied that it is not reasonable to expect the complainant to use or have used this right . |
| 12 | The court is required to appoint a guardian ad litem for the child , unless it is satisfied that it is not necessary to do so in the interests of the child . |
| 13 | A waterfall does not have to be prefabricated to be successful and in certain circumstances it is desirable that it is not so . |