Example sentences of "[adj] [not/n't] [adv] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is grievous news , grievous not only for this and other universities but for the nation ; for it is a grave national misfortune to be governed by those who do not know what a university is and what distinguishes it from other institutions of learning and study , not to mention training . |
| 2 | Hand-painted in ten different colourways to match the china , the tiles are proving popular not only for the floor and fireplace surrounds , but for brightening up the area around kitchen Agas . |
| 3 | Many of the Sparrow books are outstanding not just for the inscriptions inside them , but for the condition they 're in . |
| 4 | The piano part is outstanding not only for its dominance , but also for its difficulty , although the writing for the violin and cello is equally demanding . |
| 5 | Nonetheless the closest possible identification with other sufferers is preferable not only for each individual sufferer but also for the health of each Anonymous Fellowship . |
| 6 | It is normal not only for stallions to seek mares , but for a mare when she comes into season to seek a stallion . |
| 7 | Les on the rigged markets , and I think this go goes to the heart of the problem in relation to the difficulties that we have in relation to coal , the problems in relation to pits , and everything in relation to the whole campaign and what we need to campaign in relation to erm er energy policy and this is absolutely crucial not only for our members within the Energy and Utility Section but for our membership and for their families throughout er throughout the country . |
| 8 | Biotechnology is remarkable not just for its promise or its threat . |
| 9 | The leaders in the TFM Radio section of the poll ( 26 local radio stations are taking part with Woolworths ) are remarkable not simply for the number of votes they have received but because they both teach at Northfield Comprehensive School , Billingham . |
| 10 | This group is remarkable not only for the quality of its work , but also for the fact that no individual has ever been known by name ; only the corporate identity has come down across the years . |
| 11 | The blast that struck St Pierre was remarkable not only for its searing heat but also for its sheer force — masonry walls one metre thick were blown down , heavy cannon torn from their mounts , and a three-ton statue carried sixteen metres . |
| 12 | That rarity , an album without a filler — admire every aspect as Owens finger-flicks his way through the Stax-happy , gospel croons on a couple of things Sam Cooke would have loved to wrap his larynx around , and opts for the more brooding approach on the let's do crunch of ‘ Why You Treat Me This Way ? ’ — ‘ Blues Soul ’ is remarkable not only for the performance of its outfront star , but also for that of the Pete Wingfield-led back-up squad , which nary places a quaver in the wrong place , along with Mike Vernon 's knowing production . |
| 13 | Childebert 's legislation is remarkable not only for its range , but also for its clear dependence on Roman Law . |
| 14 | YOUR generous coverage of Neil Kinnock and Co 's shindig in York ( Echo January 13 ) was remarkable not only for its front page spread of crusader Kinnock ( a sad caricature of the Express 's Lord Beaverbrook ) , its 100 column inches of fact evasion and 2,000 words of distraction from political reality . |
| 15 | However , as the WPGET ventures into a 13th season , it is pleasing to reflect that it has been lucky not just for some , but for the majority of women golfers , both amateur and professional . |
| 16 | The high proportion of royalists looks embarrassing not only for Merton 's thesis but for variants of it which have claimed that it was the political radicalism ( not the puritanism ) of the parliamentary radicals that made them receptive to revolutionary science . |
| 17 | Van Gogh is famous not only for his art , but for his writing . |
| 18 | Whatever might have been the prosaic reason for his initial posting to Masai District , an officer who stayed long enough and had a sufficiently striking personality could expect to become locally famous not only for his love of the Masai but also for the love they bore for him . |
| 19 | Two graver pieces without such refrains are entitled ‘ sonata ’ and one of them , the Sonata pian' e forte , in which cornetto and three trombones alternate and combine with violino and three trombones , has become famous not only for its grave beauty but as one of the earliest printed instrumental compositions with dynamic markings . |
| 20 | There are many differences between these two bodies , but a detailed comparative study could be useful not only for the two areas involved but also for the southern European countries about to join the EEC . |
| 21 | Adrian Arbib makes hand-crafted boxes which are useful not only for day-to-day storage , but also for outdoor expeditions and for transporting finished works . |
| 22 | Adrian Arbib makes hand-crafted boxes which are useful not only for day-to-day storage , but also for outdoor expeditions and for transporting finished works . |
| 23 | These are useful not only for recording what is being excavated , but also to show the methods of excavation that are used . |
| 24 | We had about two months to prepare for the seven of them ; a period useful not only for the co-ordinating of the PR assault but also , I believe , a safety gap , a firebreak , a time in which the military could take stock , an interval in which Goreng could see if there was to be a resurgence of the lost FAKINTIL in the hills . |
| 25 | We are not against unions , we are for unions , unions can be very useful not only for their members but also for the management , we recognise that . |
| 26 | And that should be good not only for researchers but also for research and those who rely on it to help in improving the education they give , and receive . |
| 27 | The denationalisation programme has been good not only for the consumer , but for share owning and the improvement of both investment and wealth in this country . |
| 28 | The discovery of the so-called iceman has been fascinating not only for scientific experts ; it 's captured the public imagination as well . |
| 29 | As The Two Pheasants stood next door to his house , he was handy not only for his work at the church on the green , but also for his only pleasure . |
| 30 | On the other hand , he was concerned not just for his own popularity but for the legitimacy of his regime , in general , and of the presidency , in particular . |