Example sentences of "[be] not simply a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | What we need is not simply a new , flatter organization but an understanding of how managerial hierarchy functions — how it relates to the complexity of work and how we can use it to achieve a more effective deployment of talent and energy . |
| 2 | His example makes it seem that the circle is not simply a detachable result of , or something which can be considered in isolation from , certain motions , but rather something whose very nature and properties are essentially tied up with its method of production . |
| 3 | Members of those cultures might , with some justification , argue that the distinction between language-systems and the state of the world is not simply a neutral , theoretical tool but itself an ideological weapon constructed within a dominant culture and serving the purposes of cultural and linguistic imperialism . |
| 4 | The technology employed is not simply a neutral manifestation of progress : it both reflects and helps to reinforce the social relations which exist between managers and those who occupy their buildings . |
| 5 | There is an early retirement pension , a late retirement pension , an ill-health retirement pension and , perhaps more important , an in-built provision for index linking so that it is not simply a straightforward sum each year . |
| 6 | learning to relax is not simply a pleasant thing to do . |
| 7 | It will be able to demonstrate ( aided by Thames ' formidable selling skills ) that it is not simply a complacent white elephant milking the public purse . |
| 8 | It is not simply a legal issue or even a theological one . |
| 9 | God 's Word is not simply a bare event of encounter with the Subject who stands over against us as Lord . |
| 10 | This is not simply a passing fad . |
| 11 | Spiritual direction is not simply a cosy chat , and being straight may be one of the most important contributions you make to a person . |
| 12 | Within these limitations , however , an amorphous and diverse spread of topics remains to be explored , particularly since a persistent theme of this chapter will be to emphasize that environmentalism in rural England is not simply a technological or ecological affair , but a social , political and even philosophical question , too . |
| 13 | Muji is not simply a post-matt black yuppie haven , but beware — once you buy one thing , you 'll find it hard to stop . |
| 14 | Analyses of ‘ news values ’ suggest that the information chosen is not simply a random selection of events . |
| 15 | It is not simply a theoretical system of thought — it is a basis for action . |
| 16 | Malcolm Storry 's bullet-headed Aufidius is not simply a rude barbarian but an acute analyst of Coriolanus 's character : Mr Storry has the priceless gift of making the language tangible so that when he says ‘ I think he 'll be to Rome as is the osprey to the fish ’ the image comes resonantly alive . |
| 17 | It is not simply a contractual relationship which can be ended at will , for what God has joined together can not be ended lightly . |
| 18 | is not simply a money-centred enterprise . |
| 19 | It has an insidious fascination , and is given added mystery by the surrounding emptiness , which is not simply a physical background to a carefully composed work . |
| 20 | But this is not simply a parochial choice . |
| 21 | The issue of the meaning of government is not simply a semantic one . |
| 22 | But , she argues , it 's not simply a new spirit of democracy which should prompt such thinking . |
| 23 | Contrary to rumour , hair loss is n't simply a hereditary condition nor is it confined to men . |
| 24 | His was not simply a negative strategy of " divide and rule " . |
| 25 | This was not simply a boastful assertion of the worth of his own cultural background , for there is no doubt that at this time the Dalmatians included theologians , philosophers , poets and lawyers whose ‘ minds were admired by Italy itself ’ . |
| 26 | The man was not simply a present enigma . |
| 27 | This was not simply a hollow hewn out of the mound ; a room to admire or to sit in . |
| 28 | This was not simply a marginal grievance for the French workers : it was the dominant source of their resentment about their situation as manual workers in French society . ’ |
| 29 | Two-Three-One was not simply a resident unit at Bassingbourn it was Bassingbourn and vice versa . |
| 30 | He was not simply a fine goalkeeper , an imposing figure between the posts and a great club man — he was also exceptionally brave . |