Example sentences of "[adj] [that] it [is] [not/n't] " in BNC.
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| 1 | erm I 'm conscious of the fact that I 've been going on for perhaps too long and I may not have said quite enough about Darwin , but let me just finish by saying this that it 's not possible today , I believe , to discuss any important problem in biology without Darwin 's thought being absolutely central to what you 're saying all the time . |
| 2 | Is it not clear that it is not ambulance staff which have withdrawn the emergency cover from London , but the management ? ’ |
| 3 | In any event , the Act makes it clear that it is not unlawful for a teacher to inflict corporal punishment ( as defined in the Act ) where it is necessary ‘ for reasons that include averting an immediate danger of personal injury to , or an immediate danger to the property of , any person ( including the pupil concerned ) ’ . |
| 4 | Although European railway executives see British rail traffic as important , it is quite clear that it is not crucial to plans for the development of a European network which will proceed whatever happens on the other side of the Channel . |
| 5 | Reporting that Judge Vaughn Walker has entered an order establishing a hearing date on summary judgement motions for May 5 in the look-and-feel suit brought against it and Hewlett-Packard Co by Apple Computer Inc , Microsoft Corp makes it quite clear that it is not prepared to tolerate any nonsense from anyone : the lawyer retained as its vice-president of law and corporate affairs is called William Neukom . |
| 6 | The opening fourteen chapters of Scale 1 provide a context of definitions for Hilton 's particular address to a recluse asking advice on the contemplative life which , in the first chapter , he acknowledges to be a demanding process : Although in defining active and contemplative life Hilton makes it clear that contemplative life belongs especially he , characteristically , makes it clear that it is not ruled out for actives . |
| 7 | I have to , I have to make it er perfectly clear that it is not part of the official business of the meeting . |
| 8 | The management of the trustees is really , I venture to think , of the nature of what is described in one of the rules as a private or domestic use , and so described for the purpose of making it clear that it is not to be allowed as a deduction . |
| 9 | ‘ British Coal have made it clear that it is not up to them , ’ he said . |
| 10 | So , if you feel strongly about male babysitters , speak out — while making it clear that it 's not personal , it 's just for the sake of your peace of mind . |
| 11 | Or will our message be so weak and insipid that it is not worth having . |
| 12 | I am afraid that it is not as simple as that . |
| 13 | ‘ You 're just peeved that it 's not about your subject , that 's all . |
| 14 | One vet on his or her own almost inevitably gets absorbed into a larger one , or fees must be kept so low that it is n't profitable . ’ |
| 15 | Very shortly after that the barrister said ( also in the presence of the jury ) , ‘ I am sorry that it is not possible to comply with the jury 's request , but I accept your Honour 's ruling and the thinking that lies behind it . ’ |
| 16 | At Procedure Roll a defender may , very occasionally , succeed in persuading a Court that the pursuer 's case is so hopeless that it is not worth allowing evidence to be heard because even if that evidence was heard , it would not make out a case which would entitle the pursuer to succeed . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | He is now upset that it is not our policy and keeps saying that the views in it must be the views of Ministers . |
| 19 | the odds will be such that it 's not worth doing for a , a place , but if you 're betting , I mean forget how much I got last year , but I think it came in about thirty to one or something . |
| 20 | We had previously reported , however , that the imprecision of measurement of height is such that it is not possible , in the short term , to label a child a ‘ good ’ or ‘ poor ’ grower . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | He says that at first clients refused to believe it could be done so fast — some need to be convinced that it 's not just science fiction . |
| 23 | Even so , given all the memory you have lying around in your PC and your printer , it does seem unfair that it is n't being used to its fullest extent . |
| 24 | Why is the Scottish Office so feeble that it is not prepared to go to the Treasury to obtain the funds needed to complete the improvement scheme once and for all ? |
| 25 | Businesses have become so complex and diverse that it is not possible to achieve complete uniformity of accounting bases . |
| 26 | Erm it is likely that it 's not a linear scale anyway . |
| 27 | We know this from experience ; it seems so obvious that it is not even worth saying . |
| 28 | If the type of gig you are offered is so unusual that it is not covered by any of the existing contracts , an MU official will devise one to suit your needs , or add necessary clauses to an existing contract ( for performing on the back of a moving open-back lorry , the contract might require clauses covering additional risks ! ) . |
| 29 | It 's absolutely ludicrous that it 's not advertised and that no one does anything about it . |
| 30 | Each activity looks specifically at the delivery of a number of national curriculum elements in the different subject areas , though the activity is planned to make sure that it is not too didactic , and not too heavily content-orientated . |