Example sentences of "[adj] is not only [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The reason for this is not only that these organisations are inherently unlikely to broadcast such material , but also that they are subject to different controls as to the content of what they broadcast . |
| 2 | And if , as so oft en , ecstasy obliterates the specificity of the landscape which simultaneously enables and absorbs it , this is not only because ecstasy is of its nature blind ; it is also because what we repudiate remains with us as partial blindness to what we embrace in its stead . |
| 3 | This is not only because marriage is thought more important but because higher education is dangerous . |
| 4 | This is not only because of the harmful effects they can have on the physical self but also because the need for them indicates a severe deficiency in the emotional self — a deficiency which needs to be helped and treated rather than disguised . |
| 5 | This is not only because of the risks to the health of the attempters and the distress to families and friends , but also because of the implications for the health services in terms of use of limited resources . |
| 6 | This is not only because it has a weak case — as we show elsewhere ( this issue , p 76 ) , there are certainly some doubts about the validity of the CEGB 's claims that Sizewell B will reduce the cost of electricity in England and Wales by allowing the board to burn less coal — but also because it is difficult to see what the inspector can say about economics when he comes to writing his final report . |
| 7 | This is not only because law and morality are related , but also because some costs ( eg. the loss of confidence in the markets ) are incapable of being quantified . |
| 8 | This is not only because they face a " bull market " for their skills , but also because they are a small and homogeneous population . |
| 9 | This is not only because there is such a wide range from which to choose , but also because worshippers have strong views and deep feelings . |
| 10 | This is not only because of the need for a contractor to make money but also to achieve an acceptable cash flow and , ideally , to obtain more work from the same client in the future . |
| 11 | This is not only because quotation contributes to an appropriate " literary critical " register ( for this dubious reason , quotations are often believed to be " compulsory in essays " ) ; it is also because your essays are largely about language ( both the language of the literary texts you are analysing and also the language of critical works about them ) , so quotation is the main way of presenting essential data . |