Example sentences of "[noun pl] [modal v] not [be] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | MARTIN COWAN , 48 , is a musical instrument technology student who is well aware that his own particular skills may not be in demand when he finishes his training . |
| 2 | In practice , however , the elasticity of demand for imports and exports may not be of an appropriate value or else it may take considerable time before such automatic forces become effective . |
| 3 | Well , that last statement is not exactly true as I agree with the sentiments of those who have argued that the Exile clubs should not be in the Courage Leagues , which are meant to be for English players . |
| 4 | However , the EC authorities should not be over zealous in this matter to the extent of arguing that any territorial division of the EC market , especially the charging of different prices in different countries , is a sign of non-competitive behaviour . |
| 5 | Peter Forbes on why words should not be like numbers |
| 6 | Such a negative criterion could be that the parties should not be of the same sex , as could be the notion that one party should not be an animal . |
| 7 | ( In practice the meshes need not be of constant size nor need they be of uniform shape . ) |
| 8 | So Sean O'Farrell and his pleasantries would not be to her taste today . |
| 9 | ‘ We have looked at the situation carefully , ’ a spokeswoman said , ‘ and we are confident that our clients will not be in any danger . ’ |
| 10 | Although baby universes may not be of much use for space travel , they have important implications for our attempt to find a complete unified theory that will describe everything in the universe . |
| 11 | A second , but equally fundamental , principle is that people 's lives should not be in forfeit because of the ideas they choose to express . |
| 12 | for this reason , pre-ordering of relations ( strictly , tuples need not be in any pre-defined order in the relational model ) and the use of indexes to increase speeds of particular accesses , are both options in many DBMS to improve their overall performance . |
| 13 | Realistically , the new lines would not be in commission until the end of 1995 ; because of the delay caused by the public inquiry , the NGC has been granted a temporary exemption from its obligation to link the Wilton power station to the grid network . |
| 14 | Those that have substantial incomes should not be in a position to take up houses that might otherwise be allocated to those on a lower income and Mr Mayor i as a result of this I feel that that I would urge this council , although I suspect I shall be unsuccessful , in supporting this motion . |
| 15 | Now every opinion poll in er Britain for the last twenty two years has said that they believe that has shown that the people believe that the troops should not be in Northern Ireland . |
| 16 | The work reported on in section 3.3 suggested that there may be economic efficiency ( as well as taxation efficiency ) reasons for the introduction of share options , and in general it suggested that managerial emolument packages should not be in the form of a straight salary but should involve some performance-improving subtleties . |
| 17 | Rincewind tried to work it out , and decided that even if the box were crammed with star opals and sticks of auricholatum the contents would not be worth one-tenth the price of the container . |
| 18 | If it could be shown that , as some holists contend , those individual actions , decisions and choices which are appealed to in explanation , are themselves the causal outcomes of various larger states of social affairs , then individuals would not be of any special interest . |
| 19 | No the guests will not be in costume , we thought it was unfair that they should make them in costume . |
| 20 | Terrorists will not be among them . |
| 21 | Their new gas plants will not be on stream for several years ; they need a secure , well-priced coal contract for a long time to come . |
| 22 | Even if you succeed in building up a good practice as a junior your troubles will not be at an end , because at that point in your career you will have to decide whether to apply for silk . |
| 23 | In a good year a gathering of twenty pounds would not be at all unusual of the largest and most succulent imaginable . |
| 24 | the loss of sole practices or small firms would not be in the public interest ; |
| 25 | His brother in law hopes their efforts will not be in vain . |
| 26 | Many firms will not be in this fortunate position and will have to be very careful in determining their prices if they are to avoid losses and possible bankruptcy . |
| 27 | At the meeting , the most important point to convey is that your alternative proposals need not be to their detriment , either in financial terms or in the provision of any accommodation they may be hoping for in a new development on the site . |
| 28 | Profits may not be on the agenda , but quality certainly is and Bob said : ‘ We get no favours nor do we want them . |
| 29 | Furthermore , the auditors can only report on the information which they have been given by the Vendor and if that information is inaccurate ( causing the Accounts to be wrong ) the auditors will not be at fault . |
| 30 | If the machine needle is bent , the two needles will not be in the correct position in relation to each other , so the stitch will not transfer from the machine needle to the linker needle . |