Example sentences of "[coord] it is no [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The country was made without lines of demarcation and it is no man 's business to divide it … |
| 2 | And it is no surprise that the man who first addressed a novel called The Joke to the citizens of a prohibitionist state in the middle of Europe twenty-five years ago should treat them with as much sympathy as harsh lucidity . |
| 3 | From Nietzsche 's private notes of the period , it appears that his conservative inclinations were reinforced by Hanslick 's insistence on traditional formal principles of composition and the orthodox ideal of autonomous musical structures ; and it is no surprise to find distinct hostility in Nietzsche 's recorded comments on the new piano score of Die Walküre in 1866 . |
| 4 | The valleys are absolute tranquillity and it is no wonder that writers and poets have found inspiration here for many years . |
| 5 | The so-called ‘ fourth generation ’ were caught in the middle and it is no wonder they suffered from a ‘ clash in values ’ described in a number of articles discussing youth ‘ problems ’ . |
| 6 | Add these facts to the evidence displayed in the charts section ( pages 65 to 73 ) at the back of the magazine ) of the variety of interest rates charged by the lenders and it is no wonder that a £100,000 borrower can save the price of a new car simply by doing a little homework . |
| 7 | On every score , it is a well established and well operated pension scheme and it is no wonder that there is immense concern among employees of the Scottish Bus Group about the implications for the scheme after privatisation . |
| 8 | The book closely follows the the new graded teaching system of the Royal Yachting Association ( RYA ) and it is no coincidence that the chapters use the names of the RYA 's Levels 1 to 5 . |
| 9 | Big Percy Cherrett fed off him for two seasons but it was Peter Simpson who benefited most from the work of the talented left-winger and it is no coincidence that Peter scored more goals in each of the three seasons in which Clarke was his team-mate than in any of the succeeding campaigns . |
| 10 | Its key terms , such as ‘ action ’ and ‘ act ’ , are universal , and it is no coincidence that ethogenic theorists tend to select illustrative materials across the ranges of historical and anthropological sources . |
| 11 | In certain societies , formal education may attempt to make explicit and controlled some of these processes of learning , and it is no coincidence that Bourdieu is otherwise known as a writer on the French educational system ( e.g. Bourdieu and Passeron 1977 ; 1979 ) . |
| 12 | The mid-'70s are now seen as something of a cultural wasteland for rock and it is no exaggeration to say that Wednesday 's NME was the highlight of the musical week for a generation . |
| 13 | It is exactly the same attitude as we find in Chaucer 's Canterbury Tales ; and it is no exaggeration to say that a Suffolk stallion leader , like Charles Rookyard , was in direct line with the carter in The Friar 's Tale . |
| 14 | An employer is liable for the offence of ‘ using ’ an unlicensed vehicle if the vehicle is driven on his business and it is no defence for the employer to show that he had not authorised the journey if , in fact , the journey was on his business ( Richardson v Baker [ 1976 ] RTR 56 ) . |
| 15 | And it is no defence of restrictive trade to argue , in effect , that it taxes the Top-40 masses to satisfy the cravings of a few sophisticates . |
| 16 | The Henry Kendall case demonstrates that liability for merchantability is strict and it is no defence that the seller took all reasonable care that the goods were merchantable . |
| 17 | All this is , of course , true for others beside old people , and it is no part of the argument to categorise old people so separately as to further stigmatise them . |
| 18 | I have been in the same circumstances myself , and it is no fun . |
| 19 | Also you may well find that you enjoy a variety of fibre-rich foods and it is no hardship to increase your intake relatively quickly . |
| 20 | Such a relationship has produced some of the finest English music this century and it is no secret that Tchaikovsky was homosexual as were many of the great creative minds through the ages . |
| 21 | Because of the difficulties involved in searching out the true cause of an accident it is important to recruit highly qualified personnel , and it is no secret that AIB has sought — usually with success — to skim the cream off the aviation industry when it comes to personnel selection . |
| 22 | ( 3 ) Subject to the following subsections , a person ( here referred to as ‘ the defendant ’ ) is answerable to the child if he was liable in tort to the parent or would , if sued in due time , have been so ; and it is no answer that there could not have been such liability because the parent suffered no actionable injury , if there was a breach of legal duty which , accompanied by injury , would have given rise to the liability . … |
| 23 | Intermediates could see even less well than their imperfect ancestors , and it is no consolation that they are building better eyesight for their remote descendants ! |
| 24 | Surprisingly , he told Theo nothing of this drama until the late autumn , when he wrote that ‘ perhaps you know about it already and it is no news to you ’ . |
| 25 | Roses need looking after , and it is no good at all planting a collection , or any number of them , if you are not going to be able to give them the time and attention they need . |
| 26 | It is not perhaps since Romanticism that there has been so much discussion , and underlying uncertainty , about the market of literature , and it is no accident that recent years have seen an expansion of the sociology of literature as an academic discipline , alongside increased research into reading habits , the best-seller and how to write it , and the levels of writing that appeal to different strata of the public . |
| 27 | In both hot and cold climates you can provide a good quality result , and it is no accident so many of the world 's ‘ serious ’ wines are made with Cabernet Sauvignon . |
| 28 | And it is no accident that once the initiative in this matter had passed , so to speak , to the higher command , the gradual obscuration of the authority of the District Officer ensued . |
| 29 | And it is no accident that the distilleries are found in such picturesque settings , close to the barley , the peat and the water essential to the process of making Scotch Whisky . |
| 30 | If you want me to identify a fish , remember that a photo , or a drawing , is usually better than a description — and it is no end of help if you give me a clue as to where the fish comes from , even if it 's only the continent . |