Example sentences of "[vb mod] not be the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Land set aside in the EC must not be the green light for imports from other countries either — whether from countries in the GATT negotiations , or from Eastern Europe . |
| 2 | ‘ Even if such measures are painful and certainly should not be the only way to cut costs , an analysis of the present economic situation in our most important markets leaves no other choice , ’ he said . |
| 3 | However , it should not be the only reason for their creative activity , which should rather stem from less egotistic desires . |
| 4 | It should not be the final sanction to which all persistent criminals progress , however minor their offences . |
| 5 | Thus age should not be the sole criterion for withholding aggressive treatment of community-acquired pneumonia in older patients . |
| 6 | But he remained unshakeable on two critical issues : first , that Giraud should not be the sole head of the unified movement ; and second , that the movement should be a true provisional government , not an administrative caretaker . |
| 7 | Rationing should not be the exclusive domain of managers and professionals . |
| 8 | Erm the church would have no role within the state as being say in a erm erm in other words there would be erm the catholic church in in erm in say er a state like France er should not be the established church . |
| 9 | Another view expressed was that the stock of money per se was not of prime importance and should not be the prime target of the authorities ; rather the authorities should concentrate on the liquidity of the whole system . |
| 10 | Again , this should not be the prime reason for having it in our services . |
| 11 | The implications for adoption , says Professor Tizard , are important , because they show that the race of the adopting parents should not be the central issue . |
| 12 | the colleges should not be the poor relations of the universities , trying to become more like them . |
| 13 | Red fish ( such as herring , sardines , kippers , and salmon ) are a reasonable , naturally occurring source of vitamin D. Eggs supply some of this nutrient , but not as much as red fish ; because eggs are relatively high in saturated fat they should not be the main source of vitamin D. Margarine has this vitamin added , but again is not the preferred source because a good eating regime should not be too high in fat . |
| 14 | A study commissioned by the Forestry Commission suggests that growing timber should not be the main priority of Britain 's forestry policy , but that efforts should be concentrated on creating a wide variety of mixed-wood forests for recreation , environmental regeneration and wildlife habitats . |
| 15 | I mean we have to make a sensible planning decision on where it should go and the fact that one authority is prepared to put its hand up when the others clearly are n't , should not be the main determining factor . |
| 16 | Here was a new wave of feminist militancy , proclaiming that women had the right to a life of their own and should not be the sexual property of men . |
| 17 | I said well it should n't be the bloody case at all and that 's when we got into the debate about er Aberdeen to er one following half half an hour after the other . |
| 18 | Money and market forces should n't be the deciding factor over who should run a TV station . |
| 19 | I mean otherwise he should n't be the Managing Director , he should n't be the Chairman of the Board . |
| 20 | My Stott picture may not be the Kilfinnan Fall , but it is a Kilfinnan fall . |
| 21 | Today it may not be the right way forward because it 's probably much cheaper to buy a hotel , ’ he said . |
| 22 | ‘ Mind you , I may not be the right person to be giving an opinion on this , because , as I said , I do n't think ‘ combo ’ anyway . |
| 23 | This may not be the right criteria to apply when buying a computer , but what else is an illiterate to do ? |
| 24 | Moreover , it has been assumed that the mean and variance of v is not affected , but this may not be the right normalization . |
| 25 | It may not be the simple case of the patient having no capacity because , for example , at that time he had hallucinations . |
| 26 | However , the employee 's option may not be the simple one of staying with the transferor or going over to the transferee . |
| 27 | ‘ The New World may not be the New World at all , it may be the Old World . |
| 28 | So the increased interest in fitness may not be the healthy trend that it first appeared to be . |
| 29 | Alternatively , where the members of the single community under study perceive themselves as belonging to a number of separate kin groups which do not intermarry , this is a matter of great sociological significance regardless of what may or may not be the actual biological facts of the case . |
| 30 | Earlier , on June 12 , US Secretary of State James Baker had told a Senate committee that although the Kuwaiti government " may not be the optimum type of regime " , the USA did not seek to transform Kuwait into a Western-style democracy . |