Example sentences of "[not/n't] [adv] for [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Since the days of Queen Victoria the method of choosing bishops for the Church of England had changed , not wholly for the better . |
| 2 | The jump in share prices was comparable to yesterday 's but the euphoria quickly ebbed away as it dawned on investors that — in terms of the immediate prospects — not much had changed and what had changed was not entirely for the better . |
| 3 | DEPOSITED ABROAD Choosing a suitable foreign currency bank account may mean shopping around , not necessarily for the highest interest rates but for the best service available |
| 4 | ‘ It seems to depend on how much credit people can afford , and at the moment it is just not enough for a new car , ’ said one high-street main dealer . |
| 5 | and its animals not enough for a burnt offering . |
| 6 | as if one superlative were not enough for a single day , just across the way from Bill 's place I found a stall serving some unusual flavours of ice-cream . |
| 7 | It 's not enough for the rich to be rich , they have to boast about their perks and fiddles and scams as well . |
| 8 | But that was not enough for the new Chancellor , Denis Healey . |
| 9 | But that is not enough for the Gay Liberationists . |
| 10 | One book is not enough for the inexhaustible Terry , so we also have a new juvenile title from him , Johnny and the Dead ( £9.99 ) . |
| 11 | It was also said that good motivation alone was not enough for the unemployed as training was necessary , however determined a person was to obtain employment . |
| 12 | ‘ Been waiting all the morning for a bit of attention from my only daughter , not much for a sick mother to ask , is it ? ’ |
| 13 | Not much for the young . |
| 14 | There are interesting telescopic objects in Boo¨tes , but not much for the binocular observer . |
| 15 | Yet , while the traditional working class had little prospect of improving their economic and social opportunities , this was not so for the two and a half million or so families whose income varied between £2 and £4 per week . |
| 16 | Not so for the Conservative campaign managers . |
| 17 | It seems that all work and no play , even in the workplace , makes not only for a dull boy , but also one that is not as efficient . |
| 18 | For example , in Brazil , peripheral capitalist development is responsible not only for a lower level of participation of women in agriculture but also a lower level of integration of women in urban development . |
| 19 | The University acts as a magnet not only for a wide range of able students from across the UK , but world-wide . |
| 20 | Hick contributed a pleasant cameo , notable not only for a superb back-foot force through the covers but also for his continued struggles against the short ball , and a debatable lbw decision which ended his stay . |
| 21 | Mahmud Pasa confesses that such is the case , explaining that Abdulkerim saved him from an addiction to wine which , he implies , would have seriously impaired his chances not only for a successful career but for salvation as well . |
| 22 | And a proclamation went out to everyone who lived far and near to say that he was looking not only for a beautiful wife , but also the most worthy wife that could be found . |
| 23 | In 1839 he succeeded Stephen Rigaud [ q.v. ] as reader in experimental philosophy ( physics ) at Oxford , becoming responsible not only for a well-established course but also for an extensive collection of apparatus with an endowment for its development . |
| 24 | In more recent times the potential of bilingual education not only for a social elite as was traditionally the case but also for the disadvantaged and/or those already possessing a degree of bilingualism from pre-school experience has been much discussed and researched . |
| 25 | Is my hon. Friend aware that , for many years within the referral area of the Plymouth eye infirmary , people have had to wait excessively long periods not only for an initial eye examination but for subsequent treatment ? |
| 26 | Such was the prophetic hope , not only for the Suffering Servant or the Messiah of Israel but for the whole people of God . |
| 27 | For example , most people buy free-range eggs not only for the extra taste and nourishment , but also because they approve of the conditions in which the hens are kept . |
| 28 | For unknown reasons some biologists , not least in America , have recently taken to saying Algy as in Algernon , not only for the plural ‘ algae ’ , which is — just — forgivable , but also for the singular ‘ alga ’ , which is not . ) |
| 29 | This had been a great success in both countries not only for the deaf but for their hearing fellow citizens , who made " learning sign language " the second most popular study after English in adult education . |
| 30 | 1983 was a year of historical significance in the development of the BDA not only for the above events but because , by a happy coincidence , it was the year when Her Royal Highness The Princess of Wales agreed to become the BDA 's first Royal Patron . |