Example sentences of "nor [is] [pron] " in BNC.

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1 But it is also apparent that that totality is not completely known , nor is its future shape even presumed .
2 It is not likely to lose that centrality , but nor is its meaning likely to become static or fixed .
3 Nor is its task
4 Since expression of SSRP1 is not inducible by treating cells with cisplatin , nor is its message highly expressed in cisplatin resistant cell lines ( 10 ) , a direct link between SSRP1 function and antitumor activity has not been demonstrated .
5 Nor is their training system so disruptive .
6 The sale and use of unapproved pesticide is not being legalised , nor is their on-farm storage .
7 The second is that Yorkshire finished 1989 four points from the bottom with a one-day record almost as poor ; it seems there has been no improvement , nor is one in sight .
8 No systematic survey of vegetation , habitat , or species losses due to agricultural development has been undertaken for the whole of the UK uplands , nor is one planned .
9 Nor is what ( … like ) ? — as for clausal adjectives — applicable : ( 6 ) what will Ellen shake the keys ? ( 7 ) what does muzak drive them like ?
10 To say nothing of his general right of liberty or reputation , his rights as a husband or a parent are not proprietary rights , nor is his right to recover damages for personal injury or defamation ; but we may include among proprietary rights the right to recover damages though unliquidated ( i.e. of uncertain amount until settled by a judge or jury ) for breach of contract , or , probably , even for injury to his property .
11 Such inconsistencies make it clear that the age-regressed person is not actually functioning at the suggested age level , nor is his recollection truly accurate .
12 Nor is his picture of the clergy a particularly spiritual one : those who pray and those who work are never mentioned , but the cleric who was also a warrior has his place , and after Roland perhaps the most heroic figure of all is the leading ecclesiastic of France , the archbishop of Rheims .
13 Here , visual acuity is not so sharp , nor is our ability to judge distances so good .
14 ‘ But then you 're not supposed to — nor is anyone else except me .
15 ‘ For a start , because I 'm not going to let you die — nor is anyone else in this hospital .
16 But then , as the chart above shows , nor is anyone 's .
17 It will be noted that Nicholl is not listed as a colour sergeant , and nor is anyone else .
18 We know that David 's mother is neither Carol nor Ann , who bought the popcorn , nor is she Jean , whilst Meg is Simon 's mother , so David 's mother must be Helen , and they therefore saw Mickey Mouse .
19 Nor is she too bothered any more about letting go of the occasional secret .
20 Miss Danziger 's not dead , nor is she dying .
21 Nor is she .
22 Nor is she a by-blow ; the old fellow was churchgoing , and had no such leanings . ’
23 She is not coquettish , nor is she glossy or pristine .
24 Peter Mandelson , the Labour Party 's director of communications , said yesterday : ‘ Mr Kinnock neither has the Prime Minister 's folie de grandeur nor is he running scared of the British people .
25 Nor is he part of any of the Liberal Democratic party 's main factions ; instead , he runs his own small ‘ study group ’ .
26 A servant of the Crown is not himself liable for contracts made by him on behalf of the Crown , nor is he liable as a principal for the acts or defaults of his subordinates unless expressly authorized or subsequently ratified by him .
27 Nor is he an old-fashioned , bookish poet with antiquarian tendencies like Tennyson .
28 ‘ Towards his household he is not threatening nor is he contemptuous of counsel when offered , nor vindictive when searching out a fault .
29 He wears his native costume , is neither extravagant or frivolous in his clothing , nor is he ever poorly dressed .
30 The guide is not always a librarian , nor is he always well-prepared .
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