Example sentences of "[vb mod] not be [verb] for grant " in BNC.

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1 As with all professions , medical and pharmacological competence can not and should not be taken for granted , as evidenced by the frequency with which new drugs are introduced and then withdrawn from the market after proving to be harmful , even fatal in continued use .
2 The degree of similarity between the brain of one species and that of another should not be taken for granted .
3 It is difficult to provide any comparable data over the last thirty years and though the general impression is one of slight reduction in socio-economic inequalities in GP consultation , this should not be taken for granted .
4 But it should not be taken for granted that these types of programmes are the ideal and only way to approach health education , whether in schools or by health professionals .
5 He admitted the terror but thought the balance could not be taken for granted .
6 The benefits of collaboration could not be taken for granted , but needed to be continually reappraised .
7 This is not so much a matter of transaction costs as of the unpredictability of offer and counter-offer : it moves economics into the realm of game theory , where efficient outcomes can not be taken for granted ( see box ) .
8 But the difficulty with this discussion is that it lacks a firm point of reference because it can not be taken for granted that there should be two levels of offence , rape and procuring sex by threats .
9 Lord Whitelaw and John Biffen come into the category of influential ministers whose views can not be taken for granted .
10 This is something that can not be taken for granted , as with the best will in the World , even the most expert goldfish keeper will suffer equipment failures etc. in his or her absence which can , during hot weather for example , lead to loss of fish or triggering off disease .
11 This can not be taken for granted , however , and it is worth fending off inevitable disappointment by making enquiries before signing any contract of employment .
12 He can not be taken for granted as simply ‘ there ’ in our religious sense , our spiritual depth , or our moral awareness , for he transcends , he stands over against all of these .
13 The meanings that these categories come to have for people in given situations can not be taken for granted , but is a subject for sociological study .
14 From this position , sociologists of deviance have argued that the ‘ societal reaction ’ to deviance can not be taken for granted , but is itself a problem to be explained .
15 According to David Downes , Dutch elites have ‘ a distinct appreciation of the extent to which community tolerance can not be taken for granted , but needs active elicitation and encouragement ’ .
16 The sentence , however , can not be taken for granted , as we shall see .
17 What it means to ‘ hold an attitude ’ can not be taken for granted , but the rhetorical dimensions of taking a stance need to be considered .
18 It can not be taken for granted .
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