Example sentences of "be it not [adj] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Furthermore , is it not rash to say that it is to be carried out only in the patients ' best interests ? |
| 2 | Is it not all going to take more time ? ’ |
| 3 | If we do not know what we believe and can not agree on what we believe , then is it not better to wait until we can and do . |
| 4 | Is it not reasonable to ask that these proposals be carried out in conjunction with the pedestrian scheme ? |
| 5 | However , if we acknowledge that family communications follow a pattern developed over time , and this can be usefully observed and adapted with younger families , is it not reasonable to assume that with older families too such a process could be helpful in some cases ? |
| 6 | With more and more pensioners owing their homes outright , and with eight out of 10 recently retired pensioners having an income from investment and savings , is it not reasonable to recognise a measure of prosperity among pensioners ? |
| 7 | Taking one of William Rees-Mogg 's conclusions further , is it not logical to deduce that while ‘ Italy is the cradle of European civilisation ’ , Tuscany is right at the centre of it . |
| 8 | Thus is it not resonable to suppose that when we come to play the likes of Liverpool , Arsenal , Norwich and Man Utd that once again these teams will once again expose our defencies and we 'll be on the loosing end of the scoreline . |
| 9 | For normal political life to be maintained in Northern Ireland , is it not critical to defeat terrorism , and must not that defeat come before political changes or constitutional arrangements ? |
| 10 | Is it not patronizing to assume that ordinary Omanis are not interested in affairs of state and to imply that all the peoples of Arabia prefer strong leaders to participatory democracy ( Country Profile NI 173 ) ? |
| 11 | I understand the reply that you gave my Hon. Friend the Member for Walsall , North ( Mr. Winnick ) , but is it not possible to ask the Leader of the House , who is present , when we will have a statement about Mr. Rushdie and the ayatollah 's decision ? |
| 12 | is it not possible to do something in this state of day in high technology |
| 13 | Why is it not possible to suppose that the initial data from which we start to learn the language are less than solid , and that they stand to be revised , reassessed and maybe abandoned in the light of what happens later ? |
| 14 | Is it not possible to think in terms of the central area becoming virtually car-free ? |
| 15 | Is it not possible to maintain your target market without being so offensive ? |
| 16 | Is it not possible to find an understanding of faith that is compatible with uncertainty rather than certainty of the existence of a Deity ? |
| 17 | If Peter is actually a ‘ tough ’ whose nickname means ‘ Rocky ’ , is it not possible to equate him with the fierce individual known as Simon Zelotes or Simon the Canaanite — to equate him , that is , with Simon the Zealot ? |
| 18 | Why is it not possible to begin with the basis in a theoretical analysis of Soviet economy . |
| 19 | Is it not possible to focus on form because you want to make your meaning clear , because you want to be more communicatively effective ? |
| 20 | I mean perhaps it 's not something there used to doing too much , but is it not possible to get them to amuse themselves ? |
| 21 | Given the 74 years of Communist dictatorship and the long period of Tsarist dictatorship before that , is it not essential to provide aid and assistance so that at long last Russia and the countries associated with the former Soviet Union can become stable democracies ? |
| 22 | Not only is it not necessary to confine sex to the bedroom , it is disastrous to associate sexual activity with ‘ going to bed ’ . |
| 23 | I 'm most grateful to the honourable gentleman er of course these buildings are all related to the orders were discussing in order that M E Ps can be elected in the first place and is it not interesting to note that if agreement ca n't be reached as indeed is the position of the moment er in u what is called the European union over where actually the parliament is going to sit . |
| 24 | But is it not desirable to encourage authors to recognise their social responsibility ? |
| 25 | When such researchers have been doing just this for over 100 years , is it not sensible to take note of what they are saying ? |
| 26 | Is it not sufficient to entrust Parliament with the task of ensuring that constitutionalism is respected in the United Kingdom ? |
| 27 | Was it not uneconomic to employ older workers whose apparent competence simply masked inevitably growing incapacity ? |