Example sentences of "not [verb] [pn reflx] to the " in BNC.

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1 But the hills remain , for these mountain ranges of southern Greece do not lend themselves to the blandishments of the travel brochure .
2 The windows are richly dressed , though they do not lend themselves to the Kensington approach ; as with Thins , the interior has been face-lifted and made warmly welcoming .
3 Analysis that is performed only occasionally or perhaps in one batch does not lend itself to the statistical interpretation underlying conventional QC systems .
4 There is some disagreement about the size of the informal proletariat , which is not surprising given that its informal nature does not lend itself to the gathering of statistic , but most commentators see it representing about 40–60 per cent of the economically active population .
5 The evidence , then , does not lend itself to the ‘ Labour must abandon its class roots ’ thesis of electoral advancement .
6 And , like mine , it did not lend itself to the sort of conclusion Berkeley wanted to draw , to the effect that we are not justified in calling material things hot and cold .
7 Moreover , ‘ unknown ’ heroin use does not lend itself to the more usual sampling procedures such as random sampling , saturation sampling and dense sampling .
8 It does not lend itself to the earlier analysis of symbolism which identified distinct abstract signifiers and concrete signifieds , since it simultaneously operates at both levels .
9 A difficulty is that Mercier 's brushwork , and an essential freedom in his style , does not lend itself to the same kind of minute scrutiny that could be applied to a painter like Zoffany .
10 The loss of full-back Robertson would leave Rangers short in that department but his hamstring injury does not lend itself to the taking of risks .
11 She would not lower herself to the level he clearly thought suited her .
12 One third of your life is spent in bed so why not treat yourself to the very best lambswool underblanket in the world .
13 Do not restrict yourself to the punchcards supplied with the machine .
14 In accordance , however , with the normal practice , the court considered the whole case and did not confine itself to the objections in point of form to the surrejoinder .
15 He will only say : ‘ Toyota have not committed themselves to the Circuit of Ireland or any other rally this year . ’
16 Despite the fact that he had not committed himself to the rising until the last moment , he was quickly consolidating the initiative he had taken in Morocco and was emerging as its sole leader .
17 The actual agenda now established by the Americans and their subsidiaries , does not direct itself to the issues either Enzensberger or Halliday identify .
18 In short , it is that it offers a way of by-passing ‘ the awkward corner ’ , Nearly twenty years ago Professor Joan Robinson observed that the predictable consequences of the attainment of near-full employment must , if institutions and attitudes did not accommodate themselves to the new circumstances , be so far to strengthen the power of the trade unions as to prompt a vicious spiral of wages and prices ; and that it would become chronic .
19 I hope that he now applies himself to them , because he has not applied himself to the rest of his portfolio .
20 High living is become essential to them , and they can not reconcile themselves to the moderate pay of lawful industry .
21 Shevardnadze concluded : " I can not reconcile myself to the events which are taking place in our country and to the trials which await our people .
22 Luke would have said that politically he stood way to the left of his mother and way , way to the left of his father , but somehow he could not reconcile himself to the thought of his mother stocking shelves in Pricewell 's .
23 I was absolutely determined not to expose myself to the sort of pain that love can bring . ’
24 No wonder the C of E had not endeared itself to the working classes , Spruce reflected .
25 Volvo , the European Tour 's main benefactor , had accused the leading money winners of disloyalty by not committing themselves to the end-of-season showpiece , the Volvo Masters in Spain .
26 Opposition forwards are not committing themselves to the ruck or maul .
27 But until you consider the amount of money tied up in County Farms , and the return it gives us , and the , the subsidy if you like of so few people , and you think that school ca n't have toilets and things like that , then these should all go into the decision making melting pot , and this council should not blind itself to the various options that there could be , and in those circumstances Mr I think should be allowed to explore the possibilities of the market .
28 Why should rebels who would not commit themselves to the support of the state enjoy its fruits ?
29 Of course none of this will happen if European electronics companies do not commit themselves to the manufacture and use of flat panel displays .
30 I am sure that your council will understand that the company can not commit itself to the long term investment programme , or expose itself to the commercial risks involved in the project , unless the facilities can be planned in a climate of security .
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