Example sentences of "not [adj] and [vb -s] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is a skill which can be developed — but it is not easy and requires a great deal of hard work . |
| 2 | ‘ In the prevailing economic climate , dominated by low dollar oil prices , the task is not easy and demands a high level of cost consciousness which I shall be promoting throughout the group . ’ |
| 3 | It is not user-friendly and leaves a lot to be desired for a software support product — rather surprising considering that the DSP32C is a very impressive device . |
| 4 | So the true level of SCOTVEC activity is not apparent and prevents the presence of subject assessors being fully exploited by centres ’ staff . ’ |
| 5 | This selection is not difficult and requires no academic training . |
| 6 | John is not malicious and has no political leanings . |
| 7 | Her nature ( a just monarch or a sentimental female ? ) makes her clement — but the text is clear that this form of clemency is not desirable and suppresses the perpetrators of justice not its opponents . |
| 8 | Of the four basic variables utilised , the rate of change of wages is not significant and has the wrong ( negative ) sign . |