Example sentences of "not be [vb pp] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In that case the court found that the auditors ' certificate was based on a mistaken interpretation of the agreement between the partners : this would probably not be decided the same way today : see 13.6 , 13.7 and 13.9 . |
| 2 | The Strathclyde university report stated : ’ The idea of a mature tobacco market ’ — that means a market which can not expand any further ’ can not be supported the key group for the tobacco industry is young smokers . |
| 3 | If Blake could not be exchanged the only alternative was to get him out of prison . |
| 4 | A dog that gains a third prize is a dog that lacks quality and is not perfect in construction , but one that still can not be called a poor specimen . |
| 5 | Could it not be said the overwhelming factor of modern life is the apathy amongst the majority of its members , which should engender concern regarding the way government is designed ? |
| 6 | This lexicon should not be seen a static repository of data . |
| 7 | If dialogue is being taped in stereo , the signals from the individual speakers should not be given a pronounced left and right stereo bias as this would conflict with the performers ' relative positioning as seen in shot . |
| 8 | Yesterday , the Soviet Union blamed Britain for the cancellation of a visit by a human rights delegation , saying British officials insisted on sending Mr Michael Bourdeaux of Keston College — someone they knew would not be given a Soviet visa . |
| 9 | In other words , his argument might be seen as an attempt to confront the common sense with the disconcerting fact that references to what are assumed to be numerically identical spatio-temporal particulars inhabiting an objective world " out there " can not be given a satisfactory justification , and consequently that one can not claim with certainty that such particulars represent the basic material of which the world is made up . |
| 10 | Here thoughts about Lucy and about gems are active together and can not be given a satisfactory literal translation describing exactly the degree of similarity between Lucy and a gem . |
| 11 | Such is the fluid nature of the Hindu syncretism that the unifying power behind the gods can not be given a single name . |
| 12 | They may define positions that have often been repeated , but they can not be given a timeless quality . |
| 13 | Were it not for the support of sympathetic friends , the residents in our Homes and those who work in our factory could not be given the necessary help and encouragement to overcome their handicap , for we are dependent on voluntary help . |
| 14 | A regulatory body will have to be empowered by law to administer the new rules ; however , since the proposed Directive allows the regulatory authority to delegate its powers to a private body , there is no reason why the Panel in its present form should not be given the necessary authority with the result that changes in day-to-day practice may prove to be minimal . |
| 15 | If this excluded option is allowed back into the debate , and the claim that our existing intuitions should not be given the last word is seriously considered , the authority of the case for individualism is immediately questioned . |
| 16 | But nobody can argue that boxers should not be given the fullest possible information on the long-term risks they run . |
| 17 | Revolution is not made by proclamations , strikes can not be declared every twenty-four hours , and in order to struggle against the bourgeoisie it is not enough to have a weekly publication or a hundred militants . |
| 18 | For example , it has been pointed out that one person can not be asked the same question twice , the second time he is not the same person because he has already been asked the question once . |
| 19 | A title " Rodent control:rats and mice " must not be assigned a higher weight than " Rats in the European Economic Community " , although the first contains two additional terms linked to the sought term in a see also relationship . |
| 20 | The normal response to that suggestion is that children in rural schools must not be denied the educational opportunities which are open to other children . |
| 21 | This meant that after thirty years had elapsed the original owner could no longer claim back the property , while the factual possessor could not be designated the proper owner . |
| 22 | There could not be devised a sophisticated society in which there was no competition for ‘ jobs at the top ’ . |
| 23 | This present position should not be accorded a psychological fixity , which is somehow removed from the fluidity of historical development . |
| 24 | Louis Kossuth ( 1802–94 ) , the Magyar leader , combined , in Seton-Watson 's words , ‘ unrealistic benevolence and national intolerance ’ : since the non-Hungarians possessed a culture inferior to the Hungarian , they could not be accorded the same privileges as the Magyars ; however , they should be encouraged to become Hungarian as swiftly as possible . |
| 25 | but I shall not be drawn a second time |
| 26 | It can not be proved the virgin birth happened . |
| 27 | ‘ This , ’ he says , ‘ would allow the display in rotation of a lot more of the paintings that can not be found a permanent hanging space . ’ |
| 28 | GRAHAM Taylor will not be offered a new contract by the FA — unless he leads England to a successful World Cup . |
| 29 | Her second visit could not be accounted a complete success , though we were much more intimate than before , and wept a lot together about the baby . |
| 30 | Suppliers are asked to state clearly where the overall responsibility for the success of the project will lie , if any aspect of the relationship proposed can not be considered a straightforward one of OUP as purchasers of goods and services from the supplier . |