Example sentences of "these [noun] [pers pn] is not " in BNC.
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| 1 | Arguing along these lines it is not difficult to show that cars is the semantic head of extremely fast cars ; to resolve the clash in ? |
| 2 | With all these advantages it is not surprising that a great deal of effort and resources go into the provision of simulators for high technology industry . |
| 3 | ‘ In these circumstances it is not fair and reasonable for building societies and valuers to agree together to impose on purchasers the risk of loss arising as a result of incompetence or carelessness on the part of valuers ’ , he said . |
| 4 | In these circumstances it is not clear whether or not the effectiveness of the intervention is quite so dependent on operating experience . |
| 5 | In these circumstances it is not surprising that the number of repossessions has also increased sharply , from 2,530 in 1979 to 10,950 in 1984 and to over 24,000 in the twelve months ending in March 1988 , and that some local authorities who sold houses under the right to buy scheme are now reporting mortgage repayment problems among the new homeowners . |
| 6 | In these circumstances it is not difficult to predict speedy failure , unless , as has been proposed , the line is taken over by a British firm which has secured the concession for the building of a line from Shanghai to Peking . |
| 7 | In these circumstances it is not possible to summarize a person 's opportunity set by the measure of expected lifetime income . |
| 8 | In these circumstances it is not surprising that businessmen are hesitant to commit resources to forge new relationships in Eastern Europe . |
| 9 | How many hundreds or thousands of those gallons were tipped into the saucepans the report does not reveal , but certain it is that in these days it is not at all uncommon to find dishes of chicken , langouste or lobster flambé au whisky on the menus of French provincial and Parisian restaurants . |
| 10 | These days it is not unreasonable to present variable analysis as a relatively coherent approach to social research , some would say the approach , which embraces not only the technical matters to do with data collection and analysis but also , importantly , a way of thinking about theoretical and empirical problems . |
| 11 | Because of these changes it is not practical to adopt the government 's one-third reduction target across all age groups . |
| 12 | In these instances it is not uncommon to find a government 's revenue ( as in Lesotho ) almost totally committed to paying its teacher force — hence nothing left over to equip the schools ; in which case it is worth asking whether the whole costly mechanism of providing school education has not come to an unprofitable full-stop just before the only point where it can be productive — enabling children to learn . |