Example sentences of "is not [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There was nothing primordial about Italianness , just as there is not about the South Africanness of the ANC . |
| 2 | this joke is not about the colour of skin , the fat and the thin |
| 3 | So this debate is not about saving foxes , it will achieve nothing for animal welfare it is not about the merits or otherwise of fox hunting , from which it diverts attention , it is about the county council seeking to make hollow gestures against their tenants ' rights . |
| 4 | It is not about the promotion of one particular kind of experience over another , for this only creates the kinds of divisions so obvious in the political and religious systems of today . |
| 5 | She said : ‘ Tonight 's vote is not about the Maastricht Treaty . |
| 6 | Moore insists that the statement that good is indefinable is not about the word ‘ good ’ but about the notion or object it denotes . |
| 7 | It is not about the behaviour of individual members of the Royal Family . |
| 8 | His latest book , written in 1990 , is not about the aftermath of the disaster as its English subtitle suggests . |
| 9 | Comedy is not about the jokes you tell , not just about how funny you even tell them , but simply about whether you 're funny or not . |
| 10 | WH : ‘ Our track ‘ Eastenders ’ is not about the TV show , it 's about … |
| 11 | Management in particular is not about the preservation of the status quo , it is about maintaining the highest rate of change that the organization and the people within it can stand . |
| 12 | For a refreshing change this book is not about the exploits of the Lancaster , but that unsung stalwart of Bomber Command 's early war years , the Whitley . |
| 13 | Khomeini is reputed to have told his followers : ‘ The revolution is not about the price of watermelons . ’ |
| 14 | The struggle here is not about the implementation of democracy , but the upholding of democracy . |
| 15 | But a general election is not about the future of a single party . |
| 16 | Michael Clark , first secretary at the Canadian High Commission in London , admits to being " horrified " by some of the logging practices he has seen and says that the dispute between his government and the campaigners is not about the importance of conserving ancient forest but about how much of it should be conserved . |
| 17 | But the story is not about the animals . |
| 18 | Although it is not beyond the ingenuity of the vigneron to protect his vineyards from such isolated hazards , in fact little can be done which would be economically viable . |
| 19 | I suppose it is not beyond the realms of possibility that he was passively involved in the supposed robbery — an accomplice who was merely required to ignore it . ’ |
| 20 | R is not beyond the realms of contemplation the Parliament should seek , infused by a reforming zeal , to rationalise the court structure of the United Kingdom , incidentally abolishing the Court of Session . |
| 21 | An overall Labour majority is not beyond the realms of possibility . |
| 22 | Reflective thinking is not beyond the capacity of any but the most severely mentally retarded . |
| 23 | Surely it is not beyond the wit of man to devise laws with suitable safeguards so that legalised euthanasia is not abused . |
| 24 | It is not beyond the wit of man to introduce a weighting system to deal with local variations . |
| 25 | It is not beyond the bounds of possibility that the regional conferences demonstrated such a diversity of views on important aspects of educational policy that the way was left clear for a more decisive lead from the centre . |
| 26 | It is not beyond the bounds of possibility that sexual abuse by women invokes more secrecy than that already disclosed . |
| 27 | Now it is not beyond the bounds of possibility that during the intervening twenty-five years the lord had bought out most of the freeholds , which , with few exceptions , must have been very small , and might just be identified with the sixteen ‘ Farme Landes ’ . |
| 28 | Indeed , it is not beyond the bounds of possibility that the rise of almost £25 , a chunky 9pc when inflation is running at 4.1pc , will act as a Labour Party reminder to the charge payer of past Tory gaffes ? |
| 29 | Otherwise you could be changing status now only to change back again very shortly and it is not worth the upheaval for what would only be a marginal difference . ’ |
| 30 | Even heads who do not share this cartel mentality may find that aggressive expansion is not worth the candle . |