Example sentences of "this [be] [not/n't] [adv] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | If this were not so a plaintiff could , by seeking mandamus , evade the restrictive rule that an action in tort for an injunction to restrain breach of statutory duty will lie only if the duty is owed to the plaintiff individually because , as we have seen , the applicant for mandamus only needs to have a ‘ sufficient interest ’ in the performance of the duty . |
| 2 | Under English law this is not straightforwardly a requirement , since one of the cornerstones of the law relating to inheritance is the principle testamentary freedom — the right of each individual to dispose of their assets as they wish . |
| 3 | This is not primarily a find-raiser at all , but is , rather , the hospitality we like to give visitors and helpers , especially those from other churches . |
| 4 | Mr Mandelson was quoted in the article as saying : ‘ This is not simply a career move . |
| 5 | But this is not simply a parochial choice . |
| 6 | This is not simply a case of watching the vitamins and minerals . |
| 7 | This is not simply a problem which affects writers and journalists , but more importantly it plagues the lives of people in those regions , and those in government who try to plan for the future . |
| 8 | This is not simply a passing fad . |
| 9 | When we consider the dominance of collectivism as an explanation of what makes Japanese experience unique , we do need to emphasize that this is not simply a characteristic of Western or American writing , but many Japanese social scientists have echoed this explanation in their attempts to identify the sources of consensus in Japanese society . |
| 10 | This is not simply a matter of those aspects of women 's sexual lives that are so often cited in evidence as disqualifying women from running the affairs of nations , or even from running a small business : menstruation and premenstrual tension ; conception , pregnancy and childbirth ; lactation and child-care . |
| 11 | The overwhelming body of evidence for Britain and the United States is that such ties are maintained after marriage and that this is not simply a matter of recognizing connections at Christmas and birthdays plus occasional visits or telephone conversations . |
| 12 | This is not simply a question of looking at the differences in income , wealth , or educational opportunities between men and women or between different ethnic groups . |
| 13 | This is not simply a question on the decision in R . |
| 14 | This is not simply a matter of learning through one 's own mistakes . |
| 15 | This is not simply a ‘ mathematical ’ calculus . |
| 16 | This is not simply a matter of economic growth , although that has become increasingly important and perhaps dominant , but of a more general development of a distinctive culture and way of life which would allow the society to take its ‘ rightful ’ place as an autonomous , self-determining unit among the other nations of the world . |
| 17 | This is not simply a matter of becoming uncomfortably aware that the rapid increase of world population and accelerated industrialization pose a serious threat to the environment both by the massive consumption of finite material resources and by the emission of man-made heat and chemicals into the atmosphere ; a situation dramatically portrayed in a report by the Club of Rome ( Meadows et al. , 1972 ) , subsequently much criticized but now taken more seriously again , which concluded that : ‘ If the present growth trends in world population , industrialization , pollution , food production , and resource depletion continue unchanged , the limits to growth on this planet will be reached some time within the next one hundred years . ’ |
| 18 | It confirms the clinical dictum that patients with ulcerative colitis often present with a greater degree of blood loss than patients with Crohn 's disease , and that this is not simply a matter of being concealed ( or occult ) in Crohn 's disease . |
| 19 | This is not simply a matter of maxims being " intentionally " flouted , as modelled in Grice 's work . |
| 20 | ‘ This is not simply a matter which can be looked at and comfortably quantified as a constant problem . |
| 21 | Finally , although this is not yet a specific NRC rule , the commission is directing considerable attention to overall risk assessment carried out for specific plant and sites . |
| 22 | Our own Planning Committee County Council Planning Committee recommends route A on environmental and ecological grounds and route A is the popular choice the town speak and the Brandon Action Group and indeed the Suffolk member of Parliament , however the Norfolk County Council and the Weeting Parish Council oppose for the day and the Norfolk Member of Parliament supports their case , worth noting that Breckland District Council , the local planning authority in Norfolk also opposes for a day , now though it appears to be so this is not altogether a case of |
| 23 | This is not wholly a sociological . |
| 24 | This is not generally a problem but , as with all uncertainties , hits home on the occasions that you forget to check ! |
| 25 | This is not just a point I am making in passing . |
| 26 | What we also notice in the chapters dealing with the Fall , and in particular with Adam and Eve , is that this is not just a book by a scholar in a library . |
| 27 | This is not just a liberal euphemism for the city 's ethnic diversity . |
| 28 | This is not just a bending to political pressure to bring in higher-paid jobs ; it is a commercial necessity . |
| 29 | Now this is not just a scholar 's whim , or , worse , a bit of conceptual art ; this is serious chic . |
| 30 | ‘ But this is not just a plea for money , ’ says Smith . |