Example sentences of "but it is [adv] not " in BNC.
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| 1 | But it is surely not the will of God that a gentleman who has come here to practise medicine … |
| 2 | Community care is not cheap , but it is also not horrendously expensive either . |
| 3 | But it is probably not an exact representation of what today 's Eugenius are about . |
| 4 | It may just make one of the down-market dailies and thus please the marketing director , but it is probably not going to sell very much of the product . |
| 5 | ‘ It nearly compartmentalises us , but it is just not true . ’ |
| 6 | The Government 's present position is one of scepticism about the value of a ban on tobacco advertising , but Secretary of State William Waldegrave has said ‘ I do not rule it out for ever , certainly : but it is just not the highest priority at the moment … |
| 7 | Microchip warfare is undeniably impressive , but it is clearly not flawless . |
| 8 | We all have to die ; but it is still not certain whether you too have to die . |
| 9 | Britain 's labour market may be working better , but it is still not working well . |
| 10 | During the past few decades , many academic psychologists have studied the phenomenon but it is still not possible to say exactly what hypnosis is . |
| 11 | There are 30 feeding centres now , but it is still not enough . |
| 12 | But it is still not clear why there must always be such effects in social formations , other than because their absence would upset one solution to a dilemma posed by Marxist theory . |
| 13 | In Scotland , the ordinary degree has an honourable history and a recognized status , but it is still not honours ; and in the rest of the country , ordinary degrees are often perceived as second-rate qualifications . |
| 14 | That 's fine as you can have whatever opinion you want but it is still not your baby and therefore you can not decide what should be done . |
| 15 | Mont Blanc has a heterogeneity of structure not possessed by a blancmange , but it is still not complex in the sense in which a biologist uses the term . |
| 16 | But it is really not for him to argue the case about taxes because , as we well know — Opposition Members do not like that . |
| 17 | Usually this is not a serious source of practical difficulty , since most cases are intuitively clear ; but it is unfortunately not easy to formulate explicit criteria for recognising lexical ambiguity . |
| 18 | The technique of ‘ hunt the analogue ’ is a favourite one practised by palaeontologists , but it is certainly not a foolproof one , because there are many fossil animals that defy comparison with living organisms , and some analogues do not stand up to detailed scrutiny . |
| 19 | But it is certainly not impossible and the attempt to arrive at agreed standards in all organizations can be helpful and educational to manager and employees alike . |
| 20 | Debt is common among the poor and unemployed but it is certainly not confined to them . |
| 21 | This may be an exaggerated view of the public 's overall reaction , but it is certainly not of a vocal minority : It is this pursuit of utopia which is at the heart of the reason why anyone concerned with buildings should understand and take into account the impact of planning control . |
| 22 | Their condition is beyond reason , but it is certainly not , as they believe , beyond cure . |
| 23 | That may be the constitutional position — though no one knows for sure as the situation has not arisen since Henry VIII created the C of E for this purpose — but it is certainly not one which is acceptable . |
| 24 | A mono monitor may be suitable for work processing , but it is certainly not ideal for knitwear design . |
| 25 | It may be complex but it is certainly not chaotic . |
| 26 | But it is certainly not the only locale nor the only company in which competence in and knowledge of the social world is acquired . |
| 27 | But it is certainly not the ultimate resource which will do the whole job for us ; no classroom aid is . |
| 28 | There 's good material in The Midas Touch , but it is certainly not a classic . |
| 29 | I agree with the hon. Gentleman that British coal is the cheapest in western Europe , but it is certainly not cheaper than coal from the United States or Australia and it is still uncompetitive in world terms . |
| 30 | That might be the heart of Europe , but it is certainly not the heart of socialism . |