Example sentences of "and not all [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As he points out , the difference between the asset value and the depressed share price of the conglomerates concerned gave bidders an opportunity to make a profit by disposing of ill-fitting activities or otherwise increasing efficiency by reducing the scale of operations ( though in fact the record of take-overs in increasing efficiency is mixed and not all take-overs are explicable as moves to reduce inefficiency in the target ) . |
| 2 | The history requirements could be delivered in a number of ways , as the topics or prescribed elements within a unit of study could be introduced in any order and not all topics need be covered in the same depth . |
| 3 | Of course I 'd remind you that not all drawings get to the prototype stage and not all prototypes reach the production line , whereas my design would go from a piece of paper to the factory , and from the factory I 'd receive a cardboard box a couple of months later . |
| 4 | The early leaders in the Western Division won their first three matches , and not all Devon 's success belonged to Roebuck . |
| 5 | He emphasized that " NATO is not the whole of the Atlantic alliance , and not all questions can be settled at that level " . |
| 6 | So it may be the Regional Association or perhaps the local estuary er Sailing Association is first contacted and what will happen er when one is contacted is that you will come into contact with environmentalists and conservationists and not all environmentalists and conservationists are quite as af affable and conciliatory as I am , some can be quite confrontational and therefore there will be the need for a considerable amount of lip biting and self restraint . |
| 7 | And not all electricity comes from power stations requiring FGD . |
| 8 | The dealers — and not all trainees at that stood at their desks , hands poised on their phones , knees bent . |
| 9 | It will take more than one meeting and not all people are equally responsive . |
| 10 | Not all retail outlets are shops — and not all shops are as straightforward as the ones described in the last section . |
| 11 | For example , a general election for the House of Commons must be held at least every 5 years but only certain people have access to the vote and not all votes for different parties are of equal power in the absence of proportional representation making for a close correspondence between votes cast and seats won ; the House of Lords ( once a very powerful state institution ) can now only delay bills passed by the House of Commons ; the Prime Minister " must " come from the Commons ; and it is " expected " that a government will resign and call a general election if it is defeated in a vote of confidence on the floor of the House of Commons . |
| 12 | By the late 1980s , Action for Cities ( HMSO , 1988a ) , identified at least twelve separate interventions , although some of these were insignificant in resources terms and not all observers would regard some of the programmes as intrinsic to the inner cities . |
| 13 | However , the quality varies considerably and not all wool is suitable for rug-making . |
| 14 | After all , not all development is bad , and not all conservation is good . |
| 15 | The shape of this 30ft by 45ft design seemed to make it appear wider and not all features could be seen at first glance . |
| 16 | Not all high amplitude propagated contractions result in an immediate defecation , however , and not all defecations are immediately preceded by high amplitude propagated contractions , because subjects normally store stool in the rectum or distal bowel until defecation is socially convenient . |
| 17 | However , this process requires great care to get it right and not all printers are infallible — indeed , one printer I used was infallibly fallible and had to make three sets of cards when the first set were turned along the short axis and the second set were guillotined along the fold . |
| 18 | Though almost everyone who smokes tobacco is hooked , drinkers are not necessarily alcoholics and not all heroin users are hopeless junkies . |
| 19 | Each child 's home circumstance is different , and not all children will want to talk about it in school . |
| 20 | In some areas , however , a different model of teamwork has evolved in which the tasks of assessment and management are shared , and not all patients are necessarily seen at any time by a psychiatrist . |
| 21 | In assessing DBMS there are other factors to bear in mind and not all DBMS of each ‘ type ’ follow the ideal . |
| 22 | Note that there is not total standardisation between manufacturers and not all pipes and fittings are compatible . |
| 23 | The gifted local amateur occasionally writes a piece of enduring worth , and not all commissions involve an expensive financial transaction . |