Example sentences of "it [not/n't] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Is it not the pride of the industry that although sales in Britain account for only 8% of the world total , British recordings account for 22% ? |
| 2 | ‘ The Awlad Amira are arming the Tibbu against us. ’ — But is it not the government which is responsible ? |
| 3 | Is it not the case that George Herbert and Christina Rossetti and even Lionel Johnson are devoutly Christian poets , whereas Pound is militantly non-Christian ? |
| 4 | I have little doubt , however , that we would live a great deal longer than we do , were it not the case that the same evolutionary changes that make an animal fit when it is young may condemn it to deteriorate when old . |
| 5 | Is it not the case that there is one absolute being whose power is shared among the gods , much as in Christian tradition one divine power is shared out among Father , Son and Holy Spirit ? |
| 6 | Is it not the case that the various systems of PAYE , tax codes , MIRAS , tax credits from dividends and so on are simply methods of collecting and giving relief for income tax at source and that they are not designed , nor do they have the authority , to be methods of assessment ? |
| 7 | First , is it not the case that the whole idea of a right is inextricably linked with the liberal ( or , as Dignan calls it , gesellschaft ) model of society ? |
| 8 | That is to say , is it not the case that a religion in which the Godhead is represented as male , or central to which is a male human being , necessarily acts as an ideology which is biased against half of humanity ? |
| 9 | Is it not the case that such a religion is by its very nature harmful to the cause of human equality ? |
| 10 | In insisting on the fact that science starts with problems , then , is it not the case that , for the falsificationist just as for the naive inductivist , science starts from observation ? |
| 11 | Is it not the case that individuals or groups can be wrong in their judgements about the nature or status of some theory ? |
| 12 | Was it not the case that Beesley 's name had been omitted from the initial list of those saved , and actually included among the drowned in the final casualty bulletin ? |
| 13 | Is it not the case that if the buy-out bid is successful , the money would have to be paid back ? |
| 14 | Is it not the case , as was pointed out at the time of the French Revolution by the Abbé Sieyes , that if the second chamber agrees with the first it is superfluous and if it disagrees it is mischievous ? |
| 15 | Similarly , within organisations is it not the case that certain groups consistently seem to be able to get their own way ? |
| 16 | Is it not the case that after all the hype and hopes that were insinuated in the debate , the Scottish Office is toeing the Ministry of Defence line ? |
| 17 | Is it not the case that those responsible for the disgraceful delay are to be found in St. |
| 18 | Is it not the case that although the wage increases of British workers have come down the benefits of that have been dissipated , and that due to the recession induced by the Government productivity has gone down although it has gone up in Germany and as a result unit labour costs in the year to the second quarter of 1991 went up by 3 per cent . |
| 19 | Is it not the case that the decision to split adult education between a further education funding council and local education authorities is a recipe for disaster for an important sector of education , which has already been cut to the bone as a consequence of the Government 's failed policies ? |
| 20 | Is it not the case that as long as Saddam Hussein rules that country — as long as that brutal and murderous despot continues in power — there will be absolutely no solution for people in that unhappy state ? |
| 21 | Is it not the case that when the Government privatised the electricity and gas companies they created not a range of companies which could induce real competition for the benefit of customers and the environment but large companies with near monopoly supply status which are not in the least interested in energy efficiency ? |
| 22 | Is it not the case that on the trip he was identifying markets , boosting British business , ensuring that British companies can take advantage of that business and , in the end , creating jobs back here at home ? |
| 23 | However , is it not the case that , under the present Government , thousands of miles of hedgerows have been lost over the years ? |
| 24 | Is it not the case that when it comes to positive action and real decisions , the Government are always in the pocket of the landowners ? |
| 25 | Is it not the case that in the east midlands , my area , for example , unemployment is 30,000 fewer than five years ago ? |
| 26 | Has not the Government 's last remaining friend , the Governor of the Bank of England , now extinguished the Government 's last remaining claims to a pre-election recovery , and is it not the case that , having lost his support , the Government have now nothing left to lose but the election ? |
| 27 | Apart from what the customer may or may not find with the price of beer , is it not the case that what the hon. Member for Rotherham ( Mr. Crowther ) has described would not have taken place if the beer orders had not been passed by the House ? |
| 28 | Is it not the case that a similar figure would result from calculating seven years ' worth of tax relief for private medical insurance ? |
| 29 | Is it not the case that the connections to the tunnel will be in existence long before the scheme before the House can be completed or , knowing the way British Rail manages to cock things up , probably before it starts digging any of the soil ? |
| 30 | Is it not the case that the Minister perhaps he will confirm this — abstained to allow through an emasculated formula which gave pregnant women in this country the equivalent of sick pay ? |