Example sentences of "it is [not/n't] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But as far as we are concerned it is not about money , it is about thanking the fans . |
| 2 | And what is European Classicism if it is not about propping magnificently sculpted and weighted pediments upon tall columns . |
| 3 | It is not about figures . |
| 4 | It is not about sincerity , so much as being seen to be sincere . |
| 5 | The Labour Party is nothing if it is not about seeking a fairer , more equal distribution of resources — abroad as well as at home . |
| 6 | It is not about the behaviour of individual members of the Royal Family . |
| 7 | Eubank had a perfect reply : ‘ It is not about belts , it is about winning and I beat you . |
| 8 | ‘ For us , it is not about losing your job . |
| 9 | It is not about circus clowns tumbling along the track , and sideshows of beautiful women , stiltmen and floats . |
| 10 | It is not about how to achieve better discipline , or make maths more interesting , or organize the filing cabinet in which you try to keep track of the GCSE coursework . |
| 11 | And if there is a question about the Clinton administration three months into its term it is not about whether he is an ‘ old ’ or a ‘ new ’ Democrat ; as one of his advisers says , fairly , that will be clear one day . |
| 12 | ( Mackie , 1973a ) It is about f and s It is not about x and nor is it about any other event or condition that did occur , and , to speak vaguely , is part of a full story of why the wipers started . |
| 13 | It is not about explaining what is , but rather seeks to give an account of what is as the basis for developing a set of practices for getting us to what might be . |
| 14 | It is not about Grecian Urns , like Beauty or Truth . |
| 15 | But it is not about a pair of pure silk knickers at a cost that would keep a Sudanese village in staple meals for a month , rather it is sporting cotton , and giving the rest of the money to Oxfam . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | However , it is not about your father that I summoned you today , it is about you . ’ |
| 18 | He said that it is not about additionality , but about the way that the Government are targeting the money . |
| 19 | It is certainly not about quality , and it is not about service . |
| 20 | Develop will be erm , shown , but it is not about running it 's about medieval Shrewsbury , many towns have these , the Yorvik one 's been spectacularly successful , and has been copied in places like Canterbury for those that saw Songs of Praise last night , with even , erm , it is evident that this will be a new visitor attraction for the town with a generation of jobs , permanent jobs in , in that er , facility , it will improve the erm , appearance of main entrance into the town centre , very important in terms of attracting other people in the future , unfortunately the Borough Council have n't quite got enough money , or they tell us . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | It is not as if Eurotunnel was working at the leading-edge of technological innovation . |
| 23 | It is not as if four-star leaded fuel is going to be phased out tomorrow , but more and more buyers are asking : ‘ Does it take unleaded ? ’ |
| 24 | It is not as if the Administration really believes that any more . |
| 25 | There must be a strong reason why no one of her family will have her and it is not as if she had no money . |
| 26 | It is not as if the blame was being placed on Labour counties , for in only one case where a Conservative or hung district had a poll tax of over £400 ( Derby ) did Labour control the county . |
| 27 | It is not as if alternatives do not exist . |
| 28 | Disciplinary research has a role , but it is not as a purveyor of solutions . |
| 29 | It is not as if that period was a failure in terms of personal relationships but it was very hard work to build up those relationships . |
| 30 | It is not as if conditionals of the two sorts were near to being sufficiently problematic or obscure as to make it unprofitable to use them in elucidation of causes and effects , causal circumstances and effects , and — to look forward — nomic correlates . |