Example sentences of "is not [subord] or " in BNC.
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| 1 | But the point is not whether or not attention is sustained , but that it is when most attentive that one is taking most information into account . |
| 2 | The central question , then , is not whether or not we should tolerate the rules and conventions , the systems of thought , the preconceptions that regulate enquiry and instruction — for if our enterprise is to have any significance at all we have to — but which rules , conventions , and preconceptions are likely to offer us the most relevant and reliable set of bearings for our work , and how we are to use them so that we can allow for their modification , or even their complete replacement , when new insights and experiences need to be accommodated . |
| 3 | The issue is not whether or not a government is sovereign but whether that government is the custodian of a system of non-instrumental rules or is concerned with the management of a common purpose . |
| 4 | The criterion is not whether or not the event could reasonably be anticipated , but whether or not human foresight and prudence could reasonably recognise the possibility of such an event . |
| 5 | But unlike the Public Order Act 1936 , section 5 , the test here is not whether or not the victim is likely to be provoked into responding violently , but whether he is likely to experience alarm , distress or harassment as a result of what is being done and said . |
| 6 | The real challenge is not whether or not the online catalogue can cater for first-time users but whether or not it can easily be used by any user for any type of query . |