Example sentences of "not [adv] [modal v] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | After the tribunal , director of personnel for New Possibilities Andrew Arnold said there were lessons to be learned and not only would proper records now be kept of disciplinary hearings but a new ‘ whistle-blowing ’ policy was being introduced to make it easier for staff to expose wrong-doing . |
| 2 | Not only would national parliaments not have any control over the decisions reached in the Council , no one else would either . |
| 3 | Not only would momentary inadvertence not constitute a breach of the duty of care but in addition the test should not be applied with hindsight . |
| 4 | Not only would momentary inadvertence not constitute a breach of the duty of care but in addition the test should not be applied with hindsight . |
| 5 | Moreover , not only would Vietnamese interests be subordinate to those of France but the French Communist Party in turn was expected to follow a policy which was subordinate to that of international communism : in a word , Comintern policy . |
| 6 | Consequently , not only may inadvertent delay or failure to implement decisions go undetected but officers may attempt to ‘ amend ’ or ‘ shelve ’ decisions which they dislike ( see Greenwood and Wilson , 1982 ) . |
| 7 | Not only may local employment and production be beneficial for the reasons mentioned , but the parent company can offer the subsidiary the wealth of its business experience and resources . |
| 8 | Not only may judicial and administrative functions be subject to judicial review , but so also may legislative ( or ‘ rule-making ’ ) functions . |
| 9 | Not only might religious education ( and the compulsory school assembly , already more or less a dead letter in many schools ) be abandoned , but the obligation to give sex education or moral instruction might also go by the board . |
| 10 | In addition , ‘ not only could new planning processes forge a closer link between the interests of business and government , the very style of corporate management , the language that both partners were now speaking , brought them closer together ’ ( p. 19 ) . |
| 11 | This was so , despite the fact that not only could large profits be made from such trading , but that the whole rationale of the legislation ( ie. to protect the fairness and integrity of the market ) was seriously undermined . |
| 12 | Not only can incorrect facts be used by local press to the detriment of the school , but such errors , and their refusal to correct them in published reports , cast doubt on the wisdom of this process . |
| 13 | Not only can various parts of the body be erogenous zones , but other objects can become symbolic substitutes for the genitals , such as a shoe . |
| 14 | This means that not only can aspiring professionals come back to play in the Home Internationals afterwards , even if they have been successful , but also that they are in a position to change their minds if successful . |
| 15 | Not only can marked variation in embryonic development be observed even within litters but , during such a dynamic phase of morphogenetic change , embryos only a few hours apart in age may be significantly different in their developmental state . |
| 16 | Once his appearance has been changed to identify him with the group ( it may be dyeing his hair shocking pink or wearing a big badge ) , then not only will other people assume that he has agreed to all the ideas and implications of the movement but he himself will be more likely to feel this to be true , even to throw all doubt to the four winds without further investigation . |
| 17 | Not only will internal verifiers need to understand the operational requirements of the scheme , they will also have to be aware of the exact nature of the role of the assessor and have the ability to oversee groups of assessors . |
| 18 | So not only will illegal play be penalised by surrendering possession of the ball , but now ground will also be surrendered ( and possession ) when the ball is kicked to touch . |
| 19 | But not only will real voters be asked to exercise the franchise on behalf of local councillors next Thursday , the Speakership and the Labour leadership elections have offered MPs a chance to play this most invigorating of democratic games . |
| 20 | If the situation continues unchallenged , not only will local populations of rare dolphins be wiped out , but the threat of extinction looms not far behind . |
| 21 | Not only will human goodness be unable to operate effectively on such a system : it will become increasingly irrelevant to it . |
| 22 | Not only must male and female employees make identical contributions , they must also get identical annual pensions . |
| 23 | If the dangers of loss of prestige by the discipline are to be averted , James urged , not only must new measures such as joint schools and interdisciplinary studies be introduced , but the " catastrophic decline " in the medieval side of English studies must be reversed . |