Example sentences of "not [adv] a matter [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He cites ‘ the interest of scholarship and fair-mindedness ’ , which are as it happens rather grand terms , but is it not rather a matter of free speech than of insinuation or imprecation ? |
| 2 | Once comedy was given the incentive to develop it soon leapt ahead of the dramatic film : suddenly there emerged a handful of geniuses and this was not entirely a matter of chance . |
| 3 | Nevertheless , this attitude was probably not entirely a matter of hubris since the Treasury may well have had genuine doubts as to the potential effectiveness of planning [ Brittan , 1971 ] . |
| 4 | But his actions were perhaps not entirely a matter of cynical expediency . |
| 5 | But his actions were perhaps not entirely a matter of cynical expediency . |
| 6 | This is not necessarily a matter of money . |
| 7 | This is not only a matter of familiarity but of the connected conditions of relaxation and self-confidence . |
| 8 | The way that the school deals with these situations is not only a matter of effective communications but one of marketing . |
| 9 | This was not only a matter of pride but was also done to conform to the old City by-law which called for the cleansing of pavements by 3 p.m. each day . |
| 10 | It is not only a matter of two eyed vision , because one-eyed people can also do the trick . |
| 11 | This is not only a matter of common courtesy but will help create/ maintain your image as a good employer . |
| 12 | The grimness was not only a matter of the appalling weather conditions , nor of the remoteness from all comforts and advantages of city life . |
| 13 | This was not only a matter of saying yes to petitioners and having the resources to say yes often , although Gloucester was well placed in this respect . |
| 14 | Simply in terms of sentiment , the Edwardian war had left the papacy seriously undermined in England ; but the loss was not only a matter of ideas and emotions . |
| 15 | We can see also , as between the Godwinians and Bloomsbury , that the external relations of such formations are not only a matter of internally defined intentions , but of the actual and possible relations of the whole social order . |
| 16 | But the real process is more complicated , since profitable production is not only a matter of how many people will buy but also — and in some arts crucially — a matter of the real costs of production , properly carried out . |
| 17 | As far as housing is concerned , focusing attention on the disruptive social effects of the newcomers alone diverts attention from the fact that rural housing is not only a matter of ( increasing ) demand , but of supply and need . |
| 18 | after 40 years , is not only a matter of improving the buildings , but also of winning the hearts and minds of those who create and control them . |
| 19 | It is not only a matter of those galleries buying great emblematic works of art . |
| 20 | This was not only a matter of saying yes to petitioners and having the resources to say yes often , although Gloucester was well placed in this respect . |
| 21 | It is not only a matter of picking the right players — schedules and choosing the right programmes will also be important if we are n't to be fighting out for seventh or eighth place in Dublin . |
| 22 | We also begin to realize that making such a choice is not merely a matter of changing habits , even habits of mind . |
| 23 | It is not merely a matter of the known constituents of food ; fibre , protein , carbohydrates , fats , vitamins , minerals , and trace elements in the correct proportions . |
| 24 | These and other habitualised forms of ‘ race-thinking ’ were further compounded in the fifties by social and economic factors which kept Blacks and Whites largely separate within their own sets of social networks and spaces , ‘ Crossing the line ’ was not merely a matter of breaking the boundaries of colour-based divisions in a figurative sense ; it was also often literally a matter of transgressing geographical boundaries : often with violent consequences . |
| 25 | It is not merely a matter of whether planning permission is required and , if so , whether it is likely to be granted , but also of how long it will take . |
| 26 | This definition stresses that readability is not merely a matter of legibility but also depends upon factors affecting comprehension and motivation . |
| 27 | This is not merely a matter of tiresome tolerance according to some airy-fairy principle of political philosophy . |
| 28 | This is not merely a matter of re-stating what had already been said ; it involves a genuine progress and advance towards a fuller and clearer understanding enabled by the onward movement of history . |
| 29 | It was not merely a matter of European machines or European clothes ( though the adoption of such uncomfortable dress in tropical countries is certainly a testimony to the prestige of European civilization ) . |
| 30 | This is not merely a matter of Northism , Henry argues . |