Example sentences of "not be [verb] for grant " in BNC.
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| 1 | On the other hand , he could not remember a time when it had not been taken for granted the Hall would one day be his own . |
| 2 | This is not so much a matter of transaction costs as of the unpredictability of offer and counter-offer : it moves economics into the realm of game theory , where efficient outcomes can not be taken for granted ( see box ) . |
| 3 | But the difficulty with this discussion is that it lacks a firm point of reference because it can not be taken for granted that there should be two levels of offence , rape and procuring sex by threats . |
| 4 | Lord Whitelaw and John Biffen come into the category of influential ministers whose views can not be taken for granted . |
| 5 | He admitted the terror but thought the balance could not be taken for granted . |
| 6 | As with all professions , medical and pharmacological competence can not and should not be taken for granted , as evidenced by the frequency with which new drugs are introduced and then withdrawn from the market after proving to be harmful , even fatal in continued use . |
| 7 | This is something that can not be taken for granted , as with the best will in the World , even the most expert goldfish keeper will suffer equipment failures etc. in his or her absence which can , during hot weather for example , lead to loss of fish or triggering off disease . |
| 8 | This can not be taken for granted , however , and it is worth fending off inevitable disappointment by making enquiries before signing any contract of employment . |
| 9 | He can not be taken for granted as simply ‘ there ’ in our religious sense , our spiritual depth , or our moral awareness , for he transcends , he stands over against all of these . |
| 10 | The meanings that these categories come to have for people in given situations can not be taken for granted , but is a subject for sociological study . |
| 11 | From this position , sociologists of deviance have argued that the ‘ societal reaction ’ to deviance can not be taken for granted , but is itself a problem to be explained . |
| 12 | The degree of similarity between the brain of one species and that of another should not be taken for granted . |
| 13 | According to David Downes , Dutch elites have ‘ a distinct appreciation of the extent to which community tolerance can not be taken for granted , but needs active elicitation and encouragement ’ . |
| 14 | The sentence , however , can not be taken for granted , as we shall see . |
| 15 | The benefits of collaboration could not be taken for granted , but needed to be continually reappraised . |
| 16 | What it means to ‘ hold an attitude ’ can not be taken for granted , but the rhetorical dimensions of taking a stance need to be considered . |
| 17 | It is difficult to provide any comparable data over the last thirty years and though the general impression is one of slight reduction in socio-economic inequalities in GP consultation , this should not be taken for granted . |
| 18 | But it should not be taken for granted that these types of programmes are the ideal and only way to approach health education , whether in schools or by health professionals . |
| 19 | It can not be taken for granted . |
| 20 | Jerry Rawlings , Chairman of the PNDC and Head of State , from contesting the forthcoming presidential elections , on the grounds that his father was Scottish and that his allegiance to Ghana could therefore not be taken for granted , and because charges were still outstanding against him arising from the coups in May 1979 , June 1981 and December 1981 [ see pp. 30437-51 ; 31477-86 ] . |