Example sentences of "[modal v] [not/n't] consider " in BNC.

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1 ( 7 ) A board must not consider an objection made to it in private .
2 The Osborne report went further , arguing that the Church of England should not consider lesbian issues ‘ without considering its own social culture of male/female power relationships . ’
3 On the other hand , the openings in companies ' legal departments are much fewer than in private practice ; and in any case you should not consider articles in commerce or industry unless you are keen to make this your career .
4 We should not consider the need for early detection of localised prostatic cancer until its treatment has been subjected to such assessment .
5 That 's a reality , and I do n't see why this office should not consider the fact that they may have to get involved in that .
6 I am not saying that the country should not consider the matter .
7 The right hon. Gentleman should not consider resigning over the affair in Dublin .
8 You may not consider yourself as either a salesperson or a negotiator but you are a persuader nonetheless .
9 If you are unable to recognise the various fragments that turn up on early sits , you may not consider the area to warrant further searching .
10 However , if you do not know how to pay for your next meal , you may not consider books cheap .
11 This could also be because women with unexplained lower abdominal pain are often referred in the first instance to gynaecologists , who may not consider an intestinal cause until they have removed the pelvic organs .
12 As the original tenant will in any event have a continuing liability under the lease the tenant may not consider it totally unreasonable for its assignee to have a similar liability .
13 By the time you 've booby-trapped your car , or hired an armed guard for it , walked miles , found the crag and avoided the most polished routes you might not consider it worth the hassle .
14 Although this questionnaire was based upon insights from case studies of self-evaluation in Solihull secondary schools , it was of course inevitable that some Solihull teachers might not consider that it asked what were , for them , the most pertinent questions .
15 Indeed , the EEC , in anticipation of its enlargement , had also begun to consider how it might accommodate the remaining EFTA states , all of whom for varying reasons could not consider joining the EEC , or were precluded from doing so .
16 She thought of Giles Carnaby both continuously and not at all ; he was permanently in the head , but as some unavoidable elemental force — she could not consider him as a person , reflect upon character or deeds .
17 Given his many commitments and the preparations for the new play , his second , The Family Reunion , on which he probably worked harder than on any other — it was understandable that he could not consider sparing more than an evening away .
18 The US basketball star 's announcement , Merson said , " drives home a basic truth about the AIDS pandemic " , that sexually active people could not consider themselves invulnerable , whatever their sexual preference .
19 Those who could not consider such a utilitarian plaything , even for a joke , will have to hand over nearly £2,000 more for the four-litre version , which will arrive in the spring complete with typically American equipment such as air conditioning , electric windows and central-locking — plus standstill to 60 mph in under nine seconds and an even larger thirst .
20 But he said he could not consider calls for an open sheriff 's inquiry , in spite of pleas by the islands ' MP , Jim Wallace , Shetland Islands Council , and the petitioners .
21 Later , when dealing with the case against the appellant Low , and having told the jury that they could not consider as evidence against him any statements made by the second appellant , he added : ‘ Now in deciding what it was that the first accused is proved to have done , you must consider all the evidence available in the case against the first accused in coming to this decision , but only that evidence . ’
22 ‘ I just could n't consider playing tennis professionally if I 'd had to stay in Ireland . ’
23 I was ill too but I could n't consider my own feelings .
24 He was in fact close-fisted , and while listening had worked out in his mind that he need not consider paying a music-master if this young man should be eager and available .
25 The Danes said Yes to Maastricht only because other governments solemnly reassured them at Edinburgh last December that they need not consider themselves European citizens , or adopt a European money , or join a European army .
26 The librarian is not , however , tied to a developmental programme or syllabus , and need not consider any other aspects of educational growth , such as the teacher in school must take into account .
27 None of them raised any matter of substance and I need not consider them further .
28 Procedural difficulties can arise when the imposed conditions are unsteady , but we need not consider such situations here .
29 We need not consider at any length the methods used for measuring flow parameters other than the velocity , since these methods do not differ significantly from those used in other branches of physics .
30 He led the war-effort locally by encouraging volunteers to enlist , saying , ‘ I would not consider my son fit for recognition in civil society if he would not fight for his land , his flag , and his king . ’
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