Example sentences of "circumstance it [be] not [adj] that " in BNC.
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| 1 | In such circumstances it is not surprising that the State is actually worshipped either in the person of a ruler or in a god which it incarnates . |
| 2 | In such circumstances it is not surprising that the truce of 1396 was never properly observed . |
| 3 | In these circumstances it is not surprising that the number of repossessions has also increased sharply , from 2,530 in 1979 to 10,950 in 1984 and to over 24,000 in the twelve months ending in March 1988 , and that some local authorities who sold houses under the right to buy scheme are now reporting mortgage repayment problems among the new homeowners . |
| 4 | In these circumstances it is not surprising that businessmen are hesitant to commit resources to forge new relationships in Eastern Europe . |
| 5 | Under these circumstances it was not surprising that Masailand developed a tradition of preternaturally forceful District Officers — men as tough and independent as the Masai themselves . |