Example sentences of "[not/n't] by a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ecotopia turns its back on the capitalist treadmill of material progress-not by a return to pre-industrial forms and back to nature " but by developing a " high-tech " society that is designed to be compatible with the biosphere . |
| 2 | Changes can be made in the look of any step not by a change in the tempo but in the time signature : for example , dancing a pas de basque to a 2/4 or 6/8 instead of the usual 3/4 . |
| 3 | Thus what I called Crime and Punishment 's apocalyptic naturalism is its most vital link with The Possessed ; I mean , when Dostoevsky read about that gang murder in the Moscow Record his mind 's eye was caught not by a bizarre and therefore very newsworthy incident but by the seed of a foul commonplace : the seed in eternity , in the deepest realism , though also in the mere mundane future , for Dostoevsky did imagine a time when only the most spectacular acts of terrorism would get headline treatment . |
| 4 | Now , this surge in demand was equally clearly created by the grown-up private sector , not by a government binge . |
| 5 | But once again anger works through irony , parody , and pastiche , and is held together not by a unified dramatic voice but by a stylistic blankness a kind of black camp . |
| 6 | No , not by a long chalk . |
| 7 | Most people would be worse off financially but not by a great deal . |
| 8 | The destruction of share values , the need to auction assets , the cost of paying accountants and lawyers : these vary , but not by a huge amount . |
| 9 | Another was for portfolios of firms to be owned not by a pension fund but by a specialist financial or management group : Kohlberg , Kravis , Roberts or Hanson , which buy , break up and set strict financial controls for what remains ; Clayton & Dubilier or Forstmann Little , which exert direct supervision over managers ; Berkshire Hathaway , which is a more remote but patient investor . |
| 10 | So keen is Berkeley on the idea that the existence of real objects consists in their actually being perceived , that he appears to explain their continuity , not by a readiness on God 's part to excite ideas in us , but rather by God 's own continued perception . |
| 11 | The lessee was protected , not by a real action , but by a personal action against his lessor , in which he could recover , not the land itself , but only damages to the breach of his landlord 's contract to allow him the use of the land . |
| 12 | ‘ Single men wo n't come top of the list for rehousing , not by a long chalk . ’ |
| 13 | Man is more individuated than a fly , but not by a great margin . |
| 14 | The historical and social claim to professional autonomy is counterproductive in an environment where pedagogic autonomy is increasingly inhibited , entry to teaching is controlled by DES policy and not by a professional body , conditions of employment are nationally prescribed and major management initiatives , such as staff development , appraisal , recruitment and promotion , are increasingly subject to DES guidelines . |
| 15 | Not that this is the only bone of contention between them , no , not by a long chalk . |
| 16 | Moreover , my main objection to Mr Graham 's analogy was the implication that this ‘ dignity ’ was something one possessed or did not by a fluke of nature ; and if one did not self-evidently have it , to strive after it would be as futile as an ugly woman trying to make herself beautiful . |
| 17 | The New Moon in your opposite sign of Scorpio on the 29th should prove exciting and rather eventful as far as one involvement or partnership is concerned — and obviously 1989 is by no means over yet , not by a long chalk . |
| 18 | But from the peace of your Munro , all such regrets at its passing as a place of tranquillity vanish and it unveils its wilder delights at the east to those who come by foot and not by a knob-head 's speed boat . |
| 19 | The frequency of sessions should be determined by the patient 's needs and not by a rigid ( e.g. weekly ) schedule . |
| 20 | Oh naw , not by a long , long chalk . |
| 21 | ‘ The fruits of the park have been guarded latterly , not by a dragon , but by fierce bulls , one of which drove from his labours a celebrated artist , who , with difficulty , escaped over the wall into the lower park . ’ |
| 22 | It 's best to leave the cutting of the opening to a professional builder unless you are skilled , because you will need to know the number and size of needles ( the temporary horizontal supporting timbers that past through the wall , carried on adjustable vertical props ) , and you will have to provide a firm base on which to stand the upright props , which have to be supported on the ground , and not by a wooden floor . |
| 23 | Not by a long shot . |
| 24 | When a proton and deuterium fuse they also give helium-3 , accompanied not by a neutron this time but by radiant energy , a gamma ray . |
| 25 | They had raised themselves but still remained crouched , and were moving slowly by the hedge towards the tree , when once again Martin 's attention was brought round to the strip of woodland , not by a noise this time , but by a strange feeling of impending danger . |
| 26 | I 'm not a retarded under-age flower who was raped or molested by some evil step-father — not by a long shot . ’ |
| 27 | The image of Neil Young as the wayward eccentric does n't tell the whole story , not by a long way . |
| 28 | Here the houses would be occupied by one family and not by a dozen or more assorted tenants . |
| 29 | She took a seat and drew a piece of paper towards her and began to write , the Grenfells were n't beaten yet , not by a long chalk . |
| 30 | ‘ Not by a long shot , ’ said Joe . |