Example sentences of "not always an " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is not always an easy course to take . |
| 2 | When we went ashore , the transport was not always an air-conditioned coach but sometimes a rickety taxi , a horse cab or even a farm trailer hauled by a tractor . |
| 3 | As indicated in the literature ( Crocker and Fisher , 1974 ; Fischer , 1978 ; Calam and Elliott , 1987 ) the practitioner-researcher relationship is not always an easy one and it was particularly useful that the two researchers were part of the team in terms of giving feedback , answering queries , searching out missing information and reporting on the progress of the research . |
| 4 | This is obviously not always an easy thing to do , especially if we are in the darkness of suffering . |
| 5 | The latter has lovely tones but is not always an easy leaf to use as its heavy colouring can make it difficult to incorporate into a design . |
| 6 | As anyone who has ever attempted it will know , driving nails or picture hooks into a concrete brick wall is not always an easy task — more often than not , you end up with bent nails , and quite possibly , damaged masonry . |
| 7 | The idea is to present politicians as human beings — not always an easy job — and to offer a few insights into the person behind the tub-thumping . |
| 8 | Once it realizes that going to the vet is not always an unpleasant experience , then its fear of this situation should be significantly reduced , and subsequently it should be easier for the dog to be examined without difficulty . |
| 9 | We know that Matisse is more than a decorative painter and we agree that Picasso is not always an aggressive painter , but the whole discourse about these painters has depended upon certain prejudicial polarities : colour or form ; wholeness or disintegration ; tradition or avant-garde ; French or international . |
| 10 | The spread of disciplinary languages is a measure of their relative influence , but such epistemological imperialism is not always an index of their essential academic strength and status . |
| 11 | This brings out the point that it is not always an easy matter to determine the functional significance of any given electrocortical event . |
| 12 | This is not always an appealing counterfactual comparison , not least because merger might be a more attractive alternative for firms than both independent and co-operative R&D . |
| 13 | While parents provide a lifeline for many women in poverty , they are not always an unproblematic source of help . |
| 14 | By making this distinction , Miliband sought to account for the fact that the state is not always an instrument of the ruling class , even though , in terms of ownership and control of the economy , a ruling class clearly existed . |
| 15 | Even this is not always an acceptable defence , I should add . |
| 16 | Schools with collaborative cultures were friendly and secure places in which to work , but they were not cosy ; differences between members were openly tackled and though they were often resolved through compromise , this was not always an easy process . |
| 17 | But sending food in was not always an effective mechanism because in countries where there was starvation and deprivation there were invariably problems in terms of distribution because of armed conflict . |
| 18 | Choosing between Republican and Democratic candidates is not always an easy task , and ticket splitting is a well-recognized phenomenon . |
| 19 | ( 4 ) Many tenants object to forfeiture provisions applying where distress or execution has been levied on its goods at the premises , as even in the best run organisations this sometimes occurs and it is not always an indication that the tenant is in financial difficulty . |
| 20 | We should all be able to participate in our life 's ambitions , but sadly this is not always an easy matter , ’ she said . |
| 21 | Sometimes we find that getting across the message and the work which the Council is doing is not always an easy one . |