Example sentences of "[be] [verb] not to be [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although most agency workers are taxed and pay social security contributions as if they were dependent employees , and most think of themselves as an employee of the agency for which they work , the relationship between them and these agencies has been deemed not to be one of employment . |
| 2 | They all paid a fortune to come on this trip and they 're entitled not to be upset . ’ |
| 3 | In general , clients are known not to be able to articulate all their requirements and expectations . |
| 4 | The ingredients of some pesticides have been found not to be injurious to fish , but when an otter consumes a large amount of fish which have absorbed those chemicals , then the otter can become affected and may die or become sterile . |
| 5 | She did n't want anyone to talk to her so she could be seen not to be alone . |
| 6 | ‘ I 'm beginning not to be surprised . ’ |
| 7 | I 'm trying not to be unkind but I doubt whether he has the requirements for international football and I would n't be surprised if he 's missing from next week 's squad . |
| 8 | The Act of 1988 should also be held not to be discriminatory . |
| 9 | Whilst the famous photographs of the Cottingley fairies , taken in 1917 , have been admitted not to be genuine , it is equally clear from the researches of author Joe Cooper that at least one of the girls concerned , Frances Griffiths , did see fairies in Cottingley Glen , as did Geoffrey Hodson . |
| 10 | A report by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development ( OECD ) in late July 1991 maintained that fears voiced at a Council of Europe conference on east-west migration in January 1991 of a massive influx of immigrants from eastern Europe [ see p. 37969 ] were proving not to be well-founded . |
| 11 | Those unfortunates who were late received two cuts from the weapon — one on each hand and were admonished not to be late again . |
| 12 | The application of natural justice in the context of discipline suffered , like the case of licensing , from the administrative-judicial distinction ; disciplinary measures were deemed not to be judicial with the correlative inapplicability of natural justice . |
| 13 | NERC is in a situation in which it can not please every department , and it can only achieve a limited degree of acceptability by adopting the negative posture of being seen not to be unfair to particular departments ( hence spreading small numbers of grants as widely as possible ) . |
| 14 | All had been continuously resident for two months , had shown persistent disability , and were thought not to be able to look after themselves . |
| 15 | In 1987 there were 236,000 enquiries in England and Wales from people claiming to be homeless ; 62,000 were found not to be homeless within the definition used in the legislation and 57,000 were found not to be in priority need and were given advice and assistance only . |
| 16 | This is partly the result of government cutbacks but it also reflects the closure of business activities which were judged not to be viable plus the contracting out of many non-technical services and a continuing quest to achieve greater efficiency in all aspects of the business . |
| 17 | Parents are being warned not to be complacent after news that vaccinations against a deadly form of meningitis are to be introduced for children . |
| 18 | Where a rating authority had a statutory power , but no duty , to refund rates overpaid by mistake , the House of Lords granted judicial review and ordered repayment where the reasons given by the authority for its refusal to repay were held not to be valid . |
| 19 | However , on the facts the plaintiff failed to establish a breach of such duty to take care and E. Lacon & Co. were held not to be liable to the plaintiff . |
| 20 | Kirkley , who will have his contract paid up , said : ‘ I am trying not to be bitter . |
| 21 | The buyer is said not to be one of the large five record companies — Thorn EMI of the UK , Sony , Warner , Polygram and Bertelsman — which between them dominate 70 per cent of world sales . |
| 22 | On the other hand , SSAP 12 ( which is directly concerned with depreciation ) is said not to be relevant to local authorities . |
| 23 | But once the difference between one 's body qua sensitive and one 's body qua sensible , is realised , it is seen not to be relevant . |
| 24 | This last total is seen not to be correct . |
| 25 | Most of all , The Lord of the Rings is felt not to be true to ‘ the fundamental character of reality ’ , not to mirror ‘ an adult experience of the world ’ , not to portray ‘ an emotional truth about humanity ’ . |
| 26 | But the discharge may be refused or postponed if he has been guilty of certain offences or misconduct in connection with the bankruptcy , or if his assets are insufficient for the payment of 50p in the £ , unless this is shown not to be due to the debtor 's fault . |
| 27 | I think it only right to comment that the fact that it is , in a case such as the present , open to a taxpayer to stipulate , if he wishes , that the money shall be repaid if it is found not to be due in pending proceedings , provides another practical reason why a case such as the present is likely to occur only in very rare circumstances indeed . |
| 28 | If a certificate is found not to be conclusive or final when the contract or terms of reference say it should be , that finding will provide good grounds for challenge . |
| 29 | Where the petitioner is found not to be entitled to have presented a petition or wished to withdraw his petition or allow it to be dismissed or fails to attend on the hearing , the court may substitute as petitioner any creditor who has given notice of intention to appear , wishes to prosecute the petition and is a creditor who would at the date of presentation of the petition have been in a position himself to present a petition against the debtor ( ie is presently owed more than £750 ) ( r 6.30 ) . |
| 30 | He said , referring to the contents of a mortgage deed : " If their purpose and nature is found not to be ancillary to the lending of money upon security , as , for example , to make the lending more profitable or safer , but some quite independent purpose , they may and should be independently scrutinised " ( ie subject to the restraint of trade doctrine ) . |