Example sentences of "[be] not convinced that " in BNC.
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| 1 | And his article is about the corollary of discovering that the other begins at home , namely disenchantment : ‘ almost twenty years later I am not convinced that sexual love between men exists in places like Saudi Arabia ’ ( p. 45 ) . |
| 2 | He produced newspaper cuttings proving that BB came to Nefta but I am not convinced that she stayed in the Hotel de la Liberté , whose plumbing leaves everything to be desired . |
| 3 | But I am not convinced that he truly stays this extra five furlongs , and BURGOYNE will stretch his stamina to the limit . |
| 4 | I , personally , am not convinced that the proposals should be adopted , although I appreciate the competitive pressures that have prompted them . |
| 5 | Thus , for example , I am not convinced that Satan is a centre of pure malicious but rational evil . |
| 6 | She said : ‘ If the tape is real — and I am not convinced that it is — it is without doubt damaging to the monarchy . |
| 7 | I am not convinced that overt sexual behaviour is essential for the development of indifference , even though it may help . |
| 8 | Moderator I am not convinced that in rejecting the legislation that went down under the Barrier Act , presbyteries were merely endorsing the status quo . |
| 9 | I am not convinced that what is going on is a ‘ compensatory ’ secondary circuit of capital parallel to industrial production , but something is happening with residential and retail land development which appears to be separate from industrial production . |
| 10 | I am not convinced that the ‘ conceptual map ’ of our subject has changed a lot in the last decade . |
| 11 | I am not convinced that Émile Chaillot was aware that his drive was ambivalent . |
| 12 | I am not convinced that even in theory this is an accurate reflection of section 2 , for I think it possible that in many cases the investigation will have concluded at an earlier stage . |
| 13 | However , I am not convinced that the most relevant biochemical questions have yet been asked , partly at least because so much attention has been devoted to the intimate synaptic processes involved in the initiation of LTP that surprisingly little has been directed towards what seems to me most interesting about it — the very long-term nature of the phenomenon . |
| 14 | I am not convinced that this find is a weapon ( it is very difficult to make an accurate judgement from the rough sketch ) . |
| 15 | I am not convinced that the new labels of Euro-sceptics and Euro-federalists are much more helpful , for ’ federalism ’ seems to be a misused and contested term . |
| 16 | Decisions will be made in Brussels on social matters whatever happens and I am not convinced that those decisions would be affected by any new form of regional government . |
| 17 | I am not convinced that , even on the projected budget for the mid-1990s , the budgetary emphasis on safety can yet be considered adequate . |
| 18 | I am not convinced that this issue should be on the political agenda at all , not at this time , not at any time , in fact I am pretty convinced that this is a Tory agenda , a media agenda , why they do they not want to talk about crooks and spivs that support them , that donate thousands of pounds into their coffers ? |
| 19 | When I am not convinced that those er the areas outside those boundaries which are in dire need of urban regeneration , could not accommodate a greater proportion over over the planned period . |
| 20 | However , I am not convinced that the Government 's proposals are right or workable . |
| 21 | and I 'm not convinced , I am not convinced that they , that they are anywhere near the standard they used to be when they were last in Europe a few seasons ago |
| 22 | However , they are not convinced that the primary cause of this is toxic concentrations of aluminium released into the soil as acidity increased . |
| 23 | If we are not convinced that any standard has been offered , or that what is offered can work , then , I would submit , the principle of respect for life demands that we treat all alike . |
| 24 | We are not convinced that the object of the exercise is to make yet more people to become like ourselves ! |
| 25 | Organisations are reassessing their priorities , says Price Waterhouse consultant Nick Cherrie , and , if they are not convinced that a project can offer a quantifiable and speedy payback , they are likely to shelve it . |
| 26 | Others , myself among them , are not convinced that Cromwell was the sole architect of the Privy Council , which may have been in part the consequence of his fall rather than of his predominance . |
| 27 | We are not convinced that the penal realities concerning race and gender outlined in Chapter 9 can be satisfactorily explained in this manner . |
| 28 | We are not convinced that just because large quantities of potential secondary materials are present in the North Wales region , they can be used to meet unsustainable demand at an acceptable environmental cost . |
| 29 | We are not convinced that just because large quantities of potential secondary materials are present in the North Wales region , they can be used to meet unsustainable demand at an acceptable environmental cost . |
| 30 | We are not convinced that the attraction of out-of-town shopping is entirely a response to consumer demand . |