Example sentences of "not always a " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , one thing worth mentioning at this point is that the larger parts are not always a guarantee of an agent 's interest — quite often big roles will attract attention , but a student who has been very well cast in a smaller role may hit the mark just as effectively . |
| 2 | By ‘ softness ’ I mean an opposite quality which is not always a fault . |
| 3 | She made a point of ensuring that others did not disturb him when he was at his books , even though it was not always a rule that she was able to keep herself . |
| 4 | Claudia loves roses , but they are not always a success . |
| 5 | Election ‘ 92 : Read history 's lips — ‘ no new taxes ’ is not always a winner |
| 6 | Consciousness is not always a patterning in words . |
| 7 | Being mothered by a grandparent was certainly not always a happily remembered experience , and for one illegitimate Scots girl it generated a lifetime of mutual bitterness . |
| 8 | Low local taxes are not always a recipe for electoral success . |
| 9 | And you 're not always a dream to live with , you know . |
| 10 | John was not always a reliable source of information about his own past : he combined a poor memory for dates with an imaginative flair for making the best of any story . |
| 11 | Yet preparation is not always a case of in-depth research so much as systematically thinking through what may be faced in the real life negotiating position . |
| 12 | It has been shown in Chapter 4 that this relationship is not always a comfortable one . |
| 13 | The running of multiple sessions has been another means of saving which , though not always a problem , has led to truncated teaching sessions , late-coming and absenteeism on the part of teachers and pupils . |
| 14 | This picture is , however , a caricature of Roman Catholic teaching on the subject , although unfortunately not always a caricature of Catholic practice . |
| 15 | Saying Grace is not always a prelude to conventional manners in Free Kirk households as I once found when asked to offer the Grace in a cottage in Point , Lewis , in which the great aunt of a friend lived . |
| 16 | A further problem of the street quota system is that people on the busiest streets are not always a good sample of the general population . |
| 17 | The guide is not always a librarian , nor is he always well-prepared . |
| 18 | The fact that one has a clear conscience is not always a sign of right responses to the trials and temptations of life so much as an appropriate response to sin and guilt . |
| 19 | If not always a causal factor , diet is always involved ( Leon Chaitow — The Stone Age Diet ) . |
| 20 | A man 's house or apartment was not always a refuge against such malevolent surprises , insults and arrests . |
| 21 | Bearing in mind that the elderly often most enjoy visits that are on a one-to-one basis , during which they can ventilate their anxieties and have the undivided attention of a sympathetic listener , it is not always a good idea to arrive with several young children in tow , if they can be happily parked elsewhere . |
| 22 | Towns , as we have seen , gave wealth to their rulers , and founding new ones became a quite fashionable activity if not always a successful one . |
| 23 | But the sad experiences of thousands over the past three years show that home ownership is not always a path to happiness and contentment . |
| 24 | Anyone under 21 might not realise that Rod Stewart was not always a smug , smarmy middle of the road crooner . |
| 25 | It is worth remembering that even with all the advances in modern medicine , there is not always a ‘ miracle cure ’ for Cystitis , and attacks may well recur . |
| 26 | Interruptions are not always a curse ; I sometimes find that a lost association breaks the surface for air precisely when I 've stopped actively thinking about the writing . |
| 27 | This has been defined as ‘ systematic and continuous abuse of an elderly person by the carer , often though not always a relative on whom the elderly person is dependent for care ’ ( Cloke , 1983 , p. 2 ) . |
| 28 | An alternative is reverse osmosis , but that also generally demineralises the water which is not always a very good idea — especially for Rifts . |
| 29 | Sometimes , with older children , it is often advocated that all refused instructions are dealt with this way but this is not always a good idea . |
| 30 | Snow , however , is not always a disadvantage to mountain goats . |