Example sentences of "[noun pl] [verb] [conj] it [is] not " in BNC.
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| 1 | The fact that the specialist literature ( for example , IRS , 1986a ) continues to make repeated reference to the particular practices of a rather limited number of organizations implies that it is not , as yet , a particularly common one . |
| 2 | Those conceptions hold that it is not so much the white individuals who are the oppressors , for they are only part of an overall structure which has been designed to exclude blacks from positions of seniority . |
| 3 | The natives know that it is not the actual paintings in the caves that activate the Kurunba but the rocks on which they are drawn ; the rocks being imbued with the ‘ spirit ’ of the entities depicted . |
| 4 | The fact that this lead time can be substantially reduced under special circumstances means that it is not impossible to produce books much more quickly . |
| 5 | The example of the Delphic treasuries shows that it is not safe to assume that it is actually earlier in date , but it probably is so . |
| 6 | These patterns imply that it is not simply a matter either of ability or of socialization which affect subject choice . |
| 7 | I 'm just keeping my fingers crossed that it 's not too serious . ’ |
| 8 | For the none technical , these figures mean that it is not a super quick modem , but has features that improve data transfer and have error correcting protocols . |
| 9 | Neil , as it happens , is himself a committed Scot , but the Scottish-based executives say that it is not the current incumbent of that post , but the fact that the regional directorate enjoys ultimate power of veto which worries them . |
| 10 | Whilst this suggests that a large number of people make use of the procedure , the recent research figures reveal that it is not only private citizens , but also ‘ large organisations ’ and other ‘ small litigants , ’ who make extensive use of the procedure . |
| 11 | Woe betide gilts prices if investors conclude that it is not . |
| 12 | The finding that ‘ ee ’ occurred significantly less often in the gead condition than in the other two conditions shows that it is not only the single grapheme that is used as a unit in reading non-words aloud . |
| 13 | This acts as a commitment payment and demonstrates the seriousness of the vendors confirming that it is not their intention just to test the water and withdraw . |
| 14 | But he is at pains to stress that it is not philosophical knowledge , not true science . |
| 15 | I believe there is speculative developments appreciate that it is not likely to be developed for B one , it will become available for other uses . |
| 16 | A common problem with co-referential items like pronouns and demonstratives arises when it is not clear what they refer to : Sir William Lucas is " in earnest contemplation of the greatness before him " and his daughter Maria " frightened almost out of her senses " when they meet Lady Catherine at Rosings , which expresses their simplicity and nature to be easily impressed by grandeur and presentation . |
| 17 | Despite creating a theory with a series of levels of semiosis it fails to support the substantive analyses in Mythologies where Barthes 's examples show that it is not merely the formal structure of signification that he is interested in . |
| 18 | The pattern of appropriate allocation is also highly sensitive to the morbidity measures used and it is not clear how variations in morbidity relate to actual resource needs . |
| 19 | Latest word from the grapevine is that IBM Corp 's 3390-9 disk drive may be put back to June 1 or June 8 ( CI No 2,165 ) , and there is a certain lack of confidence that the thing will be an easy sell given that it is significantly slower than the lower capacity drives , making it unsuitable for most leading edge mainframe applications ( CI No 2,165 ) : the conspiracy theorists conjecture that it is not a product that the sales force and the market actually want , one that could have been developed simply to respond to something a competitor was planning but in the end never launched , but that it has cost sufficient to develop that to write off the effort now would leave a nasty hole in AdStar Inc 's balance sheet — much better to put the thing out in the confidence that some users will bite , and write the work off over perhaps a five-year product life . |
| 20 | Ministry of Agriculture specialists confirm that it is not required under EC law . |
| 21 | The question whether there was ‘ dishonesty ’ by the prosecution may not be easy for magistrates to determine because it is not clear in what sense that word is used in the present context . |