Example sentences of "did [not/n't] become a " in BNC.
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| 1 | As the son of a school-inspector and a typical representative of the pre-Soviet intelligentsia , Lenin was torn between the conflicting needs of creating a politically and culturally conscious nation as fast as possible , yet at the same time ensuring that vulgarized , superficial agitation did not become a substitute for thoroughgoing education on a broad base . |
| 2 | The overstretch of the regular army did not become a major political issue during the last of years of the Conservative Government ( then under Douglas Home , who succeeded Macmillan in October 1963 ) : it was a legacy left to Labour when they came to power in October 1964 . |
| 3 | Yet the idea of Jesus as our example did not become a theory of atonement until the twelfth and thirteenth centuries , and I want to introduce you now to our first theologian — Peter Abelard . |
| 4 | They demanded that special consideration should be given to new OECD states , such as those in Eastern Europe , to ensure that these did not become a future dumping ground for EC waste . |
| 5 | For all their grandeur , the chancellors in Germany , France and England in this period were still essentially officials of the household : even in England the royal chancery did not become a quasi-independent department of state until the turn of the twelfth and thirteenth centuries . |
| 6 | An accurate scholar and an inspired teacher , he did not become a Professor in Bristol — yet his friends and pupils combined to give him that rarest of honours , a Festschrift , a book containing some of their best work , published to mark his 70th birthday . |
| 7 | Although British statesmen had played a prominent part in bringing these organisations into being , the United Kingdom did not become a founder member and later approaches to join were either ineffective or rebuffed . |
| 8 | Significantly then , apart from isolated evidence of attempted antislavery pledging in 1792 in the middle of a parliament , it did not become a systematic technique of abolitionists until the culmination of the emancipation campaign in the early 1830s when parliamentary reform politics also triumphed . |
| 9 | Finland also participated in the discussions that produced EFTA , but did not become a member . |
| 10 | Although there are some dissenters , it seems to be accepted that a lifetime of attachment to one company together with seniority promotions and group bonus schemes for all workers did not become a common practice until the 1950s . |
| 11 | As it happened , in spite of General Marshall 's fears , France 's colonial policy did not become a Congressional issue in 1947 nor did it , contrary to what Marshall feared , have much effect on public opinion in the US . |
| 12 | He gave the French people a new pride in themselves , especially with such successful developments as the nuclear force de frappe ( even though this did not become a realistic deterrent until the later 1970s ) . |
| 13 | The position of member states was further strengthened by the creation of a Committee of Permanent Representatives in 1958 , though this did not become a fully legal Community institution until 1967 . |
| 14 | Spain did not become a great mercantile nation because she failed as a naval power to retain political control of her great empire , and as a producer to supply cheap goods . |
| 15 | Indeed , dead fetal tissue did not become a subject of contention until 1988 when the first results of treatment of people with Parkinson 's disease using fetal adrenal glands were announced . |
| 16 | ( An able pupil of mine who became a successful solicitor was glad he did not become a barrister , who in his experience is driven too hard ; the clerk piles too much work on him , he has no one to delegate to , and has virtually no assistance except of a secretarial kind ; also , counsel in general common law practice has much travelling to do . ) |
| 17 | The result has appeared unimpressive to some in that the issues embedded in the Public Expenditure White Paper remained obscure to most MPs and the annual debate did not become a major parliamentary occasion . |
| 18 | Although originating in the universities , the new grassland ecology did not become a formal academic discipline , and flourished best among botanists with a practical concern for the problems experienced by the farmers who were interfering with the natural vegetation of the area . |
| 19 | Rather curiously Culpeper did not become a freeman until 1714 . |
| 20 | As a young man he emigrated to England but did not become a British citizen until 1918 , though he served in the War Office Intelligence Department during World War I. |
| 21 | It also underlines one of the main reasons why community education did not become a radical movement for social change . |
| 22 | Instead she would tend his arm , make sure she did not become a hindrance by falling ill herself , and refuse to acknowledge his barbed remarks . |
| 23 | I did not become a Labour Member of Parliament to hand over all power to bankers . |
| 24 | I did not become a Labour Member of Parliament or the Chairman of the Select Committee on Employment to work for policies that would lead to chronic mass unemployment . |
| 25 | The European Communities ( EC ) stated that it welcomed NAFTA provided that it abided by GATT rules and did not become a closed trade bloc . |
| 26 | The DipHE did not become a major feature of the higher education landscape . |
| 27 | Given the commitment to its having the same entry qualifications as the degree , it did not become a clear alternative for large numbers of students . |
| 28 | The 40 per cent rule was introduced to make sure that the EBRD did not become a prop for state industries , but rather helped to build market economies . |
| 29 | Mr Hamilton said that it was accepted by both sides in the case that in law a foetus did not become a person until birth . |
| 30 | I knew the risk was there but it did n't become a major concern . |