Example sentences of "not [adv] [adj] for [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is likely that most small towns contained a tannery since the processes and equipment needed for the production of leather were not entirely suitable for domestic use , apart from the exceedingly unpleasant smell generated . |
| 2 | Morphemic complexity and syllabic complexity are in gross terms reasonably equivalent ; but they are not necessarily equivalent for individual words ; for example , six-th-s contains three morphemes , but only one syllable ; establish , on the other hand , contains only one morpheme , but three syllables. ( ii ) An idiom may be roughly defined as a sequence of two or more words , the meaning of which is not predictable from the meanings of the constituent words ; eg get by , as it were , under the weather . |
| 3 | Few communities adopted it in toto , but it provided a useful source of material , even if those responsible for it fell into the common trap of producing texts which were not necessarily Appropriate for musical setting . |
| 4 | If normal good sleepers are woken from Stage I sleep or Stage 2 sleep , and asked whether they were awake or asleep , they tend to report definitely feeling asleep only In Stage 2 sleep , " 2 although this is not necessarily true for poor sleepers , who may deny they were asleep even when the EEG traces show clear signs of Stage 2 sleep . |
| 5 | This finding , however , conceals the fact that working-class males in these two categories of illness are likely to visit their doctor to obtain sickness certificates — a procedure which is not so necessary for professional employees who receive sick pay from their employers . |
| 6 | The degree of divisional-HQ interaction was not so extensive for diversified firms . |
| 7 | All this hippy chic is not terribly exotic for British men who grew up with long hair , earth mothers and hipster jeans . |
| 8 | Optical and ultraviolet observations show that the dividing line in the H-R diagram coincides approximately with the onset of cool , massive stellar winds , but we show that these winds are not sufficiently dense for simple X-ray absorption to be the cause of the disappearance of coronal emission . |
| 9 | This pattern of behaviour , typical of so many dieters , is not just bad for physical health , it is detrimental to psychological and social well-being too . |
| 10 | However , jewellery may be stolen , cattle may die and grain deteriorates in quality with the passage of time , thus wealth in these forms is inherently risky and to a certain extent illiquid , i.e. not usually suitable for instant transfer or use . |
| 11 | Since these forms of compulsion are not directly relevant for present purposes , it is unnecessary to elaborate them ; but I think it pertinent to observe that the concept of duress has in recent years been expanded to embrace economic duress . |
| 12 | However , such a procedure is not always suitable for explanatory research since , in this case , the aim is to achieve sufficient cases for analysis rather than a representative sample of some population . |
| 13 | ‘ It takes an enlightened boss to realise that standard textbook career progression is not always right for certain people , ’ says Kate Hargreaves . |
| 14 | It is not always possible for low-ranking officers to anticipate the situations which ‘ Action Men ’ need to avoid , and some instances were observed where the aggressive manner of the policeman acted as a form of ‘ amplification of deviance ’ ( Young 1971 ) , transforming a minor situation into ‘ big crime ’ . |
| 15 | It is not always possible for short journeys such as yours to have all services available from one stop ( e.g. buses to Cameron Tool are available from both stops ) but the arrangement serves a very substantial proportion of bus users . |
| 16 | The publishing world is not always ready for new writers . |
| 17 | Because ADA is a new language and not really suitable for introductory teaching , many students will have learnt other languages first . |
| 18 | We seem to have a labour party that treats education as some kind of middle class hobby that thinks of education spending as something spent only on the bourgeoisie , something to do with a university , something not really important for ordinary people . |
| 19 | The approach is not particularly useful for public librarians , but then the reviews are not written for librarians . |
| 20 | The men who created the new unionism and , in so doing , abandoned Industrial Co-operation ( except as a minor and incidental means to trade unionism 's ends of improving conditions of employment ) were not wrong in their time because , in short , history was not yet ready for Industrial Co-operation . |
| 21 | The Espoirs are the French Second XV , mainly for the younger players not yet ready for full cap games . |
| 22 | The seas down the west coast of Africa and the routes to the Hispanic colonies across the Atlantic were not yet open for English ships . |
| 23 | Dr John Watkins , a GP in Rogerstone , Gwent , who has made a special study of flu , stressed yesterday that it was not too late for high-risk groups to be vaccinated . |
| 24 | I would like to be away from here , I am not too old for new surroundings , not so old that I feel dread and insecurity in the prospect of a change . |
| 25 | That a university education was not absolutely necessary for literary success can be seen in the career of Alexander Pope or Samuel Richardson . |
| 26 | At first , the committee was not -very successful as it had no staff , and a body of twenty-four to twenty-eight members is not very effective for cross-examining witnesses . |
| 27 | Stacks are not very suitable for small quantities , as too great an area is exposed to the air and a relatively high proportion of the crop wasted . |
| 28 | It was not very difficult for old party hacks from East Germany , like Gysi ( the leader of the reformed Communist party , the Party for Democratic Socialism ) or Modrow ( the former Prime Minister of East Germany , also Communist ) to adapt to these practices … |
| 29 | It 's possible , but expensive , to recycle them , and it 's not that easy for ordinary consumers to organise . |
| 30 | And er I mean it was all luck everything that sort of happened to me that night anyway I mean it it was n't so lucky for other people but I suppose most survivors have their their tale or so . |