Example sentences of "that it is not [prep] the " in BNC.

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1 While we are on the subject , may I also point out that it is not on the FRCC guides that have printed so many incorrect ‘ historical facts ’ .
2 It is clear that the Soviet economy is at an impasse , but we have tried to suggest that it is not at the abyss .
3 Even with the property market at its height — I do not need to remind the House that it is not at the height at the moment — British Rail would not be able to cover the £1.4 billion capital cost out of its profit from property development or out of revenue from running the trains .
4 In particular , he could say that it is not for the Conservative Party or anybody else to determine the budget options of Parliament .
5 Beyond that there is the deep-felt conviction that it is not within the rights of any person to use the machinery of state in order to force his conception of the good life on other adult persons .
6 The Furus have agreed to return to work — for wages instead of marioc — on condition that it is not in the red iron mines .
7 Its price reflects the fact that it is not in the category of software expected to sell in millions of copies .
8 He adds that it is not in the traders ' interests for the elephants to die out .
9 Equally unavoidable is the conviction that it is not in the public interest for any profession to become the subject of so much unwarranted regulation and criticism ( not to mention claims ) that it is unable to retain or recruit individuals of the required calibre .
10 All the artificial constraints of maintaining a regulated monopoly mean that it is not in the best interests of the consumer .
11 This will be the case quite regularly so that it is not in the least surprising if in many instances general expectations have crystallized into rigid habits ( which might be called syntactic " rules " ) governing the possibilities open to an adjective as a type item , irrespective of the facts of any particular token occasion .
12 This is such hard work that you may decide that it is n't worth the effort and abandon your attempt to acquire the skills in question .
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