Example sentences of "this is not [verb] that [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is not to say that man can mine coal where it does not occur geologically , or that some settlements do not originate because of the existence of some material which the inhabitants extract ; what it does mean is that people themselves determine what is exploited and how they deal with the extraction . |
| 2 | This is not to say that reading happens outside of the domain of politics , but that we ca n't easily conflate the two . |
| 3 | This is not to say that PGCE ( and in-service ) tutors do not attempt to develop ‘ professional ’ rather than ‘ craftsman ’ knowledge and attitudes , it is rather to say that the professional knowledge is built on shaky foundations . |
| 4 | This is not to say that carbonate deposition began everywhere simultaneously as some heavenly clock chimed in the beginning of the Carboniferous Period . |
| 5 | This is not to say that society was classless . |
| 6 | This is not to say that radicalism is dead ; far from it . |
| 7 | This is not to say that removal of the clitoris was a routine operation either in the States or in Europe at the end of the nineteenth century . |
| 8 | This is not to say that TV was always dominant . |
| 9 | This is not to say that self-referral must be sought with undue enthusiasm , although facilities for it might be extended with benefit to many youngsters . |
| 10 | This is not to say that spite , malice or dishonesty may not exist ; they clearly can . |
| 11 | This is not to say that moving may not be an excellent decision ; simply that , if money is the main criterion , you need to be thoroughly realistic when calculating the gains . |
| 12 | This is not to say that tradition was the rule . |
| 13 | This is not to say that meat is unimportant to us now . |
| 14 | This is not to say that history would repeat itself backwards : you would not die and then become old , middle-aged and youthful before finally being absorbed into your mother 's womb . |
| 15 | This is not to say that validity should be taken for granted : McBean and Lennon ( 1985 ) have shown that though for large groups , response rates of 50 per cent are adequate ; with groups of less than 30 , an 80 per cent response rate is required to give course ratings which are within 12 per cent of the mean for the population as a whole . |
| 16 | This is not to say that demand is necessarily elastic with respect to the rate of interest . |
| 17 | And young actors have a greater instinct these days for film than they do for the stage , though this is not to say that stage training is not equally important ; nevertheless as working actors we are getting more and more camera conscious in our acting and will continue to do so . |
| 18 | This is not to say that economy is paramount ; indeed , economy is secondary to what should be an overriding principle in public health — namely , equity . |
| 19 | Though this is not to say that abortion is a topic to be taken lightly as it is a human life a woman is dealing with and I think she should think carefully about all her options before she makes a decision but in the end it is her baby and up to her what happens . |
| 20 | ( This is not to say that car refers to something different in each of these sentences — in both cases it is the whole car which is referred to . ) |
| 21 | This is not to say that R&D should not think in terms of processes that do not currently exist , but it emphasizes the need for discussion and agreement on how they shall be provided , in time for them to be in place when they are needed . |
| 22 | This is not to say that re-investigation of this kind guarantees verification . |
| 23 | This is not to say that force was thereafter eschewed It was used in Isfahan , in the north , and in the west — but less in Teheran . |
| 24 | This is not to say that practice was unsatisfactory : rather that it was highly variable and that it mostly had little to do with PNP , despite the Authority 's intentions and despite its being written into the job specifications of PNP appointees . |
| 25 | This is not to say that food reinforcers are quite immune from the operation of a mechanism like that supposed in Solomon and Corbit 's opponent-process theory . |
| 26 | This is not to say that trade unions are not concerned about casual workers in the hotel and catering industry ; they very much are and are very keen to Increase their membership amongst them . |
| 27 | This is not to deny that plan-making is a very valuable function of our local authorities ; it is rather to point out that the existing powers to implement their plans are restricted by the price that the market puts on some land , and by the fact that the planners ' resource is in the hands of private owners rather than at the disposal of the community . |
| 28 | This is not to deny that child abuse is a ‘ factual ’ phenomenon or thing , it is to argue that facts only take the form they do because they are interpreted within given contexts of meaning . |
| 29 | This is not to deny that accuracy is important . |
| 30 | This is not to suggest that consistency is an unworthy value : the argument is rather that there is a need to decide upon the categories to which the argument of consistency is being applied , and above all to recognize that simple resort to the allegation of inconsistency might serve to conceal the conflict between a number of social interests or principles . |