Example sentences of "but it is not [adj] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Perhaps that is what they want , but it is not good for either Britain or Europe . |
| 2 | But it is not unreasonable for the Vendor to repay any price paid by the Purchaser in respect of debts which turn out to be bad . |
| 3 | There is no such legislation in Britain , but it is not uncommon for the charge to be linked to the retail price index as a form of protection . |
| 4 | But it is not right for a member of the teaching staff to so present that disciplinary framework that the student is unable to view it from the outside or is discouraged from officering an alternative perspective from another discipline . |
| 5 | Young Monodactylus are able to tolerate freshwater conditions but it is not usual for them to survive in a totally freshwater environment beyond a body length of 5cm . |
| 6 | But it is not common for the pain from the operation to be stimulated solely by athletic activity , and a musculo-skeletal cause in the groin is far more likely . |
| 7 | Quite sparky , she copes well under pressure , but it is not unknown for her to lose her temper . |
| 8 | This may seem self-evident , but it is not unknown for people to purchase extremely attractive and reasonably priced extremely attractive and reasonably priced items only to find , when they take them home , that they are the wrong size , or that the colour and design clash with their decorative scheme . |
| 9 | This may seem self-evident , but it is not unknown for people to be carried along by the atmosphere of an auction , or the sales patter of a dealer . |
| 10 | ‘ I 'm not saying it happened on this occasion , but it is not unknown for a private company to take a loss on government contracts to get a foot in the door . ’ |
| 11 | But it is not unusual for her to show her feelings and lose her temper . |
| 12 | But it is not adequate for many of the tasks of the modern capitalist state which has to intervene increasingly according to a ‘ substantive ’ rather than ‘ formal ’ rationality ( Therborn 1978 : 54 , 89 ) based on highly specialized forms of expertise ( e.g. Dunleavy 1982 : 196–205 ) — for example , in production itself . |
| 13 | There were times when we wished that there had been a cash element but it is not sensible for any bank to pay out cash at this time . |
| 14 | This bedding is suitable for walking on , or pushing a wheelbarrow over , but it is n't suitable for drives , as cars are too heavy for it . |
| 15 | But it is n't good for him to be so alone . |
| 16 | But it is n't good for Sarah . ’ |
| 17 | Steam Tanks must take fear , panic and other psychology tests just like other units and characters , but it is n't possible for a Steam Tank to literally flee . |