Example sentences of "[noun] not [adv] an " in BNC.
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| 1 | So international agreement and co-operation is in this field not merely an ideal but a practical necessity for effective justice . |
| 2 | The polarity between the ideals the kore-type was evolved to express and the new ideals evident here perhaps makes this moving work not quite an artistic success . |
| 3 | Crime is a big issue not just an issue of sentencing or the courts , but something that must be looked at away from politcs . |
| 4 | Centuries after their creation , we intervene to limit the deterioration of frescoes , painted panels , canvases or marbles , and to preserve for posterity not just an empty shell but the enduring substance of a work of art . |
| 5 | We do n't think that it 's unreasonable for players to enjoy a drink not necessarily an alcoholic one . ’ |
| 6 | I marvelled at it , a frog not even an inch long , no larger than a thumb nail . |
| 7 | We may see in this encouragement of scholars not only an attempt to improve the status of the realm , but a genuine curiosity for learning on the part of Charles himself . |
| 8 | I would remind you that I am the captain of this ship and that at sea not even an admiral can take over from me or give orders which I consider to be to the detriment of this vessel . ’ |
| 9 | Though not as obsessive as Bacon , Hobbes shares not only an interest in the classifications of areas of study , but also something of the actual divisions . |
| 10 | Thinking thematically is in fact not necessarily an intellectual exercise . |
| 11 | Others have been suggested : to prevent the conduct of government business being unduly hampered and delayed by ‘ excessive ’ litigation ; to reduce the risk that civil servants will behave in over-cautious and unhelpful ways in dealing with citizens for fear of being sued if things go wrong ; to ration scarce judicial resources ; to ensure that the argument on the merits is presented in the best possible way , by a person with a real interest in presenting it ( but quality of presentation and personal interest do not always go together ) ; to ensure that people do not meddle paternalistically in the affairs of others ( query : can representative applicants be accused of this ? ) ; to ensure that the applicant has a personal interest not just an ideological concern in the outcome ( but , query , may not a genuine concern for the interests of others be neither purely personal nor purely ideological ? ) . |