Example sentences of "[prep] means all " in BNC.
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| 1 | Carbon dioxide is the ultimate source of carbon for all modern creatures , and most ( but by no means all ) creatures need oxygen for respiration . |
| 2 | Sadly , some ( but by no means all ) such adventures are associated with mental disturbance . |
| 3 | In the modern period by no means all ( or even a majority ) of political leaders can be seen as basing their appeal on charismatic qualities , although such an appeal often distinguishes powerful political leaders from more routine politicians . |
| 4 | The fact that the female work-force in general had a different age profile from that of the male , and that many ( though by no means all ) women left work in their mid-twenties , was yet another reason for the low pay and status of " women 's work " . |
| 5 | From the descriptive work of a number of scholars studying spoken language ( e.g. Labov , 1972a ; Sinclair & Coulthard , 1975 ; Chafe , 1979 ; Ochs , 1979 ; Cicourel , 1981 ; Goffman , 1981 ) we can extract some ( by no means all ) features which characterise spoken language : |