Example sentences of "[that] it is [not/n't] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This brings with it the corollary that it is not always apparent whether the beliefs he expresses are Ackroyd 's or those of the writer to whom he is exposed , or both . |
| 2 | If a work is bigger than a man , he wrote , it can mean either that it is trying to surpass man or that it is not afraid of being looked at . |
| 3 | Fretwell-Downing Data Systems head of sales Charles Mobbs frequently points out that it is not possible to buy a piece of software and a manual from him and then walk away : partnership between supplier and customer is the approach . |
| 4 | This gives a lighter , cleaner taste which does n't overpower and illustrates the fact that it is not just the obvious oily herring , mackerel and salmon which have the body to withstand a mustard onslaught . |
| 5 | Students and instructors often fail to realise that it is not the amount of height that matters but how much room there is ahead . |
| 6 | Indeed , his treatment of this first book ( and we shall see that it is not very dissimilar from the others ) is a blatant piece of eisogesis — reading into ( as opposed to exegesis , out of ) the text what he wishes to see , or rather plant . |
| 7 | The Furus have agreed to return to work — for wages instead of marioc — on condition that it is not in the red iron mines . |
| 8 | In so doing , they claim that it is not just secondary qualities that are confined to the mind , but , with them , the whole vivid force of the world-as-we-perceive-it , - what some philosophers call the manifest image of the world — which is intrinsically bound up with the secondary qualities . |
| 9 | They simply share the belief that it is not going to be possible to explain behaviour adequately if mental processes are identified with the contents of conscious awareness . |
| 10 | If it is really necessary to think of mental states as having qualitative content ( and see Dennett , 1988 , for some powerful arguments that it is not ) , then it follows from functionalism that such qualia do not have causal interactions with other mental states or behaviour and are mere epiphenomena . |
| 11 | Recent work has confined that it is not possible to measure intensity of subjective sensation in a way that is distinct from and independent of measurement of the physical stimulus from which it is derived ; that Fechner 's logarithmic transform exists only as a mathematical construction to link reports of sensations with measurements of stimuli ; and an experimental subject 's conformity to Stevens ' power law depends on his getting the experiment ‘ right ’ . |
| 12 | This discrepancy , however , disappears when we recognize that it is not in individual nerve impulses that we must seek our representations of the world , but in their patterns . |
| 13 | In many cases teachers have been indoctrinated with the view that it is not their job to encourage competitive sports . |
| 14 | It is important here to stress that it is not just hitting to the target that is foremost , but at all times moving the feet to take the ball in one bounce . |
| 15 | He states that it is not necessary to use vinegar or mild acetic acid to neutralise the reaction , as it is a waste of time to apply a mild acid on top of a stronger acid . |
| 16 | The spacing of such steps on pointe is so minute and so fast that it is not possible to see the change of feet as one succeeds the other . |
| 17 | Its price reflects the fact that it is not in the category of software expected to sell in millions of copies . |
| 18 | Megill himself , in his discussion of Derrida , as in the whole of his book , combines detailed knowledge of the texts , sympathetic treatment of his subject , and an ultimate detachment from it , so that it is not easy to discern his own attitudes . |
| 19 | Despite a large Roman Catholic following and a Catholic convert , Phyllis Bowman , as its national director , the society 's leadership has always insisted that it is not — unlike its ally Pro-Life — a primarily Catholic organisation . |
| 20 | In such circumstances , the new Kinnock approach — as long as he can show that it is not irredeemably inflationary — might appear quite attractive to people who would not otherwise have considered voting Labour . |
| 21 | Basically our belief is that it is not possible to make a profit . |
| 22 | ‘ It astonishes me , to be quite honest , ’ he said , showing that it is not all swagger on the courts over here . |
| 23 | To speculate about possible good communists in the GDR is also to ignore the central fact about the country , which is that it is not one . |
| 24 | He adds that it is not in the traders ' interests for the elephants to die out . |
| 25 | By and large , he was saying what most ordinary people think : that it is not a good idea for very young girls to embark on motherhood , especially if they are poor or a bit dim . |
| 26 | ‘ On the question of whether the material which has been made available is sufficient to justify the initiation of a prosecution against Patrick Ryan he ( Mr Barnes ) has come to the clear conclusion that it is not sufficient for that purpose and that a prosecution would not be justified , ’ the statement said . |
| 27 | If the type of gig you are offered is so unusual that it is not covered by any of the existing contracts , an MU official will devise one to suit your needs , or add necessary clauses to an existing contract ( for performing on the back of a moving open-back lorry , the contract might require clauses covering additional risks ! ) . |
| 28 | Vain Chantecler refuses to recognize that it is not his own crying of ‘ Cocorico ’ which causes the sun to rise . |
| 29 | The speeches of ministers have reiterated the themes that it is not the job of government to solve as many problems as previously , that ministers should be more attentive to the interests of taxpayers when spending public money , that ‘ real ’ jobs will be created and sustained not by government subsidy but by workers making goods which people will buy , that the criterion of ‘ value for money ’ be applied to public-sector activities , and that the private sector should be encouraged because it creates the wealth which the public sector requires . |
| 30 | They are arguing that it is not fair to have the ‘ haves ’ and the ‘ have-nots ’ ; it 's not fair to have a north and south divide . |