Example sentences of "[coord] what is not " in BNC.
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| 1 | These are the tests which determine what is education and what is not . |
| 2 | If you ca n't tell what is a racist film and what is not , you should n't be in charge of a festival in the first place . |
| 3 | We should see if there is a ‘ horizon … between what is , and what is not comprehensible by us ’ . |
| 4 | We have tried to make the questions simple but comprehensive so that it wo n't take many minutes to fill in but your answers will give us a good idea of what is wanted and what is not . |
| 5 | What would employees below think to hear us shouting at the top of our voices about what is and what is not the correct Chinaman ? ’ |
| 6 | In this way , youngsters learn what is dangerous and what is not to be feared . |
| 7 | A candidate who is too brief perhaps has little to offer ; another who spreads him/herself over four sides of A4 may be revealing basic traits of long windedness and , more seriously , an inability to decide what is important and what is not . |
| 8 | As has been found with regard to ‘ insider trading ’ , it is very difficult to define what is and what is not legitimate . |
| 9 | We also know how to identify what users need ; develop often complex systems to index , abstract , catalog , and organize all types of information ; disseminate information by packing it in ways appropriate for users , providing the critical role of sifting through vast quantities to identify what is pertinent and what is not ; and to work with a wide range of other professionals for the most effective use of information . |
| 10 | If obscenity laws were really about sexual conformity , their Report continued , then ‘ no Royal Commission could … draw an intelligible line between what is acceptable and what is not acceptable … [ nor could ] such a Commission find any evidence that anyone has been corrupted or … depraved by pornography ’ . |
| 11 | Others are famous or notorious people who generate so many tales that it is hard to separate what is true and what is not . |
| 12 | If , for example , we have no clear definition of what exactly is meant by communication or comprehensible input , how can we recognize what is evidence and what is not ? |
| 13 | What is , and what is not , permissible varies with time and place . |
| 14 | The journalist is constrained by the ‘ news value ’ that determine what is , and what is not , a ‘ good story ’ . |
| 15 | There is no clear definition of precisely what is , and what is not , a shrub rose — indeed , some catalogues , from quite reputable houses too , describe the shrub type merely as one that differs from the bush , the climber , the rambler , the miniature and others , and can not be conveniently classified with them . |
| 16 | But what you read is not all you get , and what is not on the page is often as important as what is . |
| 17 | However , it is still the inspector who decides what is an ‘ acceptable argument ’ and what is not . |
| 18 | How can we determine what is and what is not obligatory ? |
| 19 | Subsequently , children distinguish between what is part of themselves and what is not , and internal and external worlds develop . |
| 20 | How then is one to decide what is , and what is not an acceptable regulatory response to the problems created by conglomeration ? |
| 21 | In relation to affirmative action , it was felt that the Act is very unclear about what is and what is not permitted . |
| 22 | These whiskers are sensitive not only to touch but to taste , so the fish can tell what on the river bed in front of its mouth is worth eating and what is not . |
| 23 | It is no accident that the ingenuous and unpretentious Lady Clavering should have left to professionals the task of deciding what is , and what is not , good taste . |
| 24 | I fully appreciate and feel the force of the narrowness of the distinctions which are taken between what is admissible and what is not admissible , but the exception presently proposed is so extensive that I do not feel able to support it in the present state of our knowledge of its practical results in this jurisdiction . |
| 25 | It is not easy to set standards for what is acceptable and what is not in terms of production expertise and technical quality . |
| 26 | The evidence provided shows that the military are able to influence thought and action and determine what is the national interest and what is not . |
| 27 | Apart from anything else , this gives the executive enormous power in determining what is and what is not debatable — and therefore over the limits of the assembly 's power . |
| 28 | With experience we control harmonic factors almost by instinct , knowing at a glance what is good and what is not without having to resort to rules and reasonings . |
| 29 | There is an urgent need to develop practical definitions of ‘ sustainable development ’ and to offer planning authorities much clearer guidance on what is and what is not environmentally sustainable . |
| 30 | Grammar , explain Halliday et al , is concerned with a small fixed number of possibilities and a clear line between what is possible and what is not . |