Example sentences of "[adj] is [not/n't] [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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1 | But even so this is not perceived as a particular lack in other countries . |
2 | This is not to disparage in any way the commitment of health workers to physical rehabilitation which will sustain or restore people 's physical independence , especially following illness or accident . |
3 | Although Mrs Thatcher insists that accountability should exclusively be through national governments to national parliaments , this is not favoured by others . |
4 | ‘ This is not done in anyway to downgrade anyone else . |
5 | This is not done in man because it leads to Charcot joints and a deafferentation phantom , two signs the horse may not be able to display . |
6 | Frederica explained that in France the 7 is crossed but that this is not done in Thomas Cook 's in Calverley , N. Yorkshire . |
7 | This is not done by the owners challenging them , or punishing them physically , but simply by making them earn all their privileges . |
8 | This is not catering for the indigenous population of Ayrshire and Arran . |
9 | This is not to press for a reversal of the present position , but to understand that if the work of research students is to be understood in educational terms , then the first step is to accept that the role is a hybrid of research and of higher education . |
10 | This is not to say of course , that Christians might not have supported certain of these ideas : by choosing a particular profession of considerable sacrifice to themselves in economic terms , by supporting rent legislation because of the plight of deprived families , by welcoming the welfare state because of the inability of poor families to obtain appropriate medical treatment or by applauding deficit spending as a way of reducing unemployment . |
11 | I say again — this is not based on party acrimony — that we have severe reservations about two clauses , which must be given serious consideration today or in another place . |
12 | Racism like this is not faced by whites , and is only too everyday for black people in a highly xenophobic society , and this has terrible effects on their everyday lives . |
13 | MILLIONS are staked every week but officially this is not gambling at all . |
14 | Indeed , as already mentioned ( see Chapter 2 ) , the SGA 1979 has special provisions with regard to the determination of price where this is not fixed in the contract of sale ( s8 ) . |
15 | This is not to argue in terms of structuralism but in terms of a combination of institutional form and individual behaviour — elements which are bundled together as either part of ceteris paribus or part of the residual in factor productivity analyses . |
16 | Hence although the language is related to purpose this is not realized in the process of learning ( for further discussion see Widdowson 1983 : Chapter 3 ) . |
17 | Cork , we outline hereunder an Eight Point Programme to ensure that this is not imposed on the community . |
18 | Although there is a marked decrease with age in the percentage rating their health as good this is not matched by an increase in the percentage classed as poor . |
19 | Unfortunately this is not matched by her academic ability . |
20 | Blame can not be laid at the doorstep of any single photographer , designer , journalist or editor — this is not intended as a smug pop at our predecessors , nor a dig at individuals . |
21 | It appears from the context that this is not intended as a limitation on the use of ‘ judicial channels ’ but rather as a preliminary observation before a specific provision that in such border cases legalization is not required . |
22 | This is not intended as an exhaustive list . |
23 | This is not intended to be nomination in the traditional sense and once the subcontractor has been named ( subject to reasonable objection by the contractor if the naming is during the course of the contract ) , that subcontractor becomes almost entirely the responsibility of the contractor . |
24 | You do n't have to be a historian to know a pretty flower when you see one , and although this is not intended to be a text book — there is more than enough literature available to fulfil that function — I do suggest that your enjoyment of roses can be enhanced by knowing just a little about the many different kinds , and such matters as why they are cultivated in certain ways , why they are pruned , and so on — and to see a strange word , and know what it means ! |
25 | This is not intended to be an exhaustive list and throughout the observations the main questions in the HMI 's mind are : Is the range of work suitable for the children ? |
26 | I will not add any further details , since this is not intended to be a technical article , and in any case loco fans will know the details very well already . |
27 | This is not intended to be an exhaustive checklist of the regulatory requirements of either the Yellow Book or Blue Book . |
28 | So this is not intended for five years old , it actually refers to new vehicles . |
29 | This is not affected by the average body size of species within the family ; the interaction between body size and size dimorphism was not significant ( ) . |
30 | This is not affected by the withdrawal of police support but would be badly compromised by weak or inadequate stewarding of a sponsored event . |