Example sentences of "[adj] that it [be] not " in BNC.
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| 1 | The " consultations " failed , prompting all the main political groups in Kuwait to form a joint delegation which informed Shaikh Saad on March 30 that it was not prepared to join a new government before a timetable for political reform had been established . |
| 2 | erm I 'm conscious of the fact that I 've been going on for perhaps too long and I may not have said quite enough about Darwin , but let me just finish by saying this that it 's not possible today , I believe , to discuss any important problem in biology without Darwin 's thought being absolutely central to what you 're saying all the time . |
| 3 | In Technograph Printed Circuits Ltd. v Mills & Rockley ( Electronics ) Ltd. [ 1969 ] , a case involving a patent for a method of making printed circuits , Harman J. said : It was objected that in fact it was not until ten years after the invention was published that it was commercially adopted … and it was argued from this that it was not a case of filling a long felt want . |
| 4 | Is it not clear that it is not ambulance staff which have withdrawn the emergency cover from London , but the management ? ’ |
| 5 | In any event , the Act makes it clear that it is not unlawful for a teacher to inflict corporal punishment ( as defined in the Act ) where it is necessary ‘ for reasons that include averting an immediate danger of personal injury to , or an immediate danger to the property of , any person ( including the pupil concerned ) ’ . |
| 6 | Although European railway executives see British rail traffic as important , it is quite clear that it is not crucial to plans for the development of a European network which will proceed whatever happens on the other side of the Channel . |
| 7 | Reporting that Judge Vaughn Walker has entered an order establishing a hearing date on summary judgement motions for May 5 in the look-and-feel suit brought against it and Hewlett-Packard Co by Apple Computer Inc , Microsoft Corp makes it quite clear that it is not prepared to tolerate any nonsense from anyone : the lawyer retained as its vice-president of law and corporate affairs is called William Neukom . |
| 8 | The opening fourteen chapters of Scale 1 provide a context of definitions for Hilton 's particular address to a recluse asking advice on the contemplative life which , in the first chapter , he acknowledges to be a demanding process : Although in defining active and contemplative life Hilton makes it clear that contemplative life belongs especially he , characteristically , makes it clear that it is not ruled out for actives . |
| 9 | I have to , I have to make it er perfectly clear that it is not part of the official business of the meeting . |
| 10 | The management of the trustees is really , I venture to think , of the nature of what is described in one of the rules as a private or domestic use , and so described for the purpose of making it clear that it is not to be allowed as a deduction . |
| 11 | ‘ British Coal have made it clear that it is not up to them , ’ he said . |
| 12 | So , if you feel strongly about male babysitters , speak out — while making it clear that it 's not personal , it 's just for the sake of your peace of mind . |
| 13 | ‘ It became clear that it was not possible to achieve desirable social change in the Third World by treating people as if they were isolated objects , living outside a social context . ’ |
| 14 | From documents in Israeli archives , it has become clear that it was not the Shahs personal decision to grant de facto recognition to Israel . |
| 15 | S made clear that it was not prepared to agree to B 's terms , and that the price was not yet finalised , but agreed to commence work . |
| 16 | However , as the evidence developed before him , it became clear that it was not necessary for the carers to sleep overnight and thus , plus they did not need bedrooms and therefore a four bedroomed bungalow with rooms for the plaintiff , her parents , the night sleeper and one for Clare or to be used as a spare room , would be sufficient . |
| 17 | This made it clear that it was not the governments objective to alter fundamentally the red relationship between auditor and client , nor were we looking to increase the costs of audit . |
| 18 | However , profit margins are tiny where they exist at all and ICI had made it clear that it was not chasing ‘ profitless prosperity . ’ |
| 19 | And I think I made it quite clear that it was not the quality of the Education Authority that was the basis of the Banbury School 's proposals , it was the County Council 's decision to go ahead on a consultation for tertiary education , an entirely different animal in Oxfordshire , and I , like Bob , would agree that the erm quality of education offered in Oxfordshire is first class . |
| 20 | Or will our message be so weak and insipid that it is not worth having . |
| 21 | I am afraid that it is not as simple as that . |
| 22 | Was it possible that it was not , after all , some long-gone love , but … ? |
| 23 | ‘ You 're just peeved that it 's not about your subject , that 's all . |
| 24 | Very shortly after that the barrister said ( also in the presence of the jury ) , ‘ I am sorry that it is not possible to comply with the jury 's request , but I accept your Honour 's ruling and the thinking that lies behind it . ’ |
| 25 | At Procedure Roll a defender may , very occasionally , succeed in persuading a Court that the pursuer 's case is so hopeless that it is not worth allowing evidence to be heard because even if that evidence was heard , it would not make out a case which would entitle the pursuer to succeed . |
| 26 | Another naval diver and a close friend of Crabb who knew him well , Sidney James Knowles BEM , also saw the body and was quite definite that it was not Crabb . |
| 27 | Also , the Beastline Enchantment was still so strong that it was not judged necessary for the Ritual to be invoked and the ceremonial mating with the Wolves to take place . |
| 28 | Lovell is emphatic that it is not a fast-track management programme but a way of offering highly motivated individuals the chance to fully develop themselves in technical , business and behavioural areas . |
| 29 | He is now upset that it is not our policy and keeps saying that the views in it must be the views of Ministers . |
| 30 | the odds will be such that it 's not worth doing for a , a place , but if you 're betting , I mean forget how much I got last year , but I think it came in about thirty to one or something . |