Example sentences of "[conj] it [is] [not/n't] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The currency of a provisional grant where it is not declared final is to be a period of one year ( subs . |
| 2 | Even where it is not stated explicitly , it is often implied that the tenets of rationalism or humanism are indubitable and self-evident . |
| 3 | Similarly , where an agreement specifies the time for doing three things ( eg , taking procedural steps towards a rent review ) and two of the three are stated to have a time limit which is of the essence of the contract and the other one does not , then it follows that , in all probability , where it is not stated to be of the essence , it is not intended to be of the essence . |
| 4 | Where it is not supported , the reason is often , as suggested by Rundquist ( 1980 , 1983 ) , because the spending patterns are already set by the geography of demands ( one would not expect large spending on subsidies for cotton farmers in New Hampshire , for example ) and the goal of the pork barrellers is rather to get plenty of money for the programme than to direct it to certain areas rather than others . |
| 5 | Wherever possible , jobs could be created at localities of most need , but a greater worker mobility than has been displayed in the past should be expected , and where it is not obtained , financial restrictions should be exerted to encourage fit , able but reluctant people to move from the old , worked-out pockets of industry to new opportunities elsewhere . |
| 6 | Where it is not done , sale of the asset after some time has elapsed can generate substantial revenue at the cost of a relatively small disposal of asset value . |
| 7 | Where it is not done , sale of the asset after some time has elapsed can generate substantial revenue at the cost of a relatively small disposal of asset value . |
| 8 | Bernier constantly contrasts Mughal India and seventeenth-century France : the Jumna compares favourably with the Loire , he thinks ; adultery is easier in Paris than it is in Delhi : ‘ in France it only excites merriment , but in this part of the world there are few instances where it is not followed by some dreadful and tragical catastrophe . ’ |
| 9 | Comparison is also used to explain a current phenomenon by comparing the past experience of the group where it is occurring with that of a group where it is not occurring . |
| 10 | General guidance on the firm 's role ( where it is not lead advisor ) in respect of City Code transactions is given in Chapter 9 of the CFM . |
| 11 | Until now , foreign aid agencies have chosen to ignore the opium growing around them , or chosen to operate in areas where it is not cultivated . |
| 12 | Having been nurtured in this way and observed adult males receiving the same treatment , boys may expect similar preferential treatment and where it is not offered automatically , demand it as a right . |
| 13 | States that ‘ the process of environmental assessment should not be imposed where it is not required by the Directive ’ and gives guidance on the circumstances in which it should be used . |
| 14 | Where it is not forced there could be a competitive advantage in making a decision that is so difficult that other people would not be prepared to make it . |
| 15 | Sometimes it is omitted where it is historically expected to be present , and sometimes it is added where it is not expected . |
| 16 | More worrying , the long-finned gene seems to be creeping into broods where it 's not wanted . |
| 17 | People frequently give sympathy where it 's not wanted — where the other person perhaps regards themselves as strong , determined , a fighter . |
| 18 | Where it 's not needed specifically then we can have a very general statement probably after the . |
| 19 | There is some professional resistance , in the sense that people who 've done a lot of work on programming get used to certain sorts of languages , and if you make proposals about teaching some new way of dealing with computers , they throw up their hands in horror , and object that this is going to be inefficient , or it 's not going to prepare people adequately for what goes on in industry , or whatever . |
| 20 | and we 'll sort it out ourselves and what they do , if a customer says oh there 's a phone that 's broke , or it 's not working or something like that , they 'll say oh okay we 'll get in touch with the maintenance for you , you see , cos he 's making nowt out of it , if you say we dropped the phone and broke it , well we 'll send a and then they send an engin one of their blokes out with a replacement phone and charge him for a new one , once they say wants some re-programming doing , oh yeah were sending an engineer round and they get , the dealer then gets the money for it so all we get is the flack end of it you know so we , a service contract it 's priced because , low because you know you 're gon na make a bit on moves and changes |
| 21 | Whether it is or it is n't does n't matter what does matter is its ' performance and to test this you have to fit the device . |
| 22 | But teasing should n't contain too much truth or it is n't teasing any more , it 's … it 's … ’ |
| 23 | In so doing , any hint of attempted indoctrination , conditioning , manipulation , even influencing and persuading , is misplaced because this dimension can only be grasped in freedom , or it is not grasped at all . |
| 24 | Either it is raining or it is not raining . |
| 25 | If your hair looks much straighter and flatter than usual the conditioner is either too heavy for your particular type of hair type or it is not washed out properly . |
| 26 | ‘ Except it 's not going to be me . |
| 27 | I 'm still staring at the branch ; it 's like my brain 's screaming at me inside my own head and I do n't know what else it is that 's listening , except it is n't listening ; my brain 's screaming Run ! |
| 28 | ‘ Although it is not made of gold , it is true that gold is a very common metal there . |
| 29 | Although it is not listed under O , there are a number of mentions in the index . |
| 30 | ‘ By its very nature it would appeal to unemployed people , although it is not geared towards them . ’ |