Example sentences of "[be] not be [vb pp] to " in BNC.

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1 Chairman Howard Wilkinson said : ‘ There is a strong feeling among managers and players that rules applying to them are not being applied to other people , namely supporters around the dug-outs .
2 I think a lot of the current concern about schools being accountable is partly because things that in fact are being done are not being seen to be done , and I think if many of the things that we already done were more obviously being seen to be done , and perhaps also thought through rather more carefully as to how they were being done , the public would feel generally erm happier about what was going on in their schools than perhaps they are at the moment .
3 Children are not being taught to be Christians .
4 Nonetheless , the National Radiological Protection Board recommends that when radiation levels approach its ‘ generalised derived limits ’ , the authorities should investigate both the sources of radiation and the way of life of people in the locality to check that they are not being exposed to excessive amounts .
5 Pabulum Consultants ' Jennifer Rust comments : ‘ Many companies will only invest in the minimum training required to get the system up and running ; it is not surprising in these cases that the systems are not being used to their full potential .
6 resourcing which is flexible and allows individuality to be central releasing the property and other resources which are not being used to their full potential .
7 ‘ Other research would suggest in many cases the CPA is not being implemented and resources are not being committed to it . ’
8 As Mr Bradfield says in his note , SSAP 6 's requirements ‘ are not being adhered to by companies , nor are they being enforced by auditors .
9 We understand that the funds are not being subscribed to as freely as is desired and one can hardly blame the executive for holding back until they feel sure it will be safe to venture on the definite undertaking .
10 The usual cues , for instance , to indicate puzzlement or uncertainty are not being responded to ; the child 's feedback is not being acknowledged .
11 I 'm concerned that er people are not being brought to justice .
12 " Since we 're not being led to any buffalo , take one of those muntjac does .
13 Er and that did underline er we feel at the moment that we 're not being listened to by the , how important it would be , it is , erm if there 's to be any kind of inter village ,
14 You 're not being talked to by the mainstream now , but by us who you grew up with .
15 Mr Thomson also felt undermined because ‘ untoward occurrences ’ , including allegations of staff threatening residents , were not being relayed to him for up to three weeks , even though he was legally responsible for reporting them to the county council .
16 This study was carried out to determine the number of haemophilic patients seropositive for HIV antibodies and the mortality from HIV infection and to confirm that young children were not being exposed to the virus .
17 ‘ was not clean and in good working order ’ The defect must be described in detail to prove this point , e.g. ‘ Both bulbs were blown in the front obligatory lights and two white lights were not being shown to the front ’ or ‘ The rear nearside reflector was broken and part of it was missing , leaving only about a square centimetre of reflective material ’ etc .
18 While he is careful not to rock the boat at Juventus with any ill-timed criticism , there is clearly some frustration that he is not being used to maximum effect .
19 Well she 's not gon na be co-operative because she 's not being paid to be the supervisor
20 In practice , therefore , it appears that the care programme approach , contrary to the guidelines , was being implemented selectively in the study areas and was not being applied to every new patient accepted by mental health services in these districts .
21 The spending may have been great but it was not being devoted to thousands upon thousands of undeserving and feckless claimants .
22 One participant argued that it had potential , but that that potential was not being used to the full .
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