Example sentences of "[adj] [coord] [is] not [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ or disorderly behaviour ’ This point is not defined but it is felt that any conduct which is not orderly and is not covered by ‘ threatening , abusive , or insulting words or behaviour ’ would suffice . |
| 2 | The legislation makes some attempt to list circumstances in which consent will not be regarded as present , but the list is short and is not intended to be comprehensive . |
| 3 | The office of the legislature is sovereign and is not bound by the sanction of any superior authority , any constitutive purpose , or the approval of subjects . |
| 4 | But the situation of working people in political systems where unionization is underdeveloped and is not coupled with even a social democratic form of political mobilization is anomalous for most Marxists . |
| 5 | When an old person dies alone and is not found until weeks later , ‘ where were the social services ? ’ is the question sometimes asked by the coroner and the media . |
| 6 | Efforts are initially made to persuade the parents to bring up the child at home , but where this does not prove successful or is not considered a wise step , some form of full-time residential care is required . |
| 7 | However , the upturn remains fragile and is not expected to strengthen until next year . |
| 8 | Different languages may differ phonetically , for example the lovely sound like a soft gargle when a Scottish person says ‘ auch the loch ’ is also used in Danish but is not used in England . |
| 9 | Action : Keyword LANGUAGE-IS , CODE-CHARACTERISTIC or IS-DEPENDENT-ON not found or wrongly spelt . |
| 10 | It is therefore orientated towards the young and is not intended to provide adults with channels of communication with the police or forums for joint consultation . |
| 11 | If , on the other hand , the melting point is sharp and is not lowered then the two samples are identical . |
| 12 | Designing and conducting training schemes is expensive and is not undertaken without good reasons . |