Example sentences of "[noun sg] is not [verb] that " in BNC.
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| 1 | To point out that complaining often functions as a self-defence is not to say that the complaint is invalid . |
| 2 | Stressing these elements of continuity is not to imply that nothing changed . |
| 3 | His aim is not to show that one way of acquiring knowledge is better than another , but that ‘ learning and human knowledge are weak and uncertain' . |
| 4 | s The point is not to prove that officials are everywhere politically dominant . |
| 5 | To reject the picture is not to suggest that people did not have a very real experience of God . |
| 6 | While FoE is not arguing that children are exposed to radiation levels above legal limits , it is criticizing BNFL for not doing enough to fulfil its legal obligation to reduce the radioactivity of its discharges to the minimum . |
| 7 | The hon. Gentleman is not suggesting that a system of local government finance would be without a method of equalisation . |
| 8 | The point of this argument is not to maintain that there would be no practical problems , but to demonstrate that there are weighty issues of principle on both sides . |
| 9 | ‘ The role of SSSI is not to say that the rest of the countryside does n't matter , but show up areas which should be preserved at all costs . ’ |
| 10 | To stress the importance of the repressive political environment is not to imply that it is the ‘ natural ’ destiny of labour movements to become moderate and accept the basic ground rules of capitalism . |
| 11 | To say that they have priority is not to say that they have absolute hegemony over all other accounts at all other times , but rather that as a practical technique they are the accounts from which one 's initial hypotheses as to what is happening must be taken . |
| 12 | To say that religious beliefs have infiltrated discussions of scientific method is not to say that they have directly affected scientific practice , for statements about methodology have often been rationalizations , used to justify a research program already in existence . |
| 13 | The Trade and Industry Secretary told the Commons : ‘ The Government is not asserting that the conduct of the department was beyond criticism , given the benefit of hindsight . |
| 14 | But to say that my desire for coffee is the cause is not to deny that there are physical structures in my brain that are the cause , or that those structures are present because of my previous experience . |
| 15 | The aim of this report is not to demand that brewers turn the block back to 1620 , 1720 , 1820 or even to 1920 ; pubs have to make money , and have to adapt to some extent to changing needs and expectations . |
| 16 | To say , however , that every society has a political system is not to assert that every society has a ‘ state ’ , in the sense of possessing a quite distinct and separate political apparatus . |
| 17 | At the same time , the additional possibility is not excluded that some of the crimes may have been chosen for the ‘ allegations ’ because individuals in high places had vested interests in having them pinned on persons other than the real culprits . |
| 18 | If it finds that the plant is not working that could have serious repercussions , beyond the straight forward cost of replacement . |