Example sentences of "[subord] [pers pn] is not [verb] " in BNC.

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1 Little Paul spends a short time at Mrs Pipchin 's ( on the recommendation of Miss Tox , a former child-boarder ) , where he is not quelled as the others are , but thoroughly discomfits her with his sharp questions and grave stare .
2 The currency of a provisional grant where it is not declared final is to be a period of one year ( subs .
3 Even where it is not stated explicitly , it is often implied that the tenets of rationalism or humanism are indubitable and self-evident .
4 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 .
5 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 .
6 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 .
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 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 .
9 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 . ’
10 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 .
11 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 .
12 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 .
13 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 .
14 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 .
15 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 .
16 Sometimes it is omitted where it is historically expected to be present , and sometimes it is added where it is not expected .
17 Although she is not pictured , will be known to many throughout the Group from her previous job at Ipswich working for and subsequent move to the region centre .
18 Although she is not qualified , Mrs Chaplin , who has a PhD in economics , spent five years as a trainee at a small firm of chartered accountants in Norwich and ran her own business .
19 For kicks , she climbs mountains and skis , so she is not left wanting for adventure .
20 Our chief executive , Petre Sefton , is not an accountant but she comes from a commercial organisation , so she is not fettered in any way by preconceived notions about the profession .
21 Although it is not made of gold , it is true that gold is a very common metal there .
22 Although it is not listed under O , there are a number of mentions in the index .
23 ‘ By its very nature it would appeal to unemployed people , although it is not geared towards them . ’
24 This is , undoubtedly , an important precursor of rational service-level planning , although it is not to say that the service infrastructure will necessarily develop from individual service plans .
25 Chirk had been held by Gloucester and although it is not stated in the grant the king was evidently promoting , or at least sanctioning , an exchange of interests .
26 Although it is not stated explicitly in the constitution , in 1965 the Supreme Court decided that there was a constitutional right to personal privacy , and in Roe v. Wade ( 1973 ) it ruled that this included a woman 's decision regarding abortion .
27 Chirk had been held by Gloucester and although it is not stated in the grant the king was evidently promoting , or at least sanctioning , an exchange of interests .
28 If a document resembles the form of a debenture although it is not called such , the usual rights and liabilities accrue to the holder .
29 There is actually a thin path to the summit although it is not indicated on the OS maps and in mist would be difficult to locate .
30 It is my contention that a similar process is occurring for at least a significant part of the people of Tyneside today , although it is not affecting everyone in the same way and involves a complex process of what may be more apparent than real social differentiation .
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