Example sentences of "have [adv] ruled out " in BNC.
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| 1 | Phenomenological sociology , with its micro-level focus on human meaning construction , has mostly ruled out any specific interest in substantive areas of human action such as crime . |
| 2 | Vietnam has not ruled out the possibility of its army returning to Cambodia if requested by Phnom Penh . |
| 3 | He has refused to rush legislative changes through , but he has not ruled out proposals on electoral reform which could be put before the electorate either in a referendum or at the next general election . |
| 4 | He wants to see cultural activities in at least part of Somerset House — although he has not ruled out some commercial use ( for example , a hotel ) in the rest . |
| 5 | They are still at large and Scotland Yard has not ruled out their possible involvement in the latest attacks , but they are believed to be firearms specialists rather than bomb makers . |
| 6 | And she has not ruled out the prospect of having another baby , according to royal sources . |
| 7 | TERRY BUTCHER has not ruled out the possibility of staying in football with Sunderland . |
| 8 | Now he says he has no immediate plans for exit and has not ruled out a trade sale . |
| 9 | Manager Ted Pearce has not ruled out a merger with the reformed Shots who have been drawing crowds of more than 2,000 to the Recreation Ground after their blistering start in the Diadora League Division Three . |
| 10 | But Cooke has not ruled out a return for the wing legend , who scored a record 35 tries for England . |
| 11 | Sun Microsystems Inc has confirmed formation of the wholly-owned personal communicator unit FirstPerson Inc ( CI No 2,118 ) and says that its key focus will be on developing software that enables different types of digital devices to swap data and work together — it has in mind televisions , radios , satellites and computers — and to license the software and technology to other companies for use in their electronics products , putting it in direct competition with General Magic Inc , while mirroring some of the concepts of the Echelon Corp Local Operating Network ; boss of the new company Wayne Rosen said that FirstPerson has not ruled out collaborating with General Magic . |
| 12 | It might even be Mr Ozal himself ( he has not ruled out the idea of standing ) , but one of his associates seems a likelier choice . |
| 13 | The Government has not ruled out putting warning labels on products such as aerosols and lighter fuel . |
| 14 | Mr McKillen , who has offered a £100 reward to help trace the donkey , has not ruled out the possibility that a jealous rival owner may have taken Toby but fears he could already be dead . |
| 15 | Though no-one has been injured , the incidents are potentially damaging to the SNP which has not ruled out civil disobedience as part of its campaign against water privatisation . |
| 16 | He has already ruled out the forcing of a by-election by the elevation of a senior Tory MP to the Lords . |
| 17 | He says he has already ruled out IBM Corp , and what makes the announcement intriguing is that the number of potential partners is so small . |
| 18 | The Security Council has wisely ruled out the death penalty , however much it might seem justified as retribution . |
| 19 | The highways department has also ruled out police-style speed detector guns because of inaccuracy . |
| 20 | However , CDS is also working on a project that will lead its customers out of the R6000 dead-end , given that MIPS has now ruled out further iterations of its ill-fated ECL part . |
| 21 | The council says it will continue to assess Steven and Jason 's needs , and it has n't ruled out a change of school.Meanwhile the argument over what 's best for the youngsters goes on . |
| 22 | Wembley has n't ruled out the possibility of removing some seating to make way for wheelchairs . |
| 23 | Mr Lawson has frequently ruled out supporting the pound by means other than interest rates . |
| 24 | The earlier 1pm start to Section 1 matches has virtually ruled out schoolboy cricketers , who are also denied Touche Ross Cup selection with ties now beginning at noon . |
| 25 | In fact , the very first paragraph of the Brazzaville Conference report had expressly ruled out self-determination as a possibility , and during the RPF years de Gaulle had made fairly explicit statements in favour of preserving the empire . |
| 26 | Although President dos Santos had long expressed his willingness to form such a government , the agreement marked a significant policy change for Savimbi who had hitherto ruled out political co-operation with the MPLA-PT . |
| 27 | Classical structuralism had already ruled out the possibility of explaining texts in terms of an author or a reality external to them , but its use of the linguistic analogy and its construction of a poetics had the effect of turning language and poetics into origins for literature . |
| 28 | The BJP leader L. K. Advani had already ruled out his party 's support for Congress ( I ) and had stated that his party would function as an " effective opposition " . |
| 29 | As he intensified the party 's efforts to lure floating voters away from the Liberal Democrats , the Labour leader made clear he had not ruled out holding a referendum on constitutional change . |
| 30 | On May 28 , President Cesár Gaviria Trujillo stated that he had virtually ruled out any possibility of reaching an agreement with the guerrillas , and that the actions of the armed forces were aimed at " wiping them out " . |