Example sentences of "not merely a matter " in BNC.
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| 1 | We also begin to realize that making such a choice is not merely a matter of changing habits , even habits of mind . |
| 2 | It is not merely a matter of the known constituents of food ; fibre , protein , carbohydrates , fats , vitamins , minerals , and trace elements in the correct proportions . |
| 3 | These and other habitualised forms of ‘ race-thinking ’ were further compounded in the fifties by social and economic factors which kept Blacks and Whites largely separate within their own sets of social networks and spaces , ‘ Crossing the line ’ was not merely a matter of breaking the boundaries of colour-based divisions in a figurative sense ; it was also often literally a matter of transgressing geographical boundaries : often with violent consequences . |
| 4 | It is not merely a matter of whether planning permission is required and , if so , whether it is likely to be granted , but also of how long it will take . |
| 5 | This definition stresses that readability is not merely a matter of legibility but also depends upon factors affecting comprehension and motivation . |
| 6 | This is not merely a matter of tiresome tolerance according to some airy-fairy principle of political philosophy . |
| 7 | This is not merely a matter of re-stating what had already been said ; it involves a genuine progress and advance towards a fuller and clearer understanding enabled by the onward movement of history . |
| 8 | It was not merely a matter of European machines or European clothes ( though the adoption of such uncomfortable dress in tropical countries is certainly a testimony to the prestige of European civilization ) . |
| 9 | This is not merely a matter of Northism , Henry argues . |
| 10 | It is accepted that such activities are not merely a matter of skill , but questions are asked about how far the ‘ knowledge ’ in such fields is capable of being explicated and taught in an explicit rather than tacit , intuitive or mimetic manner , or how far one can develop standard or consensual criteria for judging performance . |
| 11 | Corporate power is not merely a matter of the resources and market share of formally independent entities . |
| 12 | Social responsibility is thus not merely a matter of the adoption of changed standards on a voluntary basis . |
| 13 | Law is not merely a matter of the rules which govern relations between private individuals … |
| 14 | This is what is meant by claiming that scientific knowledge is ‘ public ’ knowledge — that is , that it is in principle testable and verifiable by anyone/everyone and not merely a matter of private belief . |
| 15 | This is not merely a matter of semantics . |
| 16 | An education which does justice to feminist priorities is not merely a matter of curriculum innovation and change although when women begin to rewrite the history and culture of societies in ways which include the diversity of women 's experiences , and when women generate their own knowledge and become their own teachers — the consequences can be challenging to men 's view of the world and their view of women . |
| 17 | It was not merely a matter of correction here and there — these were ashes ; at best a discord such as some chained bear might pound on a piano . |
| 18 | Treatment was not merely a matter of prescribing herbal medicines , but a whole regimen which controlled the diet and the life-style . |
| 19 | My hon. Friend and the House will be aware that our contribution and support for the secretary-general is not merely a matter of words . |