Example sentences of "not [adj] for [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They were ‘ overqualified and not cost-effective for small cases ’ . |
| 2 | Clearly the combination of malabsorption with small bowel villous atrophy and lymphocytic inflation is not specific for coeliac disease because EATCL may present in similar fashion . |
| 3 | Of course there are times when this is not possible for practical reasons , but the more you are able to stay in tune with your body , the better you will feel . |
| 4 | It is not possible for certain types to screen themselves fully , because the noise prevents this . |
| 5 | In Figure 6.3 the rapid increase of speed with depth in the outer 10 or 20 km is due largely to the increasing compaction of a fragmented medium as the overburden increases : it is not possible for solid rock to give this behaviour . |
| 6 | In the tradition of Advaita or non-Dualism he refers to the soul , ( Ātman ) , and God , ( Brahman ) , as knowers rather than objects of knowledge and claims that it is not possible for mortal beings by the use of reason alone to know the knower of knowing . |
| 7 | Identification among the members of a crowd , or group , leads to demands for all to be equal ; given the numbers involved , it is not possible for particular individuals to be the favourite , so a reaction-formation grows up , expressed as a group demand for social justice and equality . |
| 8 | Where location filming is not possible for exterior scenes , very often it will fall to the Designer to create realistic backdrops to maintain the illusion of a city or a forest stretching miles away into the distance . |
| 9 | It requires extra-strong , rigid straining posts which are not economic for short lengths . |
| 10 | Although these methods of payment are not usual for normal trade credit transactions they should be considered where sizeable amounts or longer than normal credit terms are involved . |
| 11 | The results of the simultaneous state and local elections in the neighbouring state of Hidalgo were not due for official release until Dec. 2 , but preliminary results indicated that the PRI had won 81 out of the 84 municipalities . |
| 12 | It should be noted that , while maiming or wounding are not justifiable for simple recaption of property , yet they may well become justifiable for another reason — self-defence . |
| 13 | ‘ Facsimile transmissions are not acceptable for legal purposes ’ , said Richard . |
| 14 | P You know it 's like living in a moving caravan , but you 're coming along anyway ! ( not acceptable for shared yacht bookings ) |
| 15 | It is not easy for young children to learn to ‘ wait patiently ’ , ‘ ask nicely ’ , and to be generous , considerate and self-sacrificing . |
| 16 | I think that at the moment it is not easy for ordinary people to learn to compute on most of the existing computing systems . |
| 17 | It is not easy for twentieth-century children to see any profound link between the real world and the mantra described as " magic syllables " and the action of the priest in " bringing the goddess to life " . |
| 18 | Six trades in GPA debt may not sound like a ground swell , but deciding to sell is not easy for secured creditors . |
| 19 | The 1908 Act is an obsolete restriction that is not appropriate for modern mining methods . |
| 20 | He was not ambitious for British rank . |
| 21 | With 29 metres between east and west window elevations , the building was not ideal for open-plan studios . |
| 22 | However , it is not unusual for existing permissions or potential new reserves of aggregates to be found in such areas . |
| 23 | However , it is not unusual for existing permissions or potential new reserves of aggregates to be found in such areas . |
| 24 | It was not unusual for young ladies to do nothing at all ; unless they occupied themselves with Berlin woolwork or the making of shell boxes , there was practically nothing genteel to do . |
| 25 | Remember that it is not unusual for strong winds to be associated with high pressure , although strong winds and gales are more frequently encountered in low pressure systems . |
| 26 | It is not unusual for unaccompanied children to travel as refugees . |
| 27 | It is therefore not unusual for junior nurses to feel that it takes them some time to " settle in " on a surgical ward . |
| 28 | Frost-hardening may affect some tissues but not others ; it is not unusual for well-established tissues to be hardened but for buds and growing shoots to be nipped by frost . |
| 29 | IT IS NOT unusual for scientific predictions to be made long before techniques are available to test them — and it is particularly satisfying when such predictions are at last fulfilled . |
| 30 | It is not unusual for Arabic paragraphs to consist of one sentence . |