Example sentences of "must [not/n't] be [verb] [conj] " in BNC.

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1 It is true that Morris contains no disapproval or qualification of Lawrence , but , in my view , the main statements of principle in these cases can not possibly be reconciled and the later case therefore must not be regarded as providing any support for the earlier .
2 The announcement must not be delayed while full information is obtained ; a supplementary announcement can be issued later if necessary ;
3 Fire doors and shutters must not be blocked or prevented from opening and sprinklers or fire detection devices must be kept clear and unobstructed .
4 The surface must not be touched and it must be stored in a cool dry place away from electrical equipment because it is magnetic .
5 If it is the latter , the aircraft is unserviceable and must not be flown until the brakes have been re-adjusted .
6 It must not be concluded that the Sahara was well watered in the Pleistocene : it probably had a hot steppe type climate rather than a true desert climate as at present .
7 The Community Care Support Force ( see pages 18–19 ) has completed its mission and left a legacy that difficult issues must not be fudged and that no one agency or interest group will get far alone .
8 Your intruder alarm must not be altered or replaced without our prior written agreement .
9 The load on the UPS has a maximum rating , typically around 250 to 500 watts for a PC , and this must not be exceeded or the UPS will be overloaded .
10 This must not be dismissed as mere metaphor since it could also be true of the reader , for whom a health check might reveal their having suffered from a range of complaints in blissful ignorance .
11 The program operates directly on the database files and LIFESPAN must not be restarted nor the stand-alone utilities run until the LIFESPAN ABLE program has finished .
12 The program operates directly on the database files and LIFESPAN must not be restarted nor the Hard Copy or Validation facilities run until the LISTREL program has finished .
13 However , that part of evolution which to modern man appears to be extremely cruel , must not be condemned and relegated to the depository of ‘ evil ’ for evil has no meaning in respect of evolutionary processes .
14 It must not be assumed that the absence of a 24-hour rhythm in newborn babies means that they have no rhythms at all .
15 It must not be assumed that the most likely date is in the centre of the range ; to quantify the distribution of the calendar dates , one of the probability methods ( which require computerisation ) must be used .
16 Although owning a car is common today , it must not be assumed that all nurses can provide their own transport .
17 However , at present it must not be assumed that sales always produce immediate problems .
18 So also , it must not be assumed that Ministers and civil servants regard judicial decisions as necessarily embodying the ultimate wisdom , especially where those decisions limit their powers .
19 The lists of items in Categories I , II , III and IV are not exhaustive , and it must not be assumed that items of storage not specifically mentioned are regarded automatically as coming under Category I. In general , items under Categories II , III and IV are those where experience has shown that the materials produce exceptionally intense firms with the high rate of heat release .
20 It must not be assumed that everyone wishes to participate — ‘ active citizenship ’ ( to use one of the Conservative Party 's catchphrases ) is not for everyone .
21 It must not be assumed that everyone initially agrees about the implications .
22 This process must not be rushed or the final cheese will be of poor quality and liable to develop faults while it matures .
23 It occurred to him that he had not worn his best clothes for many weeks ; not since that confusing afternoon when some of Buddie 's friends had rushed through the house carrying boxes , cases and sacks that must not be discovered when the police came to search the place .
24 Thus education was to be productive of a ‘ good ’ , politically respectable State ; but it must not be seen as instrumental in any narrow or vocational way .
25 This must not be seen as condoning the random killing of animals ; far from it .
26 It must not be shackled or restricted .
27 The negative heuristic of a programme involves the stipulation that the basic assumptions underlying the programme , its hard core , must not be rejected or modified .
28 Who argue that , because television makes its effect through the continuous screening of moving pictures , the flow of a programme must not be interrupted when it is shown on video .
29 ‘ Sackholders ’ which look like dustbins but lack proper handles which can be grasped are INADEQUATE for loose refuse and MUST NOT be used except to hold tied plastic sacks .
30 This competition , its results and entry forms are the property of The Brass Tacks Publishing Company Limited and must not be used or adapted by any other party .
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