Example sentences of "is not just [adj] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | To promise £35 billion-worth of extras and then to renationalise these concerns — as has been said , it might cost as much as £10 billion — is not just absurd but highly irresponsible . |
| 2 | Where hedging of bets ( ‘ ambiguity ’ ) is not just feasible but desirable , we can only assume that the problem is not cancer , but hypochondria . |
| 3 | Another collection , edited by Sandra Harding and Merrill Hintikka , Discovering Reality ( 1983 ) , a wide-ranging and challenging selection of essays in epistemology , metaphysics , methodology and philosophy of science , argues that it is not just content but also methodological assumptions and epistemology which show male bias . |
| 4 | The first option is the more likely , since it appears that it is not just one but several dispositions which are at issue . |
| 5 | It is important to stress that in the UK there is not just one but a very large number of overlapping labour markets . |
| 6 | Perhaps it is the extraordinary popularity of The Color Purple that has led some critics to accuse it of being an uncontentious , sentimental and harmless piece of libertarianism , a family homily that is not just optimistic but eventually even utopian . |
| 7 | The person who wins the race in Paris is not just stronger than his rivals . |
| 8 | Farming journalists and politicians who visit New Zealand come back convinced life without subsidies is not just attractive but a realistic option — an argument they generally base on claims that British farmers by conventional standards are amongst the most efficient in Europe . |
| 9 | Experience suggests that it is not just valuable but essential for recruitment , as well as for effective working relationships and enhanced musical performance . |
| 10 | The challenge is to help create a climate within which it is not just acceptable but normal for teachers to talk openly about their feelings , their perceptions , their misgivings , their ideals and their experiments , whether large or small , successful or unsuccessful . |
| 11 | Kevin is n't just clever and funny — he 's very brave . |