Example sentences of "is not [adj] to be " in BNC.
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| 1 | There were a number of lengthy songs on the subject of the Seven Ages of Man , and it is not possible to be certain which one CD is referring to here . |
| 2 | Availability is less meaningful as a measure of performance since it is not possible to be sure the plant would be available to produce full load unless it is actually in operation , which proves whether or not it is working satisfactorily . |
| 3 | Sometimes , if elderly relatives are living at a distance , it is not possible to be certain , in spite of advice from us , and help from neighbours with the shopping , that they are eating properly , but if they can only be persuaded to drink a pint of milk every day and eat some fresh citrus fruit , wholemeal bread , cheese or eggs , margarine or butter and a bowl of bran cereal , we shall know that they can not come to any serious harm from a dietary point of view , even though a much more varied diet would be more suitable . |
| 4 | It is not possible to be a traitor to the human spirit . ’ |
| 5 | He told a Common select committee : ‘ It is not possible to be certain the recession is over , but there seem to be enough indications to say in all probability it is . ’ |
| 6 | I consoled myself ; for if it is not possible to be free , perhaps to be hidden is the next best thing , and Lili 's presence gave me , as the hours went by , the feeling that I was growing less visible . |
| 7 | Cawkell 's study related to acoustics , but Price 's work does not refer directly to any particular subject field , so that it is not possible to be sure that like is being compared with like . |
| 8 | It is not possible to be much more precise than this without becoming hopelessly entangled in a series of impossible dilemmas . |
| 9 | While it is not possible to be completely up to date , the user should not buy models with in-built obsolescence . |
| 10 | It is not essential to be able to answer these questions immediately . |
| 11 | In this case , it is not essential to be right at the committee boat , but having clear air to allow you to carry on , for some distance , without tacking is vital . |
| 12 | Many people look back on a moment of conversion — though it is not essential to be able to point to such a moment — with awe and wonder . |
| 13 | On the other hand , there is not much to be said for a speciality in women 's media because the field is too broad and general . |
| 14 | The Prince 's defence of blood sports , which so many of his friends find indefensible , is a curious inconsistency , and one on which he is not keen to be challenged or criticized . |
| 15 | He knows that he is not obliged to be polite , and he exploits this fact . |
| 16 | It is not like to be guarded , with English on both sides of it . |
| 17 | And remember , it is not necessary to be asleep in order to refresh your mind and body ; you simply need to be mentally and physically relaxed — and there are techniques you can learn to help you achieve this . |
| 18 | It is not necessary to be a veterinary surgeon to become a licensed inseminator , but training is required . |
| 19 | It is not necessary to be unduly selective to find indications of pre-velar and pre-nasal raising of /a/ , and polysyllabic lowering of Ε/,; as in present-day Ulster English . |
| 20 | But it is not necessary to be a utilitarian to be a reductivist . |
| 21 | ( 22 ) Margaret is a rather meteorological expert they bought some extremely clerical collars This effect is seen very clearly in the cases where the same word can be used in each of the different ways ; thus the adjective musical can perfectly well be modified for intensity when it is used ascriptively : ( 23 ) even as a child Naomi had a very musical voice but when it is associative , the result is again unacceptable : ( 24 ) we 've found a legal text and a very musical treatise 2.6 It is not necessary to be a linguist to feel that there is a difference in the two ways of using attributives . |
| 22 | In English it is not necessary to be able to class a vowel as ( +front , +round ) , whereas this is necessary for French and German ; it could be said that the major task for the learner in this case is to learn the combination of these features , not to learn the individual vowels , and ( in French ) . |
| 23 | The influence of an international market is not easy to be precise about , though the appearance of work in a Biennale or an art fair can be impressive in itself . |
| 24 | In any case it is not easy to be sure about how an illness will progress or what the outcome of a treatment will be . |
| 25 | It is not easy to be sure of their function or functions . |
| 26 | One obvious problem in establishing and using age norms is that , for any given child , it is not easy to be precise about when any specific skill has been mastered . |
| 27 | With the Editor 's name on the cover , it is not easy to be objective about Sally B — A Very Special Lady ( Midland Counties Publications , 48pp , illus , sbk , available from B-17 Preservation Ltd ) but as all the contributors have given over their royalties to keeping Sally B in the air , we can slip a ‘ plug ’ in . |
| 28 | It is not easy to be precise here as a gentle curtain is drawn . |
| 29 | Again , it is not easy to be dogmatic in answer to the question whether a court is exercising a judicial function when it entertains a reference from the Attorney-General as to what the law is on a particular point . |
| 30 | Clearly it is not easy to be precise about the numbers of mentally disordered persons who need help , but some figures of those actually receiving care or treatment are a rough guide to the size of the problem . |