Example sentences of "is not for us [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It is not for us to steer these people or act on their behalf ’ , said the SPD spokesman Eduard Heussen . |
| 2 | It is not for us to decide whether or not a book is racist or obscene or seditious ; society has laid down laws to make such judgments and has conferred upon statutory bodies the power to advise and assess on such matters — however imperfect or fickle such institutions may appear in their assessments . |
| 3 | What 's in store for us then is not for us to ordain . |
| 4 | It is not for us to judge . |
| 5 | It is not for us to judge the personal morality of the decisions individuals have taken . |
| 6 | It is not for us to say we are going to do it . |
| 7 | Whether pope and curia can or should win such battles is not for us to say . |
| 8 | Whether this is important to you is not for us to say . |
| 9 | The hon. Gentleman will understand that it is not for us to tie the hands of the Government of Kenya but to encourage , offer help and point the way whenever we possibly can . |
| 10 | I would not exclude a consideration of the greenbelt functions served by the area , but it is not for us to question the correctness of the approval by the Secretary of State for the Environment of the general extent of the greenbelt for York . |
| 11 | That is not for us to meddle with . |
| 12 | It is not for us to query his decisions . |
| 13 | It is not for us to make political decisions . |
| 14 | And where such statutory means are slow to act or uncertain of their action it is not for us to make pre-emptive strikes in the name of propriety . |