Example sentences of "not [vb pp] by [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mark sheets not received by these dates may mean that issue of certificates , diplomas and records of achievement to students is delayed . |
| 2 | Strategic decisions emerge from those on-going processes and are not formulated by corporate masterplans or mastermatrices . |
| 3 | More important still , it was the only large town in Russia not ravaged by barbarian invasion in the thirteenth century , due to its marshy situation on the shores of Lake Ilmen , so it was able to expand and become wealthy . |
| 4 | My fear was further sharpened when Tooth , the only practising Muslim aboard , stiffly emerged from below wearing his black peci hat , and proceeded to prostrate himself towards Mecca at hours not prescribed by Islamic doctrine . |
| 5 | Efforts continued to establish a harmonization of European accounting practices , in accordance with the Fourth and Seventh Company Law Directives ( 1978 and 1983 respectively ) , the first of which had created the Contact Committee of officials , the standards body which had originated most of the current proposals ( but which was still not recognized by many EC members ) , while the second had included measures to standardize the presentation of consolidated accounts within the EC ( see p. 36154 for earlier developments ) . |
| 6 | We tested for a mating preference for large crests by comparing the attractiveness of models with short crests to the same models with crest feathers lengthened ( Fig. 1 ) , using three models of each sex to ensure that responses were not biased by unique characteristics of any one specimen . |
| 7 | Scarlet knew that Constance 's family had firmly structured views on vengeance and a quick and subtle ear for a slight : sometimes they saw offence where none was intended , being — Scarlet allowed — not distinguished by great intelligence . |
| 8 | The residual , that part of the earnings gap not explained by personal attributes , is conventionally taken as an indicator of discrimination . |
| 9 | He noticed that when viewed with a camera obscura the image of the sun was too large but this enlargement was not explained by existing theory . |
| 10 | Increasing age , however , appeared protective in AIDS related sclerosing cholangitis ( r=0.6 ; p<0.05 ) : this is not explained by disproportionate degrees of immunosuppression , nor by opportunistic infections . |
| 11 | Bear in mind that a fish 's immune system ceases to function below about 50°F … any wounds or bacterial lesions that have not healed by that time will worsen during winter , for unfortunately the bacteria have a lower temperature tolerance than the fish . |
| 12 | The use of a choke chain for training purposes is not favoured by all trainers , but provided that it is fitted correctly then it should not injure the puppy , and can prove useful in ensuring that it learns to walk properly on the leash . |
| 13 | Barrier methods such as condoms are not favoured by Turkish men , and campaigns to encourage men to have vasectomies have proved a dismal failure . |
| 14 | The second was sadness at the wasted years of cricket greatness for the likes of Mike Procter , Barry Richards , Graeme Pollock and others , although the sadness was not tinged by any regret at having jointed the campaign to exclude South African sport form international participation . |
| 15 | Morgan , who alleged that her ex-husband Eric Foretich had sexually abused the child — an allegation not sustained by any court — had been imprisoned in 1987 for contempt of court after refusing to reveal the whereabouts of her daughter [ see also p. 37407 ] . |
| 16 | What we can see , though , is that critical enterprises or cultural reproductions are not undertaken by disinterested participants removed from the concerns of their own historic moment . |
| 17 | Nicholas Atkinson QC , for Gallagher said the cases of the two men had to be considered quite separately , not contaminated by each other . |
| 18 | One of his first undertakings was to transfer the Tropical African Services Course from the Imperial Institute in South Kensington , ‘ which is not frequented by other students of a kind to make good Administrative officers ’ , to Oxford and Cambridge , where ‘ it would , I am sure , spread interest in our services among other undergraduates of the type we want ’ ; and the great triumph of his career as a bureaucrat was to persuade the Warren Fisher committee , set up in 1927 to examine methods of recruitment into the Colonial Service , that it was unnecessary to look further afield for men ‘ who possess the qualities of mind , character and personality which make for success in the leadership of native … races ’ . |
| 19 | Finally , Memphis is not frequented by most members of the American museum community . |
| 20 | This duty to disclose is not limited by medical practice , it is set by law . |
| 21 | This is based on a closely studied population of deer on the Scottish island of which is not inhabited by human beings , but is by deer , and the easiest way to see it is , is at the bottom here . |
| 22 | The pressure is not alleviated by further statements which are over-dogmatic without consideration of their effects : ‘ We are convinced , and our experience supports us , that the auditory mode can be the mode of information transmission for hearing-impaired children ’ ( 1981 : 147 ) . |
| 23 | Computers with dual disk drives and twin tape cassette machines are not caught by these provisions because they are not " specifically designed or adapted to circumvent copy-protection " . |
| 24 | As regards the presence of outposts of overseas companies in this country , it has been observed that though ‘ the British economy is not dominated by foreign investment , the foreign presence in Britain is highly visible and statistically important . |
| 25 | Increased productivity — you 're not surrounded by seductive frills and furbelows . |
| 26 | It encourages pupils to approach them from angles not considered by other subjects or forms of study in the curriculum . |
| 27 | ‘ Vulnerable people should be aware that there are some laboratories and practitioners who rely on controversial and unproven procedures … which are not considered by independent observers either to be reliable or to have a scientific basis . ’ |
| 28 | The acquisition of a car for the private and business use of a director was not considered by both members of the Court of Appeal ( Neill and Dillon LJJ ) to be an integral part of the company 's business . |
| 29 | Just because you can do something well does not mean that you are not brainy but when you show your academic prowess along practical lines you are not considered by this government to be of the same worth as someone who can recall knowledge on one day . |
| 30 | It may be surprising , but when a cat brings a live mouse to her kittens — perhaps for them to first play with and then kill , or perhaps so that she can kill it while they watch — this is not considered by some experts to be a form of teaching . |