Example sentences of "not [to-vb] [that] it is " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is not to deny that it is an intelligent reaction , and that the sense of when to trust the analogy between present and former situations is in some individuals very intelligent indeed , but there is nothing in that to distinguish it from the other insights and hunches by which we instantaneously synthesize similarities and differences too fine and complex to be analysed before a change in the situation obliterates them . |
| 2 | This is not to deny that it is possible for the market ( of whatever kind ) to impose some form of restraint on corporate managers . |
| 3 | Now that is not to deny that it is in effect surely of bringing Christians together , but there are certain questions . |
| 4 | But to suggest that a speech community is diffuse ( or internally divergent ) is not to imply that it is necessarily unpatterned or unstructured : on the contrary , our task is to find out how the variation is structured by demonstrating what the patterns in the community are like . |
| 5 | To stress the importance of the repressive political environment is not to imply that it is the ‘ natural ’ destiny of labour movements to become moderate and accept the basic ground rules of capitalism . |
| 6 | The intervening years have not seen any revision , but this is not to say that it is not both necessary and desirable . |
| 7 | This is not to say that it is nonsensical , in the context of the constitution of the United Kingdom , to speak of ‘ civil rights ’ or ‘ civil liberties ’ . |
| 8 | That 's not to say that it is a waste of time reading it even if you have never been to the remote geographical placement . |
| 9 | This is not to say that it is an undesirable practice if the interests of the patient will not be adversely affected by any consequential delay . |
| 10 | That is not to say that it is enough to do deliberate actions which , in fact , obstruct ; there must be an intention that those actions should result in the further state of affairs to which I have been referring . ’ |
| 11 | That is not to say that it is out of touch with reality but that planning for the future requires thinking . |