Example sentences of "this [is] not [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although this is not accepted widely among the medical profession , there are many reports of it being used successfully for the treatment of hyperactive children . |
| 2 | If this is not accepted , the rate should be reduced to , perhaps , 15% . |
| 3 | If this is not accepted , the rate should be reduced to , perhaps , 15% |
| 4 | The tenant should therefore initially attempt to delete clause 5.2.2 , but if this is not accepted a sufficiently long date should be inserted in it . |
| 5 | But even so this is not perceived as a particular lack in other countries . |
| 6 | ‘ This is not to seal a bargain . |
| 7 | This is not to overlook , however , the fact that the parties to these relationships , may legitimately expect some form of sexual gratification from their partners and should have grounds for complaint if it were denied . |
| 8 | This is not to eliminate all problems in advance . |
| 9 | This is not to whitewash the actual political practice of the Wilson government , or to deny any element of political contingency . |
| 10 | This is not to disparage local and national work — that 's the basis of everything . |
| 11 | This is not to disparage in any way the commitment of health workers to physical rehabilitation which will sustain or restore people 's physical independence , especially following illness or accident . |
| 12 | This is not to disparage growing in containers . |
| 13 | Although Mrs Thatcher insists that accountability should exclusively be through national governments to national parliaments , this is not favoured by others . |
| 14 | Stitches may be necessary to close a gaping cut , and if this is not done a permanent scar may result . |
| 15 | If this is not done then the full range of triceps movement has not been achieved and full contraction will not be carried out , thus inhibiting development . |
| 16 | ‘ This is not done in anyway to downgrade anyone else . |
| 17 | If this is not done , the protection is bypassed . |
| 18 | The debtor may then ( with the court 's approval ) make a composition or scheme of arrangement with his creditors ; but if this is not done he will be adjudicated bankrupt , and the whole of his property ( not including property of which he is himself a trustee , or — up to the value of £250 — the tools of his trade and the necessary clothing and bedding of himself and his family ) will vest in the ‘ official receiver ’ ( a public officer ) or some other trustee , and become divisible among his creditors who prove their debts . |
| 19 | And if this is not done the repair bill will escalate dramatically . |
| 20 | This is not done in man because it leads to Charcot joints and a deafferentation phantom , two signs the horse may not be able to display . |
| 21 | If this is not done then the teaching and learning are left unfinished . |
| 22 | If this is not done , a return to pre-civilisation conditions could be mankind-s fate , and all the sufferings of thousands of years would have been in vain . |
| 23 | If this is not done a disillusioned employee may well leave after a short time and you will have to repeat the expensive and disruptive process of interviewing all over again . |
| 24 | This is not done by the owners challenging them , or punishing them physically , but simply by making them earn all their privileges . |
| 25 | If this is not done , then as soon as the controller is switched off , this whole palette will be lost , as it is only in the console memory , not yet on the disk . |
| 26 | A default fine is imposed on the company and officers if this is not done , but since there are no filing requirements it will be difficult to ascertain when there has been default . |
| 27 | If this is not done , Gresham 's law may well prevail : bad graphs will drive out the good . |
| 28 | It is necessary to bring the wood to a moisture content which is nearly at equilibrium with the environment in which the timber is going to be used for if this is not done one must expect warping and shrinkage . |
| 29 | This is not done to annoy the public but to ensure their safety . |
| 30 | But this is not done . |