Example sentences of "it is not certain [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even if things go fairly badly it is not certain that voters would turn to Labour as economic saviour . |
| 2 | However , it is not certain that this completely solves the problem . |
| 3 | It is not certain that a majority of the parliament will follow him when a free vote is held on the question of where Germany 's government should be . |
| 4 | It is not certain that Warrington , best remembered as Philip in Rising Damp , actually swallowed the medicine , but his performances have since had great zest . |
| 5 | The problem with placing Mary Leapor within this discussion is that it is not certain that she read any of the poems with which these critics are primarily concerned . |
| 6 | Sources within TRT said it was considering whether apply for a licence of its own , but it is not certain that the company will actually need one : it may be able to operate under the Worldcom licence — assuming that IDB 's acquisition goes through , TRT and Worldcom will share the same parent . |
| 7 | According to Mark Raymond , senior analyst at consultancy DataPro , ‘ The action will clearly strengthen the chances of it becoming the industry standard , but it is not certain that it will influence the IEEE ’ . |
| 8 | Although it is not certain that property qualifications were required for liverymen , several companies are known to have imposed minima for admission to their freedom . |
| 9 | Though the Life says that Aethelbald 's happiness as king had grown in succeeding years ( since his accession ) ( Vita Guthlaci , ch. 52 ) , it is not certain that this means that Aethelbald was ‘ apparently at the height of his power ’ , and it is not impossible that the Life dates to a period before Aethelbald had asserted his authority outside his own kingdom — perhaps c . |
| 10 | A stranger , if he is prudent , will secure his share for it is not certain that he will be able to eat any thing else . ’ ) |
| 11 | Were all the surface repositories on Mars to be included then the depletions would be reduced , but it is not certain that they would be eliminated . |
| 12 | For iron it is about 1000 K. This is a plausible explanation of the Mercurian field , though it is not certain that a slowly cooling core would end up with an appreciable magnetic dipole moment . |
| 13 | Probably now , and certainly after 1992 , it is not certain that gas in the United Kingdom sector will be landed in the United Kingdom ; it is likely to be sucked into mainland Europe , where prices are higher . |
| 14 | It is not certain that a schema which is valid for the classification of physical entities will be capable of application to epistemological studies . |
| 15 | That coins were minted in the names of bishops and churches is clear , but it is not certain that they mark an encroachment into a royal preserve . |
| 16 | The manner of the rejection on the floor of the Chamber was unpleasant , with ranting and prejudice flaunted and loud , though it is not certain whether such sickening speeches moved sober MPs . |
| 17 | ‘ The world is only slowly emerging from recession and it is not certain whether Germany 's has been arrested . |
| 18 | Although irradiation does destroy all bacteria , it is not certain whether or not it removes the toxins that such bacteria may have released into the food , which could , after all , be the cause of food poisoning . |
| 19 | It is not certain whether all cars of this batch ( Nos. 1–16 ) were delivered with track brakes , but most probably were . |
| 20 | It is not certain whether or not the discontinuation of the Concentrated Reinforcement Programme has heralded the end of BRAC 's collaboration with the village practitioners . |
| 21 | It is not certain whether it would be worthwhile to apply common methods of coping with misspellings to our recognition system . |
| 22 | IBM also has an opening for a president , but it is not certain whether Gerstner wants a president . |
| 23 | It is not certain whether this should be done at the integration stage ( 4.2 ) or the revision stage ( 4.4 ) , which is why the subject is raised here . |
| 24 | Many birds give alarm calls to warn of danger , but it is not certain whether the acoustic properties of the alarm calls make them difficult to locate . |
| 25 | Finally , it is not certain whether the beach originated as a spit and extended south-east from West Bay , or whether it started as an offshore bar which has later been driven shorewards by the waves . |
| 26 | It is not certain whether benign strictures degenerate into malignancy or whether malignant strictures are carcinomas to start with . |
| 27 | It is not certain whether Hippodamos was ever in charge of laying out a town but his plans and ideas were influential in the planning of some cities , for example , Piraeus , the port of Athens , in about 470–460 B.C. |
| 28 | Although Norman horsemen used stirrups , a major invention and development in terms of medieval warfare , it is not certain if the warriors of Charlemagne used them to any great extent . |
| 29 | There was also a small priory at Brimpsfield , but it is not certain if the church was the priory church . |