Example sentences of "is not [art] matter [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Normally this is not a matter for negotiation : whichever one the parent picks is the priority .
2 ‘ Noticing is not a matter of choice , Nicholas .
3 ‘ The difference between the PWR proposed for Hinkley C and the RBMK reactor at Chernobyl is not a matter of degree or fine detail , ’ the Board 's engineering expert Brian George asserted to the Inquiry Inspector .
4 Knowing , on the other hand , is not a matter of degree , either one knows or does not .
5 The decision has been criticised , it being said that the section of the public to whom publication is in fact made is not a matter of concern .
6 This is not a matter of communication skills alone despite the emphasis which is placed on the open dialogue between schools and parents and on the need for active publicity .
7 A a and that is my submission , it is not a matter of law but a matter of fact a and practice .
8 That is not a matter of order in the Chamber .
9 That is not a matter of order in the Chamber .
10 But Bellarmine had a reply at the ready : ‘ For if it is not a matter of faith from the point of view of the subject matter , it is on the part of those who have spoken . ’
11 However , it would be useful to include in credit transactions a formal reminder to lender and customer that the decision to lend is not a matter of chance or prejudice , and ( as it generally does ) reflects the objective facts of the applicant 's ability and willingness to pay .
12 " Success " he remarked " is not a matter of chance — how many hours are there in a week ? "
13 Like Li Yuan , his respect is not a matter of rote , as it is with some of this new generation , but a deep-rooted thing .
14 Whatever else this interchange may be , it is not a matter of history .
15 This is not a matter of party politics or personalities or policies or even principles .
16 The courts have repeatedly stressed that the making of an order is discretionary ; it is not a matter of right , something to which a litigant is entitled ex debito justitiae .
17 ‘ It is not a matter of habit this time , ’ replied Antony .
18 In those cases the report is not in relation to the grant or refusal of an advance so that even if negligently prepared it is not a matter of complaint within paragraph 3 of Part II to Schedule 12 .
19 God 's Kingdom is not a matter of eating and drinking , but of the righteousness , peace and joy which the Holy Spirit gives .
20 That is not a matter of politics .
21 It is not a matter of politics ; it is something in our character .
22 It is not a matter of fund holders versus non fund holders .
23 If I am right then this is not a matter of meaning , but of normative justification .
24 In the case of the NHS , it is not a matter of disbelief : it is more a matter of different interpretations of the faith .
25 Domination is not a matter of coercion by a social system , but of the distorting action of one discourse on another in the mind of the protagonist .
26 This time it is not a matter of rate-capping and ‘ the cuts ’ , though they no doubt played a part , but of decisions to recast teacher training .
27 This is not a matter of accident , or simple confusion , or even of deliberate attempts to use or misuse the word for particular political purposes — although all of these factors may , and in fact do , come into it .
28 Although this is not a matter in respect of which we are asked to grant any relief , I believe that Lautro should reconsider its practice in this respect , and consider deferring the issue of a press notice until after the person affected has had the opportunity to apply for the notice to be rescinded and to make representations to that effect , and Lautro 's board have ruled in the application .
29 ‘ But that is not the matter at issue . ’
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