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

  Next page
No Sentence
1 Once comedy was given the incentive to develop it soon leapt ahead of the dramatic film : suddenly there emerged a handful of geniuses and this was not entirely a matter of chance .
2 Nevertheless , this attitude was probably not entirely a matter of hubris since the Treasury may well have had genuine doubts as to the potential effectiveness of planning [ Brittan , 1971 ] .
3 This is not necessarily a matter of money .
4 This was not only a matter of pride but was also done to conform to the old City by-law which called for the cleansing of pavements by 3 p.m. each day .
5 This is not only a matter of familiarity but of the connected conditions of relaxation and self-confidence .
6 It was not merely a matter of correction here and there — these were ashes ; at best a discord such as some chained bear might pound on a piano .
7 It is accepted that such activities are not merely a matter of skill , but questions are asked about how far the ‘ knowledge ’ in such fields is capable of being explicated and taught in an explicit rather than tacit , intuitive or mimetic manner , or how far one can develop standard or consensual criteria for judging performance .
8 An education which does justice to feminist priorities is not merely a matter of curriculum innovation and change although when women begin to rewrite the history and culture of societies in ways which include the diversity of women 's experiences , and when women generate their own knowledge and become their own teachers — the consequences can be challenging to men 's view of the world and their view of women .
9 This definition stresses that readability is not merely a matter of legibility but also depends upon factors affecting comprehension and motivation .
10 This is not merely a matter of Northism , Henry argues .
11 This is not merely a matter of semantics .
12 This is not just a matter of terminology .
13 This was not just a matter of revival of basic industries in previously depressed areas .
14 This lacuna may be of interest in trying to establish the circumstances , or complex of circumstances , required if an ice age is to occur … assuming , of course , that the neat spacing of the others is not just a matter of chance .
15 It is an activity concerned with meaning ’ ( Kennedy , 1984 , p. 146 ) ; ‘ Reading is not just a matter of transfer of information from the print to the reader 's mind , there is also an active contribution from the reader 's store of knowledge .
16 ( In fact , there is carbohydrate craving , so it is not just a matter of apathy about cooking . )
17 Contrary to what some people suppose , boredom 15 a strong emotion not just a matter of apathy and inertia .
18 ‘ It 's not just a matter of pride . ’
19 It 's not just a matter of quantity ; the very nature of intelligence alters . ’
20 Analysis of a child 's errors is not just a matter of marking or counting the mistakes : it involves trying to see what general patterns of error emerge when mistakes are classified .
21 It is not just a matter of price , it is the whole concept that is appealing to the modern life-style .
22 So the , the groups are very important though , because the groups do a great deal of the work for Amnesty , cos Amnesty 's different from many organisations erm in that er , what the groups do , particularly the letter writing erm , helps to make the organisation work , it 's not just a matter of raising money , we do things to , to fund raise or two , er have a proper publicity erm , the le the letters we write for prisoners and helps Amnesty to do it 's work and not many other organisations operate like that .
23 An individual 's performance is not just a matter of concern between manager and subordinate .
24 But it is not just a matter of language .
25 And exercise is not just a matter of jogging or sport — it can mean other enjoyable activities like dancing , swimming and walking .
26 And exercise is not just a matter of jogging or sport — it can mean other enjoyable activities like dancing , swimming and walking .
27 In other words , the routine operation of reason is not just a matter of routine .
28 Politics , of course , was not just a matter of party or creed , but how many Right-On points were scored for being black or female .
29 The cultural onslaught is not just a matter of intonation .
30 The cultural onslaught is not just a matter of intonation .
  Next page