Example sentences of "not [adv] [art] matter [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 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 | Simply in terms of sentiment , the Edwardian war had left the papacy seriously undermined in England ; but the loss was not only a matter of ideas and emotions . |
| 6 | This is not only a matter of familiarity but of the connected conditions of relaxation and self-confidence . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | This definition stresses that readability is not merely a matter of legibility but also depends upon factors affecting comprehension and motivation . |
| 11 | My hon. Friend and the House will be aware that our contribution and support for the secretary-general is not merely a matter of words . |
| 12 | This is not merely a matter of Northism , Henry argues . |
| 13 | This is not merely a matter of semantics . |
| 14 | A point that is often forgotten is that effective co-operation is not just a matter of professionals working with each other . |
| 15 | This is not just a matter of terminology . |
| 16 | The underlying question , however , was not just a matter of views . |
| 17 | The underlying question , however , was not just a matter of views , but the feeling that Edinburgh 's primary symbol — one of history , endurance and nationhood — would be diminished by speculative offices . |
| 18 | This was not just a matter of revival of basic industries in previously depressed areas . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | ( In fact , there is carbohydrate craving , so it is not just a matter of apathy about cooking . ) |
| 22 | Contrary to what some people suppose , boredom 15 a strong emotion not just a matter of apathy and inertia . |
| 23 | ‘ It 's not just a matter of pride . ’ |
| 24 | It 's not just a matter of quantity ; the very nature of intelligence alters . ’ |
| 25 | 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 . |
| 26 | It is not just a matter of price , it is the whole concept that is appealing to the modern life-style . |
| 27 | 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 . |
| 28 | An individual 's performance is not just a matter of concern between manager and subordinate . |
| 29 | But it is not just a matter of language . |
| 30 | This is not just a matter of people telling lies . |