Example sentences of "not [be] [art] matter [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As I have made clear , for some time the question of recognising Yugoslav republics , especially Croatia and Slovenia , has not been a matter of principle — clearly they will not be willing to go back into any entity called Yugoslavia . |
| 2 | For example , the provision of emergency services locally may not be a matter of choice , although there are , no doubt , choices relating to the nature and extent of emergency cover , eg number of accident and emergency units in a given geographical area and the extent of 24 hours a day , 7 days a week cover . |
| 3 | It should not be a matter of pick and choose , as the Government please . |
| 4 | Conventions must therefore be established and followed strictly , about the manner in which such instructions are to be given and their content fixed , so that it can not be a matter of dispute what these instructions are . |
| 5 | That should not be a matter of controversy and I hope that the Minister will consider it . |
| 6 | Whether this is desirable or not is a matter of opinion — I doubt whether some of my colleagues in other departments would readily agree . |