Example sentences of "not directly [verb] to the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The lesson of the porcupine quills ( and for an actual example of how not to do it read my Zen There was Murder , if after all these years you can find a copy ) is that any part of your book that you do not directly present to the reader ought to be thought out in imaginative terms , just as thoroughly as you have used your imagination to make whatever you have written fully credible . |
| 2 | Military expenditure is seen as dysfunctional for the overall performance of the economy because it does not directly contribute to the balance of payments . |
| 3 | The authors conclude that the ‘ self ’ ( personal identity ) remains intact despite severe deterioration in other functions and , importantly , this ‘ self ’ is manifest in late stages of the disease ; further , that the loss of any of an individual 's ‘ selves ’ ‘ is not directly linked to the progress of the disease ’ . |
| 4 | The report went on : ‘ Victim satisfaction is not directly linked to the outcome of individual investigations . |
| 5 | The collapse was not directly linked to the motor car side , but it threatened the cars ' future . |
| 6 | Although not directly linked to the Suso affair , Lee Seung Yoon had been criticized for the country 's rising inflation and trade deficit . |