Example sentences of "[adv] not without " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some , perhaps not without malice , averred that Capella was what did for Mars in the first place , god knows how many aeons ago . |
| 2 | It is perhaps not without significance that Wulfhere 's queen was Eormenhild , daughter of Eorcenberht , king of Kent ( 640–4 ) , a marriage probably intended to bring the Mercians more closely into association with the Anglo-Frankish world of the Kentish court at a time when their kingdom was being Christianized under Wulfhere . |
| 3 | Since July 1400 he had been archdeacon of Dorset , absentee but perhaps not without interest . |
| 4 | He paused at one point on a low hill and cried aloud — perhaps not without a touch of relish for the dramatic , characteristic of his age — ‘ William , dearest little brother ! |
| 5 | The court was obviously not without compassion , for its judgement was : ‘ to erect some small cottage or Cabin for her in regard to her lothesomenes ’ . |
| 6 | I now took the first positive steps , although still not without considerable misgivings . |
| 7 | Again , proof of knowledge in this respect may be difficult to acquire ; reasonable cause should be somewhat more easy , but is still not without its problems . |
| 8 | It will have instructed the Parliamentary Draftsman on the preparation of the Bill ; he will have drafted it ( though probably not without returning to the department on a number of occasions for clarification of instructions or to point out to the department any legal or constitutional difficulties encountered in implementing the instructions ) . |
| 9 | But the stomach of a city is also not without its importance . |
| 10 | The fact that the patron of the movement was the Duke of Edinburgh is also not without significance . |
| 11 | Thus , a deterministic view of US actions combines with historical evidence to form the basis of a fear of inevitable US intervention which , while clearly not without a rational foundation , encourages a hyper-sensitivity to potential threats which can lead to over-reaction and over-compensation in policy-making . |
| 12 | Many more primary than secondary schools referred to a focus on healthy eating although this was clearly not without its difficulties : |
| 13 | Cos it 's so like the original and oh you ca n't really test er metal for date , well not without a lot of problems anyway . |
| 14 | Interview with Phil Carrick ; wry reminiscence from Ted Lester , batsman , talent-spotter , scorer ( 600,000 runs , 350,000 miles ) ; Yorkshire in 1892 , even then not without its worries ; celebration of the 2nd XI championship 1991 ; and Martyn Moxon 's report , proud and hopeful . |
| 15 | I know I ca n't run 27:08 , at least not without resorting to recreational narcotics , and I ca n't honestly see myself reaching the real top level at 10,000m . |
| 16 | Existing relationships can only get better , although those at breaking point will be unlikely to make it through the year — at least not without an awful lot of work and sacrifice . |
| 17 | At least not without selling their offspring . " |
| 18 | Make no mistake , there are many who believe ( again not without considerable self-interest , that the serious business of running airlines should be left to a few major carriers — except , perhaps , for a few local services . |
| 19 | This suggestion that the masculine God should be understood in a more female or feminine way is however not without problems . |
| 20 | That both kinds of Camphill therapeutic communities , schools and villages , increased in number in several countries both in and after König 's lifetime — by 1987 there were over seventy centres in eighteen countries — is testimony to their success in answering a need , albeit continuously in pioneering mode and therefore not without mistakes ; testimony also to the founder 's vision , dynamic personality , and restless energy . |
| 21 | Its satisfactions are of their own kind , though they are satisfactions intimately bound up with the life of each individual reader , and therefore not without their bearing on his attitude to life . |
| 22 | But taking any of these valuables is definitely not without risk . |
| 23 | Once again the rule was that Nice Girls Did n't — certainly not without the understanding that there was a ‘ moral ’ engagement with their partner , even if he had not yet bought the ring or made the announcement . |
| 24 | This attitude is certainly not without advantages , and many might rightly wish it for Britain : however , the favouritist or clientilist pressures are strong . |
| 25 | It is certainly not without significance that the Association always maintained a link with the new youth movement by aligning itself with the Boys ' Brigade and playing an active role in the formation of the Scouts . |
| 26 | Although folklinguistics is often dismissed by linguists as unscientific and inaccurate ( both of which it usually is ) , it is certainly not without interest for a feminist linguistic theory . |
| 27 | As a policy it was unscrupulous but probably effective , though certainly not without some disadvantages . |