Example sentences of "[subord] not on " in BNC.
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| 1 | The latest CBI surveys suggest that more stockbuilding has indeed occurred , although not on a scale sufficient to explain the trade figures . |
| 2 | Although not on all fours with the present case , these decisions show that a cause of action may well accrue before , for procedural reasons , the plaintiff can bring proceedings . |
| 3 | They gradually caught on at other establishments , although not on such a substantial scale . |
| 4 | I I I do differ with that in some respects , in that er until we 've arranged the agenda we 're not always sure whether there will be specifically highway matters , er and er I must confess , although not on the agenda very often , highway matters are things that that that that do get commented on , er but er none the less , it 's just the principle , I mean er it 's a bit difficult to start saying , well do we send it because we have particular things , er or or |
| 5 | Because the winning of seats under the STV depends more often than not on the transfer of votes from one candidate to another of the same patty , it is particularly important that they should campaign unanimously . |
| 6 | Large examples are known , however , more often than not on the fringes of the main occupied areas , as at Ashton , Baldock , Bath , Irchester and Water Newton . |
| 7 | The choice of method of digitizing depends more often than not on the level of funding available . |
| 8 | Correct operation of applications software relies more often than not on particular revisions of system software , program patches , hardware upgrades , firmware revisions and machine-dependent interfacing to peripherals . |
| 9 | If the one-tier board structure were used , then the executive directors would ‘ manage ’ and the non-executive directors would ‘ supervise ’ ; to some extent , the boards of UK-listed companies are already moving towards this division , albeit not on a prescribed legal basis , with the establishment of audit committees of non-executive directors to whom the auditors report any matter of concern in the company 's draft accounts , and with the determination of the remuneration of executive directors by a committee of non-executive directors , who also deal with ethical matters and conflicts of interest . |
| 10 | The environment within which projects have been planned and executed has frequently allowed these questions to remain unanswered in reality , if not on the paper on which loan agreements are written . |
| 11 | For many of us , the approach of 20 signals the end of childhood and 30 slams the door — if not on youth then certainly on the licence to mis-spend it . |
| 12 | Despite the damage man has done to the Asian elephant , he has long had a close partnership with the great animal founded if not on love then certainly on respect . |
| 13 | The problems with Hubert had begun if not on their wedding day then certainly during the honeymoon . |
| 14 | The vast majority of our land — mountains , moors , lakes and rivers — is owned by a handful of individuals , private and public companies , trusts and associations , most of whom seem hell bent if not on totally excluding , at least on severely restricting our freedom to roam . |
| 15 | The chief problems of the NEA the attempt to please every constituency , the absence of firm administrative control , an ossified panel system rife with artists and administrators sitting in judgment on each other 's grants , even if not on their own , and above all , the lack of a clearly articulated policy as to what should be supported remain , and will surely bedevil anyone brought in to run the agency . |
| 16 | It may be , too , that the mere quantity of the chromosomal material may have an effect on secondary sexual characteristics if not on primary ones . |
| 17 | Treaty involves two factors : physical location and the exercise of an economic activity , both , if not on a permanent basis , at least on a durable one . |
| 18 | I am used to gifts , she thought , used to returning them politely , if not on every occasion at least on most . |
| 19 | The vast majority of our land — mountains , moors , lakes and rivers — is owned by a handful of individuals , private and public companies , trusts and associations , most of whom seem hell bent if not on totally excluding , at least on severely restricting our freedom to roam . |
| 20 | You are probably aware that the Marauders hold the most physical area sales meetings in the UK , if not on Planet Earth : the reason for this is that they are then able to carry out the most professional and demanding surveys to get the sale . |
| 21 | Where land is registered , right gained by adverse possession amounts to an overriding interest , and defeats a purchaser even if not on the register . |
| 22 | Mm , well , bread on the waters if not on the waters of the Severn , any other comments ? |
| 23 | He wonders why Thorneycroft was pulled out of the student squad and Pepper was not when it 's obvious that openside flanker is a position where England have strength in depth whereas not on the wing . |
| 24 | Whilst not on the same scale as in Paris , an open day was held earlier this year in the Crown Court at Teesside . |
| 25 | Dr Geoffrey Wyatt , the paediatrician who was her ‘ partner in crime ’ to those who can not believe they were even remotely right , still works in Middlesbrough , though not on child abuse . |
| 26 | The High Tatras are popular for skiing and skiing is also possible in the Low Tatras though not on such an organised scale . |
| 27 | There have been several protest meetings in the city every day this week , though not on the scale of the Prague protest . |
| 28 | There have been several protest meetings in the city every day this week , though not on the scale of the Prague protest . |
| 29 | Bromley points out that there is a great difference between the truly independent street seller and seasonal workers , who work for a regular wage though not on a permanent basis and who would be included in the informal sector category ( Bromley 1979 ) . |
| 30 | In places , it escapes from confining boulder slopes and low cliffs and gives uninterrupted views across a wild moorland interspersed with sheets of water to the distant mountains soaring abruptly skywards in complete isolation as though not on speaking terms with each other . |