Example sentences of "not [adj] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Yet Catalan and not Spanish remains their first language ( the signposts have often two spellings ) , and Ibiza and Formentera — the smallest of the group — are still commonly referred to by their Roman name ‘ Pituisas ’ , the Islands of Pines . |
| 2 | Instabilities , both in lasers and passive resonators ( E , 0 , lossy cavity ) , are termed single mode or multimode according to whether the resulting frequency spectrum for E ( 0 , t ) is or is not narrow compared to the free spectral range . |
| 3 | Whether a particular accused should be acquitted because his conduct was not dishonest appears to me to be a moral question . |
| 4 | And at the end of the day then , you have to weigh up whether or not you decide that even though , if you like in the strictest financial terms , it is not profitable to open the cinema and to employ staff doing that although presumably they 'd have to be employed doing something else unless you changed their rota patterns nonetheless because of your the demands of funding bodies , your own cultural aims and equal opportunities policies , you 've decided that you will do so even though it 's going to be marginally a loss in financial terms . |
| 5 | Today , when reclamation is carried out with the use of expensive mechanical equipment , it is not profitable to start until a strip , 200 m or more in width , is ready . |
| 6 | It would also be an appropriate time to institute similar legislation to that of the US government in order to keep company profits stable , thereby maintaining research levels , and at the same time ensure that people may benefit from drugs that would otherwise not be available because they were not profitable to produce . |
| 7 | It is generally assumed that it is not cost-effective to screen either younger or older women , but the achievements of any screening in this area are unclear . |
| 8 | It is not cost-effective to pursue the development of a full information model ( ie showing communication links ) using a flat-file database . |
| 9 | And if the rumour about Kevin Shields presenting Mould with the very pedal ( ab ) used on ‘ Is n't Anything ’ is true , it 's not bloody wonder Sugar are slamming at the moment . |
| 10 | Does not that suggest how we can release police officers to duties within the community at very little cost to the police authority ? |
| 11 | My Lords , as only one thousand of the twenty four thousand schools er have opted out during five years of this does not that suggest that the schools themselves and the governors and the parents to whom the Minister refers , are not convinced of the advantages and in those circumstances was she given absolute guarantee that no opt- out will be allowed without a ballot ? |
| 12 | Why does not that rule go in 1992 instead of limping on until April 1993 ? |
| 13 | Whether or not that helps to fill church pews is totally irrelevant . |
| 14 | Is not that robbing Peter to pay Paul ? |
| 15 | Does not that mean that we should be putting a great deal more money into such research or is it to remain the Cinderella of medicine for ever ? |
| 16 | If the money can be saved from the reform of the common agricultural policy , would not that mean a reduction in income for farmers in my constituency , unemployment and a reduction in the rural economy ? |
| 17 | The cause of death will now be established by a home office pathologist : Friends of the dead woman say she doted on her two young children and was n't the sort of person to have contemplated suicide — the pathologist 's report will show whether or not that turns out to be true . |
| 18 | As most average families are in the bottom 60 per cent. , does not that show that the Government have given money to the rich at the expense of ordinary families ? |
| 19 | ‘ Does not that make you melancholy , sir ? ’ |
| 20 | Does not that make it difficult for the United Nations to carry out a peacekeeping role ? |
| 21 | Does not that confirm that what we really need is a continuation of my right hon. Friend 's policies , not a regional assembly for Wales , which would be an unnecessary quango that would cost the people of Wales £1 million a week ? |
| 22 | Now there are some organizations that have negotiated with that do not that do not need the banker 's order and the cheque . |
| 23 | At a time of heightened terrorist activity , would not that undermine the operational effectiveness of the terrorists and play havoc with their planned acts of violence ? |
| 24 | Did not that raise an issue of consideration ? |
| 25 | However bored I am with the election , my calling is to shine the light of the good news on areas of darkness , whether or not that makes me unpopular , no matter what colour No. 10 becomes ! |
| 26 | His belief is that work has to go on all year round , whether or not that means taking on the hazardous and snow-covered Carpathian mountains . |
| 27 | Does not that provide a welcome contrast with the bad old days of the 1950s , 1960s and 1970s , when all too often the construction of power stations — nuclear and conventional alike — fell years behind ? |
| 28 | It swiftly transpired that the document handed to the fathers for discussion was not that drawn up by the Preparatory Commission , but one revised by members of the Commission who were also members of the curia . |
| 29 | It is those that will not that need a lot of preliminary experience building up to the Big Event . |
| 30 | Does not that demonstrate that low taxation , low inflation and good industrial relations are the basis for strong investment , including inward investment ; and does it not also show that the future of this country is excellent under this Government ? |