Example sentences of "are [adv] no " in BNC.

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1 The never-ending rounds of golf and cocktail circuits ostensibly develop excellent customer relations but these are effectively no more than a veneer of sincerity iii the rude pursuit of the fast sale .
2 For one thing , some Dip.HE courses are effectively no more than the first two years of a degree course , with the added minor advantage that a student can if he wishes leave after two years with an award .
3 There are effectively no vibrational selection rules , so the technique is particularly useful for detecting vibrations that do not appear in either IR or Raman spectra .
4 In principle it can be detected by inelastic neutron scattering or by electron energy-loss spectroscopy [ Section 5.3.4 ] , for which there are effectively no symmetry selection rules .
5 We are , therefore , left with mortality rates : there are obviously no definitional problems and there are no major problems in relation to data .
6 These tales are obviously no more than legend , but they contain within them some interesting elements .
7 The problems relating to the sale of secondhand goods are basically no different from those of any other type of goods , except in the area of quality .
8 They are morally no worse on the whole than the lecherous men who inhabit these tales , and intellectually much superior to them on most occasions .
9 The team called the study preliminary but there are apparently no plans for a follow-up , and the planned publication of the results has not happened .
10 These skills are perhaps no better illustrated than by the finds from the ship-burial at Sutton Hoo .
11 Er , various changes in planning proposals erm , and indeed erm encouraging travellers who are perhaps no long travellers , those who are resident on the sites to move progressively into government housing .
12 He says they need to fit the man to the parish and at the moment they 're are just no suitable openings .
13 There are thus no circumstances in which the Chewong may behave in contradiction to their ideologically constructed concept of human nature .
14 There are thus no cultural coincidences .
15 Unfortunately , there are usually no signs of an impending problem before structural failure occurs .
16 Those who have this skill are usually no brighter or cleverer than others but they do have an element in their make up which others lack — they are organised .
17 On a full moon night when we blank there are usually no signs of fish moving , let alone feeding .
18 Corporate manslaughter charges were almost unknown in English law before the DPP decided last June to issue manslaughter summonses against P&O European Ferries after the Zeebrugge disaster and there are still no firm judicial rulings on whether corporate manslaughter exists as a crime .
19 There are still no accurate assessments of damage available .
20 Pollini 's technique is legendary , and I can only report that in his fiftieth year ( a large retrospective mid-price boxed set please , DG ! ) , there are still no discernible chinks in the armour ( indeed , a recent Petrushka Three Movements at the RFH would appear to suggest that he is , if anything , playing better than ever ) !
21 That fee is less than a quarter of the £300,000 Bassett paid Arsenal nearly two years ago , yet there are still no takers .
22 The odds are still no better than hopeless .
23 There are still no signs of multi-culturalism to be found which is disappointing and worrying — surely the publishers realise we live in a multi-racial society ?
24 Two or three years later with half a million troops they are still no further forward in their struggle in Vietnam and the cost this time was to the United States ' political system because the effect upon domestic politics was fairly severe .
25 Two or three years later with half a million troops they are still no further forward in their struggle in Vietnam and the cost this time was to the United States ' political system because the effect upon domestic politics was fairly severe .
26 My continuing work is convincing me that there are probably no inimical remedies when LM 's are used , that Lycopodium can probably follow Sulphur , and that LM potencies can be repeated often and safely in weak patients and in patients with serious tissue pathology .
27 Despite numerous secondary conditions ( i.e. , acromegaly , Cushing 's and Conn 's syndromes , phaeochromocytoma and thyrotoxicosis ) in which elevated blood pressure is associated with impaired carbohydrate metabolism , these are probably no more frequent in the diabetic than the non-diabetic hypertensive .
28 The convulsions and sexual excitement of other cats are probably no more than erotic responses to sounds that remind felines of the courtship tones of their species .
29 We can observe a familiar transition from a relatively general training , in these highly valued skills , to degrees of specialization and professionalization in more complex societies , but some forms of specialization seem to be remarkably early and , on the other hand , there are probably no societies in which relatively general training in forms of these basic skills is not attempted .
30 The fascinating psychology of interest and attention have not yet been worked out but they are probably no different for communication than for perception in a broader sense .
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