Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] not [vb infin] [noun] to " in BNC.

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1 On the other hand , disappointment did not drive Nithard to defection : Charles had nicely calculated , just as Lothar had done — and this surely was a prime requirement of successful kingship — whom he could , and could not , afford to disappoint .
2 However , reserves of $6,700 million ensured that this figure did not give rise to undue concern .
3 The revolutionaries ' lack of interest in a programme of political reform and gradual extension of the rule of law did not imply indifference to individual liberty .
4 While such phrases do not do justice to its many insights — to which I will return in Chapter 8 — there are nevertheless some serious weaknesses in the approach .
5 It may be that those parents do not consider colour to be important , but such a blind attitude towards the role of group differences in the society is unwise .
6 ‘ But the guys here must remember I still love to stir things up and England do not do justice to people like Will and Jeremy Guscott .
7 Now that sheep-stealing , forming trade unions and various other minor offences do not merit transportation to the colonies , a similar pardon may be granted to those who had been deemed worthy of such punishment in a different age .
8 The hon. Gentleman 's attitude does not do justice to the seriousness of this debate .
9 Foucault emphasizes that his work does not lay claim to universal or general categories , nor is it even homogeneous , a presupposition that , as he has shown , has less to do with the work as such than the critical construction of its ‘ author ’ .
10 Although the Act does not make reference to the current climate of opinion about sexual explicitness , juries in obscenity trials are enjoined to keep in mind the current standards of ordinary decent people .
11 The Public Order Act does not require notice to be given of such assemblies nor is there any power to ban .
12 The Act does not allow children to be removed from home simply because other arrangements may cater better for their needs .
13 The Court held that marriage does not imply consent to fellatio .
14 It will be apparent from the earlier discussion that a simple assertion about helping old people maintain their independence does not do justice to the subtleties of achieving a balance between independence and dependence which is acceptable or tolerable to the old people concerned .
15 I think that its , its choice that 's something we have n't sort of looked at tonight , I think its the important er factor in a fact that we 've got an audience here with a large representative er percentage of er access to a car and certainly erm I working in the transport field in West Central Scotland , er that is not the case , in Glasgow where the car ownership is something in the order of seventy per cent of the population do not have access to a car or do not have access in a household , we , you are then talking , you have to look very , very seriously at what public transport must provide in order to meet just day , day to day activities and I think that this choice aspect is something that is absolutely vital as the lady in front says .
16 While there were fluctuations , it seemed officers in charge did not draw attention to the periods when dependency levels were lighter .
17 Deirdre Bair did not have access to these letters at the time of writing , though the euphemistic terms she uses to describe de Beauvoir 's relationships anticipate this recent confirmation .
18 Nature did not intend calves to be born in the Autumn , and the problems are , therefore , greater .
19 ECGD does not lend money to companies but does offer a number of schemes to banks to allow them to finance exports at interest rates which are often significantly below prevailing market rates .
20 If a high proportion of its population obtains private treatment should a health authority purchase the same pattern of care from the NHS as one whose population does not have access to the private sector ?
21 Just as Jesus did not draw attention to himself but set out to glorify his Father by passing on the Father s message to men ( 8:28 , 1 2:28,1 7:4 ) , so the Paraclete will not speak on his own authority … but will take what is mine and declare it to you' ( 16 : 14 ) .
22 It was held that the regulations did not give rise to an action for damages .
23 In effect , large objects moving at hypersonic velocities do not have time to ‘ see ’ the atmosphere before cratering the surface .
24 In some cases the psychiatric service did not admit people to hospital early enough .
25 An attempt has been made to submit a Design Change ( DC ) which references modules to which the submitter does not have access to .
26 Please note that EURO DISNEYLAND does not guarantee entry to visitors wishing to purchase tickets on the day .
27 However , there is tentative evidence from other studies which suggests that adoption with contact does not prevent attachment to a psychological parent , and it can also help the child to base his developing personal , social , and body identity on the reality of the two sets of parents , that is , the biological and psychological ones .
28 People do not build resistance to tetanus with time or age .
29 In this analysis , people do not attribute legitimacy to authority because they recognize its claim to a foundation in some principle or source outside itself .
30 I think he said that the media did not pay attention to us .
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