Example sentences of "[noun] [is] not [art] [noun] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Apparently , for the ‘ exclusively heterosexual ’ X , homosexuality is not a submitting to another man but a competition with , a displacing of , him . |
| 2 | II Maccabees is not a book to be used without some closer scrutiny . |
| 3 | It must be noted that the use of MRDs is not a panacea to the problem of lexicon construction . |
| 4 | What these boardroom blouses and toerags at the turnstiles do not realise is that football management is not a skill to be acquired through hard work , but a gift from God . |
| 5 | Well no the top one hundred companies is n't a guide to anything at all . |
| 6 | ‘ Joining the ERM is not a prize to be given to our partners when they come up to scratch , but a benefit to ourselves if only we would take it , ’ he said . |
| 7 | Contrary to popular myth , and the suggestion of your recent correspondent ( Points of View , 10 March ) , ivy is not a menace to trees , and indeed is not a parasite in any sense . |
| 8 | Edwina Currie had kept him talking and Edwina is not a woman to be rushed . |
| 9 | Little industrial units employing a handful of people working for peanuts is not the answer to mass redundancies anywhere . |
| 10 | However it is important to remember that recycling is not the answer to all our waste problems . |
| 11 | And the implant is not the answer to all disfiguring scars or wrinkles . |
| 12 | Woolton told the House of Lords on 30 April 1952 that ‘ the work of the co-ordinators is not a responsibility to Parliament ; it is a responsibility to the Cabinet ’ . |
| 13 | We know that cash is not the answer to everything , but it 's surprising how much comfort it could bring to your life and the lives of those around you . |
| 14 | ‘ If you 've got a guy that 's homeless the jail 's not a punishment to that person . |
| 15 | My hon. Friend is right to say that the local income tax is not an alternative to council tax which commends itself to Conservative Members — or even to most Opposition Members , and he is right to say that anybody interested in knowing why local income tax will not work could do no better than to read the report of our proceedings in Committee . |
| 16 | The James Brothers ( Pembrokeshire Aviation Group , 36pp , illus , sbk , £4.00 inc p&p ) by Paul Williams is not a reference to the infamous Jesse and Frank James of cowboy legend , but tells the story of Howard and Hebbie James from Pembroke , two of Wales ’ aviation pioneers . |
| 17 | A spiritual director is not a problem-solver to whom we run for infallible answers . |
| 18 | A dissenting member can not claim material breach of the constitutive treaty by the organisation , since the organisation is not a party to the treaty , although it can make such a claim against other member States . |
| 19 | They must be empowered to demand excellence in the courses that they attend and realise that their education is not a favour to them but a means of preparing them to be the sort of doctors that we want in the future . |
| 20 | However , physical restraint is not a solution to accident prevention and , indeed , excessive over protection will only deny a child the opportunity to explore and learn about the environment . |
| 21 | The commitment to the existing exchange rate is not a commitment to an overriding moral principle like the abolition of capital punishment or unilateral disarmament . |
| 22 | Increasing the contribution rate is not the answer to gaining mass membership to the Party . |
| 23 | But the debtor is not a party to the contract . |
| 24 | The eradication of hunger is not a threat to the well-being of people in the industrialised countries because there is more than enough food for everyone . |
| 25 | It 's plann i Planning is now policy led yes , but but but er planning is n't a slave to policy . |
| 26 | The information in this leaflet is not an alternative to specific legal advice on your circumstances . |
| 27 | ‘ Well , Croydon and Cooper , you shall see me face to face soon enough and then you will know that Emily Grenfell is not a woman to be trifled with , ’ she said grimly . |
| 28 | And in so doing it can often convey that a past is not a thing to be discovered . |
| 29 | So the new novel is not a party to faith , only to a faintly envious sympathy with those who are faithful . |
| 30 | That man is not a menace to society , and there are a great many other similar people who should never be in prison . |