Example sentences of "[adj] and not a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I believe the agenda for the 90s is rooted in daily life and Postmodernism is in harmony with this and not an autonomous entity . |
| 2 | Andre Beteille argues that the search for a biological basis for social stratification is bound to end in failure since the ‘ identification as well as the gradation of qualities is a cultural and not a natural process ’ . |
| 3 | But this is a political and not an economic choice . |
| 4 | He saw with pleasure that she looked cold but not frightened ; she was beginning to swim more slowly and for the first time with trust , as if the water were a friendly and not an alien element . |
| 5 | We are , after all , performing a descriptive and not a prescriptive exercise when we undertake discourse analysis . |
| 6 | For most women this is tremendously exciting ; but it can also feel strange and not a little unnerving . |
| 7 | It was common ground that the scheme , though set up pursuant to a statutory obligation , was a private and not a public law scheme so that the procedure by way of originating summons rather than judicial review was appropriate . |
| 8 | Thirdly , the move towards a national curriculum was resisted most strongly by those , mainly teachers and other educationists , who claimed that the nature and scope of the school curriculum was a professional and not a political matter . |
| 9 | When the shoes were changed , I knew that the hound must be a natural and not a supernatural creature . |
| 10 | But on 4 November 1991 , the Court of Appeal ( Cooke P. , Richardson and Hardie Boys JJ. ) held that the petitioner was not entitled to appeal as of right against the judgment of the Court of Appeal dated 4 October 1991 because that judgment was an interlocutory and not a final judgment and refused leave to the petitioner to appeal to the Board . |
| 11 | But we interpret it as though it is like ‘ Now I 'm sweating ’ , except that what is reported is a mental and not a bodily process . |
| 12 | ‘ It 's political as Greenfields is in an independent and not a Labour ward , ’ he said . |
| 13 | First of all , it is a thrusting and not a snapping kick . |
| 14 | However , if the deal were , for instance , a 90 : 10 split and not a gross deal , the promoter would realize that for every pound he or she spends on costs , 90 pence of that pound belongs to the artist . |
| 15 | The fact that the plaintiff may have a cast-iron claim against his own solicitor for the full damages which he could have recovered against the defendant , is only one and not an overriding factor . |
| 16 | ‘ This meeting is an educational and not a political exercise . |
| 17 | Being reasonably wealthy and not a total antidote to the opposite sex , ’ he said with a wry grin , ‘ I knew there were plenty of women to make me forget . |
| 18 | But the rapid and dramatic changes which are taking place in the world today , changes of a hopeful and not a frightening kind , could help to make a long-serving government more vulnerable to the time-for-a-change mentality . |
| 19 | Once you have begun to understand that recharging yourself is an active and not a passive exercise , the next step is to learn to use your most powerful tool : the mind . |
| 20 | I listened and learned , watched and learned , and soon became adept at striking the first blow : if there was any teasing and tormenting going on ( and there was plenty ) I made sure that I was an active and not a passive participant . |
| 21 | Whether shares , commodities or vouchers are used , with any bonus scheme designed to avoid National Insurance contributions , it is essential that the payment to the employees is discretionary and not a contractual obligation . |
| 22 | That Vic Williams was a voluntary and not a conscripted soldier was irrelevant to the issue of conscientious objection , she added . |
| 23 | The United Kingdom is a unitary and not a federal state , thus if central government is really serious about any policy it will get its way ( Griffith , 1965 ) . |