Example sentences of "[be] not [adj] that [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They find new ways of sharing what resources there are , whether collaborating in local policing or working with health authorities or whatever it is and I think they form the base for renewal of politics because we have to recreate politics for localities upwards and here , just finally chancing my arm , I must just frankly say that I am not clear that over-large amalgamations of unions will be much more helpful than over-centralized government bureaucracies . |
| 2 | Given that the preferred creditors , such as PAYE and VAT , have substantial claims on the assets , the receivers were not optimistic that unsecured creditors would see any of their money back . |
| 3 | But it hardly supports the conclusion which , without further ado , Berkeley draws from it : that it is not possible that sensible things ‘ should have any existence out of the minds or thinking things which perceive them ’ . |
| 4 | It is not accidental that Japanese manufacturers have become eager converts to robots and automation . |
| 5 | Given the fundamental importance of demography for any assessment of a pre-industrial economy , it is not surprising that economic historians have pressed the surveys into service ( historians of medieval England have done the same sort of thing with Domesday Book ) as sources of demographic data . |
| 6 | Moreover , with such confidence in the methods of science it is not surprising that educated men of the second half of the century were immensely impressed with its achievements . |
| 7 | Since and expresses so many connective meanings and as it is so frequent in speech it is not surprising that young children sometimes overuse it in their writing , as in this piece by an 8 year old boy : |
| 8 | Because Nonconformists had done so well out of the changes brought about in the nineteenth century it is not surprising that increasing numbers assumed the inevitability of liberal progress to be as much part of the natural order as the law of gravity . |
| 9 | The larger the group the greater this tendency , argues Olson , and thus it is not surprising that amorphous groups such as consumers , or even economic classes , do not unite in common action to pursue their interests . |
| 10 | Given that suspended particulates have been the subject of pollution control policies dating back to the nineteenth century , it is not surprising that total emissions and average urban concentrations of particulates have decreased markedly during the past few decades . |
| 11 | ‘ Evil communications corrupt good manners , ’ says a Greek proverb , and in the polarised world we live in , where name calling and counter-check is the order of the day , it is not surprising that good manners and etiquette have gone by the board . |
| 12 | Since many of these religious sites supported markets and periodic fairs , it is not surprising that substantial settlements developed round them , often with Iron-Age antecedents . |
| 13 | The to infinitive is called for with such verbs , so it is not surprising that perceptual verbs should take to before the infinitive when used in the more conceptual inferential sense . |
| 14 | Given that these viewpoints and value bases are so antagonistic , and yet rarely made explicit , it is not surprising that different groups find it so hard to trust and respect each other . |
| 15 | Consequently , it is not surprising that senior churchmen were sometimes related to each other . |
| 16 | It is not surprising that single lines of trees or hedges have proved ineffective — these simply do not provide enough material to scatter or absorb much sound . |
| 17 | Under these circumstances , it is not surprising that objective measurements are not commonplace in clinical practice and remain largely a research tool . |
| 18 | It is not inconceivable that other organisations would become relevant in the future if I fell ill , but I like to assume that I am not going to fall seriously ill . |
| 19 | ‘ It is not axiomatic that overseas coaches are better than our own , ’ Larder said . |
| 20 | That particular reason for refusal was : ‘ the local planning authority is not satisfied that certain nuisances from smell and dust ( for which little or no remedy exists ) would not result if the proposed development took place , to the detriment of residential properties within a wide radius of the site ’ . |
| 21 | Second , it is not clear that conditional statements are strongly verified simply by showing that both antecedent and consequent are true . |
| 22 | However , it is not clear that existing mechanisms ensure that the right quantity of floorspace is available in the right place at the right time . |
| 23 | It 's not clear that new institutions are needed rather than simply an intensification of activities in the republics . ’ |
| 24 | It was not coincidental that Interministerial Councils played a particularly prominent role in the formulation of economic and financial policy . |
| 25 | It was not surprising that leading industrialists and financiers found no more than minor fault with the Tsarist regime . |