Example sentences of "[be] not [vb pp] [prep] a [adj] " in BNC.

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1 Although there are many laws on the statute book ( often dating from colonial administration ) , they have either become dead letters or are not integrated into a coherent national conservation programme ( FAO Soils Bulletin No. 30 , 1976b , lists various legislation for different countries ) .
2 These themes are not integrated into a tight ideological system , which can compute attitudinal positions with the precision of a mathematical formula .
3 Note that if national currencies are not replaced by a single union currency and the as if assumption is met , then intra-union exchange rates will be fixed even if they are not de jure fixed .
4 Statistics for the number of recipients of all benefits are not collected on a regional basis .
5 By antecedent , in terms of the example , I of course mean only R and C. In virtue of this fact of generality with respect to independent conditionals they are not tied to a particular situation , as are dependent conditionals .
6 To mimic this , we should have to speed up our stroboscope so that its flashes came twice as fast as the cycles of mains electricity , which are not noticed in a fluorescent strip light .
7 A package which is to be submitted for approval/has already been submitted for approval includes modules which are not listed on a corresponding Design Change ( DC ) .
8 With reference to old people of over 75 , who are here our main concern , there is a further aspect of ageist stereotyping which is prevalent and regrettable ; that is , the tendency to make negative assumptions about the capacities of individual old people which are not based on a proper appraisal of their state .
9 Despite introducing some dynamic elements into the discussion , these are not treated in a formal way .
10 Perhaps , though regrettably , they are not seen as a central core of independence which may reside elsewhere-'in my head or in my dreams ' .
11 The conclusion of the first section was that a just government can exist even if its subjects are not bound by a general obligation to obey it .
12 People are not born with a repressed set of experiences , but they acquire them , although at times Freud seems to suggest that some parts of the repressed material of earlier generations is inherited .
13 Any limitation on the suspension of rent should be resisted unless there is included in the lease a clause allowing surrender where the premises are not reinstated within a given period of time .
14 On the other hand , such schemes inevitably create anomalies : chosen beneficiaries are often no more ‘ worthy ’ of compensation than other victims of government action who are not covered by a similar scheme .
15 These applications are not regarded as a mere formality by most courts which may require the originating application to state the grounds in proper detail , for example that the lessor may require to occupy at the expiration of the lease ; that the premises are temporarily surplus to the needs of the lessor ; that the lessee has indicated that he only requires the premises for a limited period ; that there is to be development at the expiration of the term ; that the lessor is only prepared to grant if the section is excluded ; that exclusion of the section has been taken into consideration in negotiations for the rent , or possibly that the premises form part of other premises which brings the provisions of management of the whole into question if the section is not excluded .
16 A HUNDRED in your first innings of the season is sweet , and especially so if it 's your team 's third one-day match , and you 've been left out of the first two because you are not regarded as a one-day player .
17 These are not strictly part of our ‘ urban ’ concerns , but they do show how Harré 's and Goffman 's ideas , as well as Giddens 's concept of ‘ locale ’ are not limited to a particular scale .
18 The jaws are armed with blunt papillae which are not arranged in a regular series .
19 Questions 1 to 4 cover considerations necessary for any type of intervention but they are not arranged in a logical , systematic order .
20 Unfortunately the slips are not arranged in a chronological order and documents relating to the early modern period are scattered throughout the calendar .
21 Presently all make a valuable contribution but generally events are not planned in a co-ordinated way taking into account the work of other agencies .
22 Sometimes , the variables are not connected by a simple linear relationship , the nature of their relationship is non-linear ( curvilinear ) , i.e. , its description requires fitting of a curve ( exponential growth curve , logistic , etc. ) instead of a straight line .
23 Ambiguity of this kind and degree demonstrates very forcibly that words are not determined on a one-to-one basis by the idea or thing which they supposedly represent .
24 We want to ensure that people are not landed with a second taxation system which is as unfair and unjust as the poll tax .
25 The company is able to dispose freely of assets until a default crystallizes the floating charge , at which time the charge fixes on the assets of the company that are not secured by a fixed charge .
26 Guaranteed loan stocks are corporate bonds that are not secured by a fixed or a floating charge , but are guaranteed by a third party , typically the parent-company of the issuer .
27 The functional characteristics of these two strong promoters suggest that they are not optimized for a tight and stable RNA polymerase binding .
28 It is advisable for the purchaser to draw attention to any points which may cause difficulties if they are not raised until a later stage .
29 The implications for our understanding of the nature of government and law are not presented in a systematic fashion until On Human Conduct .
30 ABOVE Ventilation is vital for dogs travelling in cars , but do make sure that they are not exposed to a powerful draught which could affect their eyes .
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