Example sentences of "[vb mod] [not/n't] rule out [art] " in BNC.

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1 The consoling shrink tells George that , ‘ We must not rule out the possibility that you are a bird — a loony bird .
2 That it may have been difficult for members to attend area sessions , should not rule out the possibility of encouraging collaboration among groups of local boards .
3 THE National Blood Transfusion Service said last night that it could not rule out a patient contracting the HIV virus as Arthur Ashe did .
4 He did not as yet know all the details of how they had died , and what had gone before , but rumour had it that no great physical strength had been involved so that you could not rule out a woman as the killer .
5 Det Chief Insp Dave Sinclair said that although they could not rule out the possibility of someone else having fired the machine , the incident was now being treated as an accident .
6 ‘ Early days maybe , as the physician said — he could not rule out the possibility .
7 County homicide chief , Lieutenant John Tenwolde said he could not rule out the possibility that Mr Spiro had also been a victim of his family 's killer .
8 And they could not rule out the bigger commercial craft , tugs , lighters , oil tankers , and general cargo coasters , pursuing their lawful occasions on the Thames .
9 The national coach could not rule out the possibility , either , that Ferguson might go from the under-21 squad to the full international pool at Ibrox in the space of 24 hours .
10 But the Chancellor said in a series of television and radio interviews that he did not believe in ‘ trying to play silly games , political games ’ — and he would not rule out a further increase if it became necessary .
11 ‘ But I and others would not rule out the possibility , though I suspect we would all say ‘ no nanny , no baby ’ . ’ )
12 But I would not rule out the others quite so easily as Ducati , he is sure to give Phillip McCallen , Terry Rymer , Joey and Robert Dunlop and Nick Jeffries plenty to worry about , not to mention Mitchell .
13 According to some reports Shamir refused Baker 's request to issue a statement , saying that Israel would not rule out the idea of discussing land for peace at a later date .
14 He would not rule out the possibility of more redundancies after the Mergers and Monopolies Commission publishes its report on competition in the gas market in two months .
15 ‘ I would n't rule out the need for some extra cash for the service between now and the end of the financial year , although we have n't quite arrived at that stage yet . ’
16 ‘ I would n't rule out an announcement quite soon , ’ he said .
17 She would n't rule out an end terrace but
18 Police say the attack on Ashiq , married with an 18-month-old daughter , appeared senseless and that they ca n't rule out a racial motive .
19 A government minister , last week appointed to look after green affairs , says he ca n't rule out a three pound gallon of petrol at the pumps .
20 Coca-Cola which hopes to build a new plant in Banbury says it ca n't rule out the possibility that it will use a toxic chemical in the canning process at the factory .
21 ‘ I will not rule out a merger with Aldershot .
22 The Ford has a more aerodynamic shape than the Mercedes , which means better fuel consumption , and he will not rule out the possibility of switching to Transits at 3.5 tonnes at some stage .
23 It can not rule out a difference in the pharmacokinetics of insulins from different species .
24 Although Humphrey emphasises that one can not rule out the possibility of auto workers being a conservative force in the future , he does demonstrate that , at this particular historical-political conjuncture , their militant action provided a catalyst for change for the working class .
25 But as the 5' ends of these transcripts have not been mapped , we can not rule out the possibility that transcription is initiated from a single site and that the variability is generated through differential splicing alone .
26 Thus , we can not rule out the possibility that the increased risk of coronary heart disease among young men with no teeth may have been related to previous dental decay .
27 However , one can not rule out the possibility that certain other new parties may appear .
28 Electron microscopy of intestinal biopsies was not done in our study , thus we can not rule out the possibility that microsporidia were present .
29 These data indicate a half life of Β 1 integrins on HT-29 cells of about 20–24 hours under these experimental conditions , but we can not rule out the probablity that in the presence of DMJ the turnover rate of these adhesion receptors differs from that of untreated cells .
30 As we did not perform endoscopy in this control group , we can not rule out the inclusion of a few patients with gastritis .
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