Example sentences of "[be] [verb] not to allow " in BNC.
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| 1 | Therefore , when such plants are grown , care should be taken not to allow them to shade the entire water surface of the tank . |
| 2 | It must have very clear , fresh water and therefore the water should be changed very frequently , and great care should be taken not to allow algae growth . |
| 3 | N.B. Care must be taken not to allow either stain or ethanol to flow onto the non-specimen-bearing surface , as this produces surface tensions during drying that may rupture the carbon — formvar film . |
| 4 | The Quartermaster General 's staff were instructed not to allow Aden to become another expensive base and hostage to fortune . |
| 5 | This most frequently involved the use of ceilings : banks being told not to allow advances to expand by more than a certain percentage compared with the previous year . |
| 6 | Not for one moment did the two men believe that they would see anything , and they were determined not to allow the foggy weather to play havoc with their imaginations . |
| 7 | DOG owners are being urged not to allow their dogs to stray with the introduction of new legislation from Wednesday . |
| 8 | On the other hand , it is determined not to allow such arrangements to be Trojan horses for anti-competitive cartels ‘ leading to market sharing , raising of barriers to entry and the intensification of market power ’ . |
| 9 | The club received several complaints about unruly behaviour during the first Test at Old Trafford , and ‘ is determined not to allow the antics of a small minority ruin the enjoyment of a day 's cricket , ’ according to Chief Executive John Bower . |
| 10 | Urging the country to unite behind her after the trauma of the sixth uprising against her government in less than four years , Ms Aquino said she was determined not to allow ‘ any aggressor to wrest our freedom and democracy away from us . |
| 11 | But I was determined not to allow myself to be hauled in like a helpless fish as he reeled in his capable line . |
| 12 | Despite her remark , Nora knew this perfectly well and was determined not to allow it to happen . |
| 13 | Most of them then switched their loyalty to the country 's spiritual leader , Ayatollah Ali Khamenei , who was determined not to allow the Islamic revolution to fall into the hands of a man he saw as an opportunist reformer . |
| 14 | Above all , each was determined not to allow the other to gain any strategic advantage or increase its general influence in the region . |