Example sentences of "[noun prp] does not mean " in BNC.

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1 However , by this , Hudson does not mean that they see the arts as being practised by women ; rather , they see them as being practised by ‘ effeminate ’ men .
2 By ‘ thought ’ , however , Pascal does not mean that somewhat shallow notion of Reason which became fashionable in the eighteenth century and which has become fashionable again in the twentieth in the guise of formal logic .
3 Therefore , simply to remove NTBs does not mean that increased trade and the rationalisation of production processes will necessarily follow .
4 The fact that a right ear advantage was obtained in the experiment by Morais and Bertelson does not mean that there is no difference in functional potency of crossed and uncrossed pathways , but implies that competition between the two ears is not the sole and necessary determinant of auditory laterality effects .
5 Abandoning ourselves to God does not mean that we become quiet and passive .
6 They are pleased that belief in God does not mean one has to believe that there is another ( evil ) god , but they do wonder whether on this view God is in control of the universe .
7 Locke does not mean , though , that ideas are necessarily received in their simplicity : complexes can be got directly from experience , and do not always actually have to be built up from experienced simples .
8 The fact that the gung-ho tabloids have wrapped themselves in the Union Jack does not mean that they are accurately reflecting the public mood .
9 Although technical barriers mainly arise in Germany and the Netherlands , the fact that they are relatively unapparent in other countries such as Spain and Italy does not mean that they do not present a potential threat , in so far as the removal of structural barriers to takeovers may result in the creation of technical barriers as companies react to defend themselves .
10 SIR — Just because something is made in Japan does not mean it is wholly reliable .
11 The messengers are instructed to tell Esau of Jacob 's many possessions , and so to make clear that by ‘ favour ’ Jacob does not mean material support .
12 The apparently well-founded discovery that AZT is not a useful drug for the treatment of people infected with HIV does not mean that it is useless in the treatment of those with AIDS .
13 Of course John does not mean that the Christian becomes sinless overnight .
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