Example sentences of "[det] be neither [art] " in BNC.

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1 The position we have reached is that when it is said that the sea appears to a viewer to be uniformly blue this is neither a statement about what Reid calls the ‘ visible appearance ’ of the sea , nor straightforwardly a statement about the viewer 's opinion .
2 And this is neither a bad variant nor a tryout .
3 This is neither a bold nor an embittered question .
4 This is neither the time nor the place . ’
5 Anyway , this is neither the time nor the place to discuss it .
6 ‘ Hilary , ’ he broke in gently , ‘ you 're soaking wet , cold , upset , and this is neither the time nor the place , but there was a reason — ’
7 This is neither the time nor the — ’
8 This is neither the time nor the place ! ’
9 This was neither the basic approach of Raistrick to fungal metabolism , nor quite the same concept as that of antibiosis , but it led to a similar outcome , the possible discovery of a microbial agent which could destroy the microbes that caused disease .
10 Emily felt angry words rise to her lips but quickly suppressed them , this was neither the time nor the place to argue Craig 's innocence .
11 But this was neither the time nor the place for a show-down — the score would have to be settled later .
12 But that is neither the history nor the practice of our professional system , not just er for accountants but for the legal system as well and I think it has stood the test of time , er he will know that there has been er there is a procedure for the joint disciplinaries scheme er which enables the er institute to investigate whether there has been compliance by member firms with the standards promulgated er with er er by the er er auditing practices board and that seems to me to be the er right way forward .
13 That was neither an end , nor a beginning .
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