Example sentences of "[not/n't] directly [vb pp] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although the oesophagus is not directly exposed to tobacco smoke , its constituents condense in the mucous membranes of the mouth and pharynx and are swallowed . |
| 2 | The inclusion of royal law within a law-code which is otherwise not directly ascribed to a king is more obviously apparent in another Merovingian law-book , associated with the east Frankish kingdom , the Lex Ribvaria , where the verb iubere , " to order " , is occasionally used . |
| 3 | This tort is not directly referred to in section 13 , except in so far as the ‘ nominate ’ torts above are species of which it is the genus . |
| 4 | Although not directly connected to the constitutional difficulties being experienced by Canada , McKenna acknowledged the indirect connection when , speaking of the growing co-operation between the four provinces , he admitted that he had " seen more co-operation during the last six months than I 've seen in the last five years that I 've been Premier " . |
| 5 | And so we have a dimension of politics in international politics and within the state which is related to securing objectives which are not directly connected to security using the means of violence . |
| 6 | For the moment the mood , among those not directly opposed to Mr Sharif , is cheerful . |
| 7 | These are composed largely of local councillors indirectly appointed by their local authority but not directly elected to these bodies . |
| 8 | This mechanical system was not directly presented to our five senses . |
| 9 | Normally the sale of books is confined to the sale of fiction and factual books not directly related to any course of study . |
| 10 | Concomitant symptoms are symptoms not directly related to but arising at the same time as , the main complaint such as a headache with diarrhoea or cold sores with a fever — things which are repeatedly associated , so that the patient might say ‘ Whenever I get this problem I always get a stomach upset ’ or whatever it may be . |
| 11 | Although the other social characteristics available are not directly related to wealth , they are amenable to ranking in a general social and economic sense . |
| 12 | It is evident that the main emphases here are either on the value of the practice for checking achievement ( from the teacher 's angle ) , or on factors which are not directly related to reading at all . |
| 13 | Since weak left handers were observed to have sinistral relatives more frequently than strong left handers , Hécaen and Sauguet inferred that " the intensity of left handedness is not directly related to bilaterality of language representation or to familial left handedness . |
| 14 | It was not directly related to households ' capacity to pay . |
| 15 | Many other factors not directly related to cold have been involved . |
| 16 | Of the two free-standing colleges , Bishop Grosseteste is endeavouring to diversify by offering courses of general education not directly related to teacher training , while Matlock has remained essentially a monotechnic institution , offering initial and in-service teacher-training courses . |
| 17 | Republican Senator John C. Danforth , the self-appointed mediator between the two sides , expressed his dismay over Bush 's opposition to a provision of Danforth 's proposed compromise bill which would prohibit employers from adopting employment standards which were not directly related to job performance . |
| 18 | Some of the elaboration given was not directly related to objects and events in the five seconds of film just viewed . |
| 19 | Much of the discussion at the meeting was about issues not directly related to cycling , such as the wearing of rear seat belts . |
| 20 | But it takes no long reflexion to see that , in this case , if the interrogative is acceptable , then it asks for a straightforward manner adverbial or its equivalent as an answer , and it is not directly related to the sentences in ( 33 ) . |
| 21 | All these patients had bulky gastric tumours extending to nearby or distant organs and death was due to progressive and uncontrolable disease and was not directly related to surgery . |
| 22 | Not directly related to current post but may improve performance . |
| 23 | Delegates expressed the hope that the environmental damage caused during the Gulf War — in particular Iraq 's release of oil slicks and the firing of Kuwaiti oil wells and the UN coalition 's bombing of nuclear , chemical and biological warfare facilities — would focus governments ' attention on the need to deal with the environmental dimension of modern warfare and to outlaw environmentally damaging actions not directly related to war arms . |
| 24 | This is not directly related to the three hundred thousand that we 've referred to , but obviously in part too . |
| 25 | The report went on : ‘ Victim satisfaction is not directly linked to the outcome of individual investigations . |
| 26 | The collapse was not directly linked to the motor car side , but it threatened the cars ' future . |
| 27 | Todd 's work was not introduced here to present his conclusions as uncontestable ‘ facts ’ — for there is much to debate regarding the nature of his sweeping generalizations — but rather to illustrate the importance of aspects of diversity which are not directly linked to either or both of the physical environment and the world of work . |
| 28 | I have taken a little time to sketch the history of paragraph 16.5 of Code C in order to show that it is not directly linked to the ancient and deep-rooted privilege against self-incrimination . |
| 29 | I stress that money relates to new equity and is not directly linked to any specific plans by Stagecoach for bids for SBG companies . |
| 30 | The authors conclude that the ‘ self ’ ( personal identity ) remains intact despite severe deterioration in other functions and , importantly , this ‘ self ’ is manifest in late stages of the disease ; further , that the loss of any of an individual 's ‘ selves ’ ‘ is not directly linked to the progress of the disease ’ . |