Example sentences of "[is] [not/n't] [prep] a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Solidarity with the Spanish Republic undermined the pacifism of many on the left , and Russell knew that he was swimming against the tide when he urged the friends of peace to ‘ avoid the crusading spirit … in relation to Spain , on the grounds that even the best cause is not worth a great war . ’ |
| 2 | ALL THE PAIN THAT MONEY CAN BUY : The Life of Christina Onassis by William Wright Gollancz , £5.99 MANY MIGHT think that Christina Onassis 's 37 years of life , notable only for her four marriages and succession of lovers , is not worth a full-scale biography , certainly not one of almost 400 pages . |
| 3 | While such intervention is not without a moral hazard problem , it may still remain the best solution for those seeking income insurance ; in other words the government can handle the moral hazard problem better than the market can . |
| 4 | P1 is not under a contractual duty to tell P2 of any defects he is aware of , unless P2 specifically asks . |
| 5 | The argument for feminist education , free from male control , is not as a remedial exercise , it is because we have important work to do together , from which we can not afford to be distracted by the interference and destruction we know happens when men remain in control . |
| 6 | If the charge on the property in favour of the husband is not for a fixed amount but is expressed to be equivalent , for example , to one third of the net proceeds of sale , then the husband has acquired a chargeable asset ( Marren v Ingles [ 1980 ] 1 WLR 983 ) and payment of the capital sum by way of redemption of the charge would appear to be a disposal for capital gains tax purposes ( TCGA 1992 , s22 ) . |
| 7 | The aim of treatment is not for a young child to lose weight as it would be in an adult , but to maintain their weight or make below normal weight gain ( Dietz 1984 ) . |
| 8 | How d , I 'm sorry I do n't understand how you know the local preference is not for a new settlement . |
| 9 | So the water table is not at a constant level , but rises and falls during the year as the amount of water stored in the aquifer increases and decreases . |
| 10 | But if it is not thoroughly conscious or if the youngster is not at a mature level of understanding any examination of feeling may be very disturbing for the child . |
| 11 | In intuitive terms , we might also say that what follows + but + is not on a separate speaker 's topic , but continues the talk ‘ about ’ 'my drink' . |
| 12 | Generally speaking , If the service is scheduled along a fixed route , the vessel is a ‘ liner ’ ; if the service is not on a fixed route and is unscheduled , the vessel is a tramp . |
| 13 | Thus , the administration referred to is not of a governmental nature and the other legislation to which I was referred is of no assistance . |
| 14 | relates to specific matters relating or of concern ( directly or indirectly ) to that company , that is to say , is not of a general nature relating or of concern to that company ; and |
| 15 | ‘ Unpublished price sensitive information ’ is information which relates to specific matters relating to or of concern ( directly or indirectly ) to that company , that is to say it is not of a general nature relating to or of concern to that company and is not generally known to those persons who are accustomed or would be likely to deal in those securities but which if it were generally known to them would be likely to affect the price of those securities . |
| 16 | What we can say , though , is that the picture which emerges from these is not of a monolithic bloc but of a constantly mutating organism made up of elements which are symbiotic and mutually contradictory at the same time ( see , for example , Sanjek 1988 ; Hirsch 1969 ; Peterson and Berger 1971 ; Hardy n.d. ; Frith 1978 ; 1983a ; 1988a ) . |
| 17 | Note that a switch is not like a simple perceptron . |
| 18 | The philosophical position I have just outlined is not like a scientific theory : it can not be tested experimentally . |
| 19 | In a way , a skilled speculator is not unlike a skilled insurance underwriter who accepts risks , prices them , passes them on and hedges them . |
| 20 | The earliest temple-sculpture we possess is not from a Doric temple but from an attempt to monumentalise the old form . |
| 21 | The objections to assessing whether the hearing would have made a difference are not confined to those expressed by Megarry J. A superior court in the context of review is not in a good position to calculate whether a hearing would have made a difference , and to do so could well leave the individual with the feeling that he has not been afforded any opportunity of controverting the public body 's view . |
| 22 | If the aggrieved person is not in a contractual relationship with the person responsible for the loss or damage , other areas of law must be looked to for a remedy . |
| 23 | The construction industry in Northern Ireland is not in a disastrous decline — private house building has maintained its growth rate and has the best record anywhere in the country . |
| 24 | the traveller is not in a fit state to be received at the inn . |
| 25 | An innkeeper can refuse service to any person who is not in a fit state to be received at the inn . |
| 26 | In the Greater York area which does n't have a current planning permission , and that 's not including a redundant hospital site of another ten hectares . |
| 27 | And like , in the di in the disabled bathroom the , the er , it 's not on a proper pedestal , so it 's sitting on it |
| 28 | It 's not like a musical fingerprint where you go , ‘ Ow , man , that 's that guy 's sound . ' ’ |
| 29 | 'S not like a proper world at all . |
| 30 | It 's not unlike a Red Cross run . |