Example sentences of "[is] [not/n't] [to-vb] [prep] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | What is clear is that civic or community pride — essential if urban decline is not to turn into urban collapse — and the view of local government as an honourable profession , can not survive unless the public service which local authorities provide rests on principles of local democracy . |
| 2 | And some such ultimate perspective is required if Troeltsch 's method of study is not to dissolve into complete scepticism about genuine truth in religion . |
| 3 | For example , to take some position as to whether the renewal of a licence is a ‘ higher ’ interest than an initial application is not to indulge in rigid conceptualism , but is rather a necessary step in reaching any decision at all . |
| 4 | If ‘ community care ’ is not to result in increased impoverishment and dependency for women care-givers ( with all the possible long-term adverse consequences for their own old age ) , then employment and social security policies and the provision of ‘ community care ’ services have to be integrated to a far greater extent than they are at present . |
| 5 | Undercoat must be present on neck and thighs , but is not to show through outer coat . |