Example sentences of "[is] [not/n't] say [that] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But this is not to say that no management is possible , and that the idea is best dropped . |
| 2 | This is not to say that every idea for reform is mistaken . |
| 3 | This is not to say that a don must affect mannerisms or artificial eccentricities as a way of keeping his distance from the pupil — though many have done this . |
| 4 | This is not to say that a preference for one style or the other is inappropriate ; it is to recognise that both are still in their infancy and neither one markedly superior to the other in all respects . |
| 5 | That is not to say that a circumstance includes all such conditions of the effect . |
| 6 | This is not to say that a management buy-out is not arm 's length in most respects . |
| 7 | This is not to say that a statute might not assign the relative meaning of ‘ if X , ’ as between courts and tribunals , differently in diverse areas . |
| 8 | This is not to say that a series like Follow Me can not be used in the classroom , but it is organised in a different way from materials like Let's Watch or Video English which were made specifically for classroom use . |
| 9 | Males take more rabbits , and females more fish and small mammals , but this is not to say that a female ca n't kill a rabbit or that a male wo n't kill mice . |
| 10 | This is not to say that a science and technological education had to take on this character , for clearly there were and always have been those who are committed to inspiring in students a love of , and a care for , their subjects in those disciplines . |
| 11 | This is not to say that the letters can be left to speak for themselves . |
| 12 | Closing the perceived gap between the UK and the US and Japan , which are believed to be three years ahead , is another aim — though that is not to say that the UK is trailing in all areas . |
| 13 | Once again , however , that is not to say that the public 's post-appeal awareness of the essential contents of the P.C.A. documents must be regarded as wholly immaterial to the balancing exercise this court is now required to perform and to that too we shall return . |
| 14 | We can hardly begin to discuss a novel without summarising or assuming a knowledge of its story or plot ; which is not to say that the story or plot is the only or even the main reason for our interest in a novel , but that this is the fundamental principle of its structure . |
| 15 | This is not to say that the procedure employed in studies of discriminative learning will be quite without effect . |
| 16 | This is not to say that the share of overseas assets reached a peak in 1989 Q4 ; it simply implies that the conditions for investment are relatively free in that any remaining controls can be thought of as prudential rather than prohibitive . |
| 17 | ‘ The role of SSSI is not to say that the rest of the countryside does n't matter , but show up areas which should be preserved at all costs . ’ |
| 18 | This is not to say that the school made no advances in this area . |
| 19 | This is , undoubtedly , an important precursor of rational service-level planning , although it is not to say that the service infrastructure will necessarily develop from individual service plans . |
| 20 | This is not to say that the service role which has been adopted resolves tension between team members or their management . |
| 21 | [ This is not to say that the adjective must be ascriptive ; nor is it to require that the adjective should be restrictive — see Chapter 7 ; it merely states that there is no interaction between the properties as such . ] |
| 22 | However , there are important cases , particularly Senegal and Tanzania , where the tendency towards a national identity has been more important than localism , which is not to say that the conflict has not existed . |
| 23 | That is not to say that the element of voluntariness will cease to provide the distinguishing mark of contractual obligations . |
| 24 | This is not to say that the standard of reportage is not high — but quality varies as does layout and printing . |
| 25 | This is not to say that the range of powers thus exercised need be comprehensive . |
| 26 | This is not to say that the Government has not also been pursuing other policies , such as the wider spread of home ownership , that have been beneficial to many working-class people , but the approach has been implemented in a way that has isolated the underclass still further . |
| 27 | This is not to say that the child or young person is always right ; it is , perhaps , to say that he or she is seldom completely wrong . |
| 28 | That is not to say that the Minister has not left questions unanswered , not least the one just put to him by my hon. Friend the Member for Islington , North ( Mr. Corbyn ) . |
| 29 | This is not to say that the position is wrong but only that it is arguable , or in other words , open to conceptual evaluation . |
| 30 | This is not to say that the mornings and evenings were devoid of expresses , or indeed interest . |