Example sentences of "not mean the same " in BNC.
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| 1 | To some extent the difference between this view and the developmental approach is one of semantics : the term ‘ global company ’ does not mean the same to each . |
| 2 | But I am saying that the phrase ‘ there occur mental processes ’ does not mean the same sort of thing as ‘ there occur physical processes ’ , and , therefore , that it makes no sense to conjoin or disjoin the two . |
| 3 | Naturally the poem does not mean the same thing for him as for Bilbo . |
| 4 | ‘ Mechanically propelled vehicle ’ does not mean the same as ‘ Motor vehicle ’ as defined in the glossary at page 2 . |
| 5 | Furthermore , ‘ AB appears shorter than BC ’ does not mean the same as ‘ AB is in my opinion shorter than BC ’ . |
| 6 | Whether two expressions do or do not mean the same is a matter of some importance , but , again , it is evidently not something we should expect informants to tell us directly . |
| 7 | In our country to exchange gifts does not mean the same thing . |
| 8 | A former Minister of the Republic of Ireland told me recently that sovereignty did not mean the same for the people of Ireland as it did for us . |
| 9 | But more important , once the semantics of the two constructions is examined , the hypothesis of meaningless variants must be ruled out once and for all : the two constructions do not mean the same thing . |
| 10 | How then are we to explain that ( 22 ) does not mean the same as ( 22 ) ? ( 22 ) Having a child and getting married is better than getting married and having a child We have to provide a pragmatic account , along the following lines . |
| 11 | ‘ Not proven does not mean the same as not guilty or totally exonerated , ’ he said . |
| 12 | It does n't mean the same . |