Example sentences of "[noun pl] [be] not [verb] by [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The notes are not backed by any collateral ; rather , they rely on the high credit rating of the issuing corporation . |
| 2 | Furthermore many serious injury and disease states are not accompanied by inevitable pain . |
| 3 | If political goals and values are not determined by social and economic relationships , where do they come from ? |
| 4 | γ Os values are not affected by this change , and the ‘ mantle ’ 187 Os/ 188 Os value adopted here ( 0.12776 ) is consistent with 187 Os/ 186 Os=1.060 at the present day . |
| 5 | Visas are not required by British passport holders for Hungary or Czechoslovakia . |
| 6 | Dr Kavanagh 's views are not shared by many villagers of Inniskeen , whose placid good manners have been affronted by the churchyard barnies and people trundling grave-stones from one side of the parish to the other . |
| 7 | Needless to say , his views are not shared by all observers of the policy-making process and , given the strong tradition of secrecy in Britain , obtaining evidence one way or the other is difficult . |
| 8 | Substances whose concentrations are not affected by biological activity you 'll often see described as bio-unlimited compounds so you might come across that in your reading . |
| 9 | Because the neutrons are not slowed by any moderator at fast speeds it breeds further plutonium in the blanket of uranium which surrounds the reactor core . |
| 10 | The inspectors conclude that reading policies in schools are not underpinned by clear , coherent , and comprehensive policies linked to practice in the classroom . |
| 11 | It is important that professional relationships with other schools are not damaged by aggressive marketing . |
| 12 | He knew that the Pretender 's words were not backed by solid political or social support from inside or outside Spain . |
| 13 | The extreme vulnerability of frail old people leaves them open to abuse if such matters are not recognised by those who manage services or support carers . |
| 14 | ‘ You 're forgetting — the Bridge functions are not controlled by human technology . |
| 15 | We tested for a mating preference for large crests by comparing the attractiveness of models with short crests to the same models with crest feathers lengthened ( Fig. 1 ) , using three models of each sex to ensure that responses were not biased by unique characteristics of any one specimen . |
| 16 | In fact , a great number of royal charters were not written by royal chaplains , but by scribes of the beneficiaries ; and there is grave doubt whether the English monarchs of the tenth and early eleventh centuries employed any professional scribes at all . |
| 17 | Not all cases , then , limited the jurists to advancing interpretations of trusts parallel to those of legacies , since trusts were not bound by all civil-law constraints . |
| 18 | The ‘ grip ’ of the slate on its fixing nails is not assisted by this reduction in rigidity and dislodged slates seen on old roof-slopes may have slipped because decay has affected the parts of each slate closest to the fixing nails . |
| 19 | Where identified needs are not met by existing groups to initiate and organise appropriate training activities . |
| 20 | The development of research into prescribing involves general practitioners , pharmacists , and nurses and requires detailed guidelines to ensure that patients ' privacy is protected and that their needs are not subordinated by commercial or individual financial interests . |
| 21 | ‘ America is so big that bands are n't surrounded by other bands trying to do the same thing . |
| 22 | A bias for action : effective organisations are not inhibited by bureaucratic structures but are proactive in anticipating problems and generating solutions . |
| 23 | The use of a choke chain for training purposes is not favoured by all trainers , but provided that it is fitted correctly then it should not injure the puppy , and can prove useful in ensuring that it learns to walk properly on the leash . |
| 24 | ‘ If we are going to get reliable evidence from children and make our own evaluation of what they are saying then it is absolutely essential the stories are not contaminated by those who are being accused with the responsibility for harm or neglect . ’ |
| 25 | Computers with dual disk drives and twin tape cassette machines are not caught by these provisions because they are not " specifically designed or adapted to circumvent copy-protection " . |
| 26 | One reason for this was that its officers were not bound by past conventions or the class structure that so dominated MI6 . |
| 27 | It is certainly true that the climate for attracting new recruits to the professions is not improved by continued reporting on the doom and gloom aspects of working in the NHS . |
| 28 | Except unusually , receiving personal care from relatives is not seen by either party as an automatic right . |
| 29 | There are reserve powers in the Bill to make pensions orders if satisfactory pensions arrangements are not provided by any of the privatised companies . |
| 30 | But cultures and histories are not defined by administrative boundaries , and I soon recognised that in quite tangible ways something of West Ham survived in the indigenous population — now rapidly declining and ageing — and in the language . |