Example sentences of "[pers pn] is [not/n't] for the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In arguing this he not only collapses the specificity of consumption but also misrepresents the relationship between the ‘ individual ’ and the ‘ social ’ in Marx 's argument , for it is not for the individual consumer to recognize himself in another individual 's product anyway , but to recognize the socially-imprinted character and meaning of the product … and so to find in it the satisfaction of ‘ need ’ ( ibid : 30 ) . |
| 2 | It is not for the right hon. Gentleman to ask questions about tax , given the very high public spending commitments to which his party is committed . |
| 3 | It is not for the squeamish , but equally it is not for the merely despairing . |
| 4 | In particular , he could say that it is not for the Conservative Party or anybody else to determine the budget options of Parliament . |
| 5 | If it is not for the full amount of the debt , why is n't it ? |