Example sentences of "rule out [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although the cause of the fire is n't yet known , one of the men who owns the farm says that he 's not ruling out an arson attack . |
| 2 | It is all happening too fast for us to take anything quite for granted , neither becoming blase about the sight of ossified regimes crumbling at the knees , nor entirely ruling out the thought of some treacherous counter-current . |
| 3 | It is all happening too fast for us to take anything quite for granted , neither becoming blase about the sight of ossified regimes crumbling at the knees , nor entirely ruling out the thought of some treacherous counter-current . |
| 4 | The collective " she " is presented in this list as if a natural immutable category , ruling out the possibility either of individual traits or of conditions explaining any of the points on the list which might be subject to change . |
| 5 | We have argued that such institutions should be public ( though not ruling out the possibility of a role , even an important role , for private actions , as an additional deterrent to abuses of market power ) ; that there should be a single investigating institution with powers to identify and to investigate cases , and to propose remedies , within a clearly stated framework of rules and guidelines ; that firms should be given an opportunity to make representations as to why the competition policy presumptions should not apply in a particular case ; and that there should be a competition tribunal with the task of reviewing and monitoring the recommendations of the competition policy institution . |
| 6 | In all cases , transcription was found to initiate at position +1 ( Fig. 2 ) , ruling out the possibility that the decrease in CytR regulation is caused by the introduction of a new promoter . |
| 7 | As regards the current European Communities-European Free Trade Area negotiations [ see p. 37906 ] , the programme avoided ruling out the possibility of an eventual application for EC membership . |
| 8 | Abbot Mark says he 's definitely ruling out the use of his mitre and crozier while refereeing on the river . |
| 9 | Fairly weak conditions are sufficient to rule out a rise in k as a result of the tax . |
| 10 | Since the Minister is anxious to avoid giving a commitment to set up a further education council , perhaps he could use the opportunity of replying to the debate to rule out a possibility which was raised in the press last year . |
| 11 | Our findings appear to rule out a role for CREM but do suggest that ATF1 is a candidate for ICR . |
| 12 | Any candidate for the leadership will need to win the nomination of 55 Labour MPs , a barrier which is likely to rule out a challenge from a hard-Left contender , such as Mr Ken Livingstone . |
| 13 | The finance minister , Pierre Bérégovoy , appeared this week to rule out an increase in either taxation or the budget deficit . |
| 14 | Lord Mackay appeared to rule out an extension of legal aid to cover defamation cases . |
| 15 | The former Cabinet minister refused to rule out the possibility in the wake of his scornful accusation that the Prime Minister 's shrewd political instincts had been led astray by the ‘ Irish logic ’ of the Foreign Office , though he did say it was ‘ very unlikely ’ . |
| 16 | The suggested causes of a given phenomenon can not always be independently observed , and so it is hard to rule out the possibility of there being explanations alternative to the one proposed . |
| 17 | First the polarisation detectors were not far enough apart to rule out the possibility of overlapping single-particle wave functions ; and secondly the pairs of detected photons were not space-like separated — a signal travelling at the speed of light could have passed between the two sets of apparatus . |
| 18 | For the same reason many other factors have to be controlled in order to rule out the possibility that the observed correlations might not be due to these other causes . |
| 19 | However , to rule out the possibility and say that there are no circumstances under which management or employees will be allowed to diverge and put together rival bids to be considered on their merits is unacceptable and flies in the face of what the Government are supposed to espouse — competition . |
| 20 | These facts do no more , however , than suggest that one ought not to rule out the possibility that Molla Fenari may have made the pilgrimage in company with Seyh Zeyneddin . |
| 21 | It looked as if blending inheritance , which at that time was believed in , was going to rule out the possibility that erm that such things er could occur . |
| 22 | This is not to rule out the possibility of language convergence in terms of grammar , lexis and phonology , which has been reported in a number of cases . |
| 23 | Despite the fact that Hilton says in chapter ten of Mixed Life that the nobleman who is like Jacob married to Rachel and Leah will only become Israel " is verri contemplatif " ( 33.374 – 5 ) , if he is released from worldly responsibilites there is no ground for suggesting that he meant to rule out the possibility of the most profound kind of contemplative experience for the man in mixed life . |
| 24 | But , in a television interview , she appeared to rule out the possibility of a reconciliation . |
| 25 | The company has questioned the viability of taking coal from other seams at Woodbank Farm , but has refused to rule out the possibility of applying for further operations . |
| 26 | Regional health authority officers have denied any plans for a merger but have failed to rule out the idea altogether . |
| 27 | During the election campaign Premier John Major promised tax cuts , but Treasury chiefs refused yesterday to rule out the backdoor tax rise . |
| 28 | But Treasury chiefs refused yesterday to rule out the backdoor tax rise . |
| 29 | It refused to rule out the inclusion of other factors for determining whether a borrower was likely to default or not — like disability or homosexuality . |
| 30 | But Mr Rifkind appeared to rule out the scheme to pay fishermen to leave the industry . |