Example sentences of "not give a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although ED 65 does not give detailed guidance on the circumstances in which it is considered that the measure of comprehensive income is incomplete , the discussion paper on ED 65 acknowledges that , under the modified historical cost system , the proposed SCFW may not give a complete reflection of the real change in financial wealth . |
| 2 | Although the functionaries of Soviet society merely earn salaries in return for the functions required by the state , this does not give a complete picture of their privileges ; others derive from their control over the system of distribution . |
| 3 | Inventories , therefore , do not give a complete picture of a person 's wealth . |
| 4 | The palace has almost disappeared and the church has been poorly restored and does not give a good impression of the original . |
| 5 | Unless the registrar is instructed to the contrary , a transfer to the wife and new husband will result in the registration of a restriction to the effect that no disposition by a sole proprietor of the land ( not being a trust corporation ) under which capital money arises is to be registered except under an order of the Registrar or of the Court ( ie the survivor of the wife and new husband can not give a good receipt for capital monies ) ( Land Registration Act 1925 , s58(3) and Land Registration Rules 1925 ( SR & O 1925 No 1093 , r213 as amended by Land Registration Rules 1989 , SI No 801 ) ) . |
| 6 | Although he did not give a new date for the elections , Traore stressed that the postponement would not affect the timetable for the transition period which had been extended in December [ see p. 38563 ] . |
| 7 | The perception of their situation by the unemployed must be changed , and if you do not give a higher expectation to people , how could you motivate them to participate in training schemes ? |
| 8 | The vapour alone does not give a deep enough etch for replicas , but is sufficient for stain preparation . |
| 9 | This is one subject on which we can not give a firm recommendation . |
| 10 | Potential Tory rebels are threatening to withhold support for the Government in a future vote on the white paper if it does not give a firm long-term guarantee for the reprieved pits . |
| 11 | It is clear that one can not give a general rule . |
| 12 | The film is the story of decadent British aristocrats who did not give a damn for anything but their own pleasure . |
| 13 | They do not reach the true fundamentalist , because even if he read them , he would be left quite unmoved because James Barr 's theology does not give a viable and positive alternative to fundamentalism . |
| 14 | The shares , priced at FFr72 ( 707p ) yesterday , represent a risky investment that even on the company 's own projections will not give a decent return for another 10 years . |
| 15 | This is a fairly mundane question , but the book does not give a mundane answer . |
| 16 | So , while there is no need to spoil the fun by trying to make an over-blown production out of your Christmas video , why not give a little time and thought to ways of showing the excitement leading up to the day itself . |
| 17 | Although the House of Lords did not give a concluded opinion , the inclination of the judgments was that the court could not use the test to limit a plaintiff to a proportion of his losses . |
| 18 | Will the Secretary of State say now why he will not give a 100 per cent . |
| 19 | I would not give a solitary noble for his chances by the Welsh gate . |
| 20 | The reader should realize that Einstein did not give a rigorous mathematical proof of GR and neither has anyone else . |
| 21 | Although Poulantzas does not give a direct answer to the question ‘ How are we to know a pertinent effect when we encounter one ? ’ , he does discuss an historical example which may throw light on the matter . |
| 22 | The overview of agreements does not give a direct picture of this process , but rather the framework within which such influence may take place . |
| 23 | The Home Office does not give a detailed breakdown of immigration from Hong Kong , but there was no significant increase in the ‘ remainder of Asia ’ category which includes the colony . |
| 24 | We can not give a detailed proof of this important result here since it depends so crucially on the details of the denotational semantics , which have not been described in this paper . |
| 25 | Further , both Conservative and Labour Governments have sought to restrict increases in MPs ' pay so that Parliament does not give a bad example to the country and encourage more inflation . |
| 26 | He also ignored the fact that the majority of other European Community members do not give a compensatory day off when a national holiday falls at a weekend , as is normal practice in the United Kingdom . |
| 27 | There is a strong moral argument within the labour movement , that rejoke rejects workfare and other half-baked schemes which do not give a fair day 's work for a real fair day 's pay . |
| 28 | I can not give a precise date , but that is the intention . |
| 29 | ( a ) an informal opinion can be obtained quickly , but the Panel executive will not give a definitive ruling until the views of both parties have been heard ; |
| 30 | Since the Opposition , clearly , try to make the worst of the current figures , would it not give a truer picture if we looked at the figures of only five years back ? |