Example sentences of "nor is the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nor is the recall of detail any guide to veracity ; under hypnosis people can convincingly describe the world in the year 2000 . |
| 2 | It has neither the power nor the resources to counter the pressure of the exceedingly well-organized farmers ' lobby , nor is the level of unionization in agriculture sufficiently high — it is no more than 40 per cent — to permit the contemplation of widespread militant activity . |
| 3 | Nor is the procedure under section 7(5) ‘ the hearing of complaint . ’ |
| 4 | Nor is the phenomenon confined to art . |
| 5 | Nor is the offence under section 5 expressed to be committed by the distribution of offensive matter , as opposed to its display . |
| 6 | Nor is the idea of community policing popular amongst ordinary constables in other sections of the police , often because it contradicts their views of what constitutes ‘ real ’ police work , but also because they have misguided notions about what community policing is , as well as a practical awareness of the unrealistic expectations held of it by enthusiasts . |
| 7 | Nor is the concept of the " stratotype " satisfactory as a means of establishing an international stratigraphical language . |
| 8 | Humility of spirit is no monopoly of the individualists , nor is the hubris of the specialist confined to the collectivists ’ . |
| 9 | NATO is not introducing a new dimension in warfare ; nor is the alliance even increasing its nuclear warheads in Europe . |
| 10 | The result is not quite organic movement nor is the pace quite lifelike ; but since ED 209 is a machine , and increasingly a comic one at that , this is hardly a problem . |
| 11 | Nor is the exposure of a hitherto unknown spy by a defector well received because it shows that the counter-intelligence section responsible has not done its job properly and gives those who are controlling the defector the opportunity to boast about their success . |
| 12 | Since a fast cruise is not essential in the training market , this is not particularly critical , nor is the range . |
| 13 | Nor is the case of information-based services so clear-cut , as most involve some form of tangible documentation , for example , off-the-shelf insurance policies , legal briefs , or even this text ! |
| 14 | Nor is the waiting made any easier when , at 11.00 p.m. two carp roll over my swim within minutes of each other . |
| 15 | Persons who have not contracted directly with the exchange , and this includes most customers , are not generally bound by the exchange rules , nor is the exchange itself liable to such persons . |
| 16 | However , it is not sufficient to constitute two pieces of land parts of one and the same curtilage that they should have been conveyed or demised together , for a single conveyance or lease can comprise more than one parcel of land , neither of which need be in any sense an appurtenance of the other or within the curtilage of the other ; nor is it sufficient that they have been occupied together ; nor is the test whether the enjoyment of one is advantageous or convenient or necessary for the full enjoyment of the other . |
| 17 | Nor is the law an arid statement of ideals , for defaulters may be taken to court by their partners . |
| 18 | Nor is the law as self-contained as social security law ; many employment cases require a command of principles of contract law . |
| 19 | The fact that the damage is disproportionate to the purpose sought to be achieved does not itself render the conspiracy actionable ; nor is the court concerned with the expediency or otherwise of the policy adopted by the combiners . |
| 20 | You are entitled to choose whether or not to accept engagements which may be offered to you either on an hourly or sessional basis but the Company does not guarantee continuous employment and nor is the Company under any obligation to offer further engagements or re-engagements . |
| 21 | Nor is the road between , say , Salisbury and Winchester necessarily medieval just because it now links the two medieval towns . |
| 22 | Nor is the subject referred to again until nearly two years later , when he surprised everyone by suddenly disclosing what he had heard at the Council and proposed to carry out fully in future . |
| 23 | Because she is chiefly concerned with the London trade , from which women compositors were quickly excluded , Hunt does not consider the possible division of labour within traditional manual typesetting that their introduction brought in Scotland ; nor is the subject much discussed by Cynthia Cockburn who is more concerned with the trade after mechanization . |
| 24 | Nor is the trend confined to vegetarians . |
| 25 | Growing them is apparently no problem , nor is the harvest or processing , which rely on cheap plentiful peasant labour rather than fancy devices . |
| 26 | We do not have the legislation we feel to be necessary nor is the provision adequate to meet all the needs of people with disabilities . |
| 27 | Nor is the provision of chapter 41 far removed in spirit and intention from the statute of Gloucester of 1278 , which went some way towards enlarging the traditional right of a lord to distrain chattels of a tenant who failed to render his dues into a right to recover the property involved . |
| 28 | Nor is the video industry , which has sprung into life in barely a decade , necessarily a sign of semi-literacy . |
| 29 | Other problems do not have such obvious solutions , nor is the locus of the problem as easy to identify . |
| 30 | Nor is the dragon entirely inappropriate in a story relating to a king supposedly descended from a sea-monster . |