Example sentences of "be [not/n't] [prep] a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 31 | We held out strongly in the EC to have our standards implemented widely throughout the Community and when it was clear that other nations were not of a similar mind , we voted against the directive . |
| 32 | I doubt if Andrew , as a Lowlander , ever wore the kilt and I am certain that his skills as a piper were not of a high standard . |
| 33 | Compaq Computer Corp 's first quarter earnings were better than the highest of Wall Street estimates and some analysts said that if it were not for a negative impact from currency translations , profits would have been a bit higher still . |
| 34 | It has been suggested that the carved metope was in fact a western idea only later imitated in Greece proper , and that the metopes from the foundations of the Sicyonian Treasury were not from a Sicyonian building but perhaps a Syracusan . |
| 35 | Where the sum insured is inadequate i.e. is lower than the actual value of the total property at risk and the lost or damaged items were not in a new condition . |
| 36 | Some critics of the operation have remarked that many of the evacuues , though wounded , were not in a critical condition . |
| 37 | If for example women were turned down more often than men because their employment history was shorter , they were not in a skilled job , and they did not have a bank account , this would not constitute discrimination against women — as the conditions , only part of an overall scoring system , would not be absolute . |
| 38 | It was infinitely more unnerving than that though , for they were not in a sealed room but out in the open , with the air rent with cries from the crowd : screams of naked terror and prayers for deliverance . |
| 39 | Dundee , a university whose publishing and citation counts were low , felt that their consultation records were not in a proper state for the derivation of meaningful statistics . |
| 40 | Yet her first impressions of the Obersturmfuhrer were n't of a brutal man . |
| 41 | ‘ You and I are also required to put in an appearance at the police station later , but I managed to persuade them you were n't in a fit state to answer questions right now . ’ |
| 42 | Solidarity with the Spanish Republic undermined the pacifism of many on the left , and Russell knew that he was swimming against the tide when he urged the friends of peace to ‘ avoid the crusading spirit … in relation to Spain , on the grounds that even the best cause is not worth a great war . ’ |
| 43 | ALL THE PAIN THAT MONEY CAN BUY : The Life of Christina Onassis by William Wright Gollancz , £5.99 MANY MIGHT think that Christina Onassis 's 37 years of life , notable only for her four marriages and succession of lovers , is not worth a full-scale biography , certainly not one of almost 400 pages . |
| 44 | While such intervention is not without a moral hazard problem , it may still remain the best solution for those seeking income insurance ; in other words the government can handle the moral hazard problem better than the market can . |
| 45 | P1 is not under a contractual duty to tell P2 of any defects he is aware of , unless P2 specifically asks . |
| 46 | The argument for feminist education , free from male control , is not as a remedial exercise , it is because we have important work to do together , from which we can not afford to be distracted by the interference and destruction we know happens when men remain in control . |
| 47 | If the charge on the property in favour of the husband is not for a fixed amount but is expressed to be equivalent , for example , to one third of the net proceeds of sale , then the husband has acquired a chargeable asset ( Marren v Ingles [ 1980 ] 1 WLR 983 ) and payment of the capital sum by way of redemption of the charge would appear to be a disposal for capital gains tax purposes ( TCGA 1992 , s22 ) . |
| 48 | The aim of treatment is not for a young child to lose weight as it would be in an adult , but to maintain their weight or make below normal weight gain ( Dietz 1984 ) . |
| 49 | How d , I 'm sorry I do n't understand how you know the local preference is not for a new settlement . |
| 50 | So the water table is not at a constant level , but rises and falls during the year as the amount of water stored in the aquifer increases and decreases . |
| 51 | But if it is not thoroughly conscious or if the youngster is not at a mature level of understanding any examination of feeling may be very disturbing for the child . |
| 52 | In intuitive terms , we might also say that what follows + but + is not on a separate speaker 's topic , but continues the talk ‘ about ’ 'my drink' . |
| 53 | Generally speaking , If the service is scheduled along a fixed route , the vessel is a ‘ liner ’ ; if the service is not on a fixed route and is unscheduled , the vessel is a tramp . |
| 54 | Thus , the administration referred to is not of a governmental nature and the other legislation to which I was referred is of no assistance . |
| 55 | relates to specific matters relating or of concern ( directly or indirectly ) to that company , that is to say , is not of a general nature relating or of concern to that company ; and |
| 56 | ‘ Unpublished price sensitive information ’ is information which relates to specific matters relating to or of concern ( directly or indirectly ) to that company , that is to say it is not of a general nature relating to or of concern to that company and is not generally known to those persons who are accustomed or would be likely to deal in those securities but which if it were generally known to them would be likely to affect the price of those securities . |
| 57 | What we can say , though , is that the picture which emerges from these is not of a monolithic bloc but of a constantly mutating organism made up of elements which are symbiotic and mutually contradictory at the same time ( see , for example , Sanjek 1988 ; Hirsch 1969 ; Peterson and Berger 1971 ; Hardy n.d. ; Frith 1978 ; 1983a ; 1988a ) . |
| 58 | Note that a switch is not like a simple perceptron . |
| 59 | The philosophical position I have just outlined is not like a scientific theory : it can not be tested experimentally . |
| 60 | In a way , a skilled speculator is not unlike a skilled insurance underwriter who accepts risks , prices them , passes them on and hedges them . |