Example sentences of "be [not/n't] a [noun sg] for [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I , I do n't , I 'm not an expert for poet , I , I , I feel about it , perhaps did n't |
| 2 | When the Allied Socialists met later in February 1918 MacDonald 's fears were fully realized — the keynote speeches insisted that the War Aims were not a basis for negotiation with German socialists : the latter would have to accept them wholesale before any ‘ Stockholm'-style conference of all belligerent socialist parties could be considered . |
| 3 | Secondly , s11 of the Inheritance Tax Act 1984 provides that a disposition is not a transfer for value for inheritance tax if made by one party to the marriage for the maintenance of the other party . |
| 4 | It is not a test for AIDS , nor will it show whether or when a person will become ill . |
| 5 | However , since this is not a prerequisite for acceptance on the Minor Project , some schools did not form one , and several of those which were formed appear to have lapsed following the completion of the school 's spending phase . |
| 6 | A previous knowledge of computing may be of some advantage initially but is not a prerequisite for entry to the course . |
| 7 | This ability to create a coherent world , recognisable as such but differing from the reader 's experience , but above all involving no false note or anachronism , is an essential of all great novelists , but of itself it is not a recipe for success . |
| 8 | Normally this is not a matter for negotiation : whichever one the parent picks is the priority . |
| 9 | For an office worker in the UK this is not a reason for complacency , but a source of opportunity . |
| 10 | Similarly , transfer of a lease as part of the transfer of a business as a going concern is not a supply for VAT purposes so that ad valorem duty will be charged on the VAT exclusive amounts . |
| 11 | A vote for PR , as represented by the Liberal Democrats , is not a vote for fairness , but for injustice ; not a vote for stability , but for political chaos . |
| 12 | However , gouache is not a substitute for watercolour , and is a water-based medium in its own right . |
| 13 | It is not a substitute for sex , it is a kind of sex , ‘ sex with someone you love ’ , as Woody Allen once said . |
| 14 | This check is not a substitute for servicing . |
| 15 | This is not a formula for moderation , but for national drift . |
| 16 | Environmental archaeology is not a replacement for archaeology , nor does it claim to be entirely separate from , or inherently superior to , the more traditional humanities approach . |
| 17 | Self falls under the auspices of Sun 's project Spring , which , as originally reported back in March ( UX No 377 ) , is not a replacement for Sun 's operating system , but a collection of object technologies which the company hopes it will be able to use to short circuit the evolution of Solaris and its software development environments . |
| 18 | This is not a cure for anxiety but it can help people to take their minds off their problems and regain control of their lives ’ . |
| 19 | This is not a movement for reunification . |
| 20 | best on the nineteenth money , finance has become a little shaky as Saturn the planet of restriction approaches to Venus on the twenty sixth , this is not a time for speculation . |
| 21 | He told the US public : " This is not a time for euphoria , certainly not a time to gloat , but it is a time of pride … |
| 22 | However , this is not a time for complacency because , although in many respects you are in control of your own destiny , there are certain obstacles to be surmounted before you have a completely free hand . |
| 23 | This is not a time for logic but for immediate reaction . |
| 24 | The plaintiffs argue that the same principle should apply in favour of making an order that the defendant should deliver up such property on the basis that such an order is not an order for discovery and that the authorities relating to discovery have no application . |
| 25 | People may actually be right but that is not an excuse for smugness , and non-interest in what anybody else thinks except to knock them down and force them to acknowledge the superiority of one 's own views . |
| 26 | Hunting is not an occasion for male striving after status . |
| 27 | For instance , while brain cells do die and are not replaced , their loss is not an explanation for senility . |
| 28 | To submit the free speech principle to such a test is not an argument for book-banning . |
| 29 | Opposing technological change is not an option for trade unions in printing — it is simply a rapid road to deunionisation . |
| 30 | Y you 'll see amongst the plans that you 've , you 've got before you , plan number seven actually , should n't really be with these papers because it 's not a proposal for approval , but it does show the extent of the work that 's been done and the key element there is that there are these speed cushions I mentioned earlier on as a possible way forward there , which has been in consultation . |