Example sentences of "be not [adv] [verb] by [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In making the choice , the selection conference in the case of the Labour Party , and the constituency executive in the case of the Conservative Party , are not easily moved by pressure from outside and even the leaders of the parties have found it hard to get close friends and political associates nominated . |
| 2 | It is important to note that , in any given society , mating patterns are not easily manipulated by policy and edicts , but change in response to education , socio-cultural processes and aspects of development . |
| 3 | ON SUNDAY November 22 , the Bath Area Group of the Swanage Railway Project chartered a ‘ Brakevan Tour ’ on the Severn Valley Railway for a return journey from Kidderminster to Bridgnorth taking in some loops and sidings that are not normally traversed by passenger trains . |
| 4 | Fire extinguishers for home use are not generally recommended by fire prevention experts , except as a safeguard it you live a long way from your nearest fire station . |
| 5 | Although the most commonly used traffic-calming measures , road humps , are governed by statute and are subject to clear regulations , other techniques such as chicanes , road narowing , different road surfaces , shared road surfaces , rumble strips and gateways are not properly covered by legislation . |
| 6 | Paradigm shifts are not usually detected by citation studies , because of the anomalous publication of ‘ delayed-action ’ papers ( Lindsey ) , ( Garfield 's ‘ sleepers ) . |
| 7 | Dependent children are not usually covered by superannuation , although you should notify your employer if you are the sole breadwinner . |
| 8 | Investment business is defined in paragraph 1(2) of FSA as meaning the business of engaging in one or more of the activities which fall within the paragraphs in Part II of Schedule 1 of FSA ( ‘ Investment Business ’ ) and which are not specifically excluded by Part III of Schedule 1 ( ‘ Excluded Activities ’ ) . |
| 9 | In contrast however the mobility of CREB ( lanes 6 and 7 ) and CREM ( lanes 4 and 5 ) are not significantly affected by phosphatase treatment . |
| 10 | Upstate city-dwelling environmentalists are not much welcomed by conservative and strongly Mormon southerners who have mined , logged and ranched the land for decades . |
| 11 | ‘ An American president 's proposals are not always supported by Congress — that does n't mean he has to stamp his foot and leave Capitol Hill , ’ he said . |
| 12 | Soils which are water soluble are so often mixed with water insoluble soils that they are not readily dissolved by water on its own . |
| 13 | It should be added that cultural formations are not only conditioned by class position , central though that is ; age , gender , ethnicity and nationality are also important . |
| 14 | But , as so often happens when dealing with the United States , informal agreements reached with Presidents are not necessarily supported by Congress . |
| 15 | Planning authorities have the positive function of ensuring that mineral deposits are not unnecessarily sterilised by surface development but are kept available for exploitation . |
| 16 | Thus , in social science much research activity is directed at simply describing how things work , how conversations are organised , how slaughtermen do their work , how managers manage , what police-officers do on the beat , and so on ; activities which are not especially motivated by explanation as the point of inquiry . |
| 17 | Further , KPMG alleges in the letter that the control mechanisms that were in place were not properly operated by management , and KPMG 's recommendations for them to be strengthened were accepted but not fully implemented . |
| 18 | Another segment displayed the night side of planet Karkason : a swell of blackness pricked with intermittent little red pimples which were the mouths of its active volcanos — those , at least , which were not currently cloaked by smoke … |
| 19 | I regret the fact that I was not in the Chamber for the speech of the hon. Member for Pudsey ( Sir G. Shaw ) , but my hon. Friend the Member for Durham , North-West ( Ms. Armstrong ) , who was here , told me that he made a heavily veiled criticism of Government policy for its lack of recognition of progress as a key measure of the effectiveness of schools , and expressed concern about the morale of teachers who , he said , were not sufficiently recognised by society . |
| 20 | There can be no doubt that in the early years of the twentieth century the use of revolvers was widespread among adult mobsters in London 's criminal underworld , and that feuds between rival outfits were not uncommonly settled by gun battles in the open streets . |
| 21 | Unlike the case in earlier phases of the war , the German people were not systematically prepared by propaganda for the opening of the war against the Soviet Union . |
| 22 | These rates were not significantly affected by subdivision of the diet group into those who achieved a high fibre score from mainly non-bran sources ( n=7 ) and those who were compliant in taking bran supplements ( 31.4 ( 18.6 ) % v 49.4 ( 13.9 ) % respectively by LTA at 42 months : NS ) . |
| 23 | Last year , a couple of their events were not fully covered by sponsorship income and it is doubtful whether Mark McCormack will want to add to the £2million or so he has already poured in . |
| 24 | They were n't particularly bothered by telltale wrinkles . |
| 25 | The fact is , Harry , it simply would n't work and , if you were n't so blinded by love , you 'd see it for yourself . |
| 26 | This position is not however supported by State practice . |
| 27 | Just as the provision of work is not generally regarded by health and social service staff as their responsibility , so too it is easy to ignore those social aspects of life which mentally robust people organize so effectively for themselves . |
| 28 | Because of a steep flight of steps this is not easily negotiated by bicycle . |
| 29 | With pupils in lower secondary years their enjoyment of pretence is not yet impaired by age . |
| 30 | ‘ Nothing which is not either documented by photograph or clearly indicated by surviving is replaced . |