Example sentences of "it be not a [noun] to " in BNC.
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1 | Botulism tends to remain in one location , so it 's not a threat to Slimbridge . |
2 | There is much wildlife to see , so do n't forget the binoculars and give yourself plenty of time , it 's not a route to be hurried ! |
3 | Anyone who can train a suitable bird can set up a falconry centre , but the birds themselves are expensive to buy and to maintain , so it 's not a hobby to be undertaken lightly . |
4 | " It 's not a matter to be taken lightly , Sarainha . |
5 | It 's not a time to be on your own , truly … |
6 | ‘ It 's not a thing to be talking about . ’ |
7 | It may be unfortunate , but it 's not a crime to be rude . |
8 | You 'd never call the 940 incisive ; it 's not a car to be rushed into a direction change . |
9 | Demerger is clearly the right road but it is not a freeway to success . |
10 | This beeline may be reversed and used as a route of ascent from Horton but until a clear path has been formed by foot-traffic over the rough higher ground , it is not a way to be preferred to other more pleasant routes of ascent : apart from an exciting interlude midway , the climb becomes tedious . |
11 | Contrastingly , it is not a defence to a civil claim where legislative standards are regarded as minimum which should , in some circumstances , be exceeded by the reasonably prudent producer . |
12 | Goldring says : ‘ It is not a response to PMA and contains nothing about civil defence ’ . |
13 | It is not a process to be embarked upon without good advice and support . |
14 | It is not a disease to be caught , and it can not be taught ... |
15 | His Omphalos ( 1858 ) was written in the year before the Origin of Species , so it is not a reply to it ; but it can be seen as a reply in anticipation . |
16 | It is not a commitment to any specific form of abatement technique . ’ |
17 | MATURITY IS : Recognising that it is not a commitment to self which brings happiness in life but rather a commitment to others . |
18 | But it is n't , it is n't a way to actually run a decent social housing programme . |
19 | ‘ It was n't a subject to Plato , ’ said Barfield , ‘ it was a way . |
20 | Fifty years ago it was n't a disgrace to be poor — it was a shared misfortune with thousands of others . |
21 | Winnie and Rab , whatever else : the sloshing wine , they kicked and whooped the party , it was not a night to be forgotten . |
22 | However necessary a trip to Australia began to seem , it was not a voyage to be undertaken lightly . |
23 | It was not a call to workaholism and a sense of achievement , but to an abiding relationship with him . |
24 | Somehow this charge generated itself involuntarily ; it was not a reaction to anything with which Jean-Claude provided me . |
25 | That was the only trouble with wei chi — it was not a game to be played against oneself . |
26 | It was not a theory to be come across elsewhere . |
27 | But it was not a solution to overall levels of unemployment . |
28 | It was not a matter to which any of them had ever given great thought . |
29 | But now that she was here she supposed she 'd better do her best , although obviously it was not a matter to be rushed . |
30 | It was not a right to be enjoyed as a source of revenue or worldly glory : it was to be guarded as a gift from the past , representing an eternal principle of order . |