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 .
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