Example sentences of "not [verb] [noun] to the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The details of the story of this major theory change , a change that took place over one and a half centuries , do not lend support to the methodologies advocated by the inductivists and falsificationists , and indicate a need for a different , more complexly structured account of science and its growth . |
| 2 | Voice of Lebanon radio reported on June 24 that Gen. Aoun had told Scheer that he was not demanding amendments to the accord , but simply a reconsideration of some of its provisions . |
| 3 | This authority would not make changes to the software , but would be responsible for pursuing the SPR to a satisfactory conclusion . |
| 4 | Thus many techniques for analysis and reaction presented through in-service training as ‘ cut flowers ’ , have failed to grow in schools because they do not make sense to the teachers once back in their schools . |
| 5 | By the autumn , however , the Russians , through their ambassador in Istanbul , Andrei Italinskii , began to threaten the sultan that if he did not make concessions to the Serbs they would intervene to enforce the disputed Article VIII of the Treaty of Bucharest ( see above , p. 81 ) . |
| 6 | In particular the purchaser should not grant exceptions to the exclusivity as the court will then require the attendance of the vendor before granting the injunction . |
| 7 | But a minister has not given evidence to the committee ‘ in living memory ’ . |
| 8 | For the parent , the same phrase means the inverse : I have not given birth to the monster which my upbringing and socialisation led me to believe I 'd had , but to a normal member of the human species as I now define it . |
| 9 | ‘ But they are not producing programmes to the extent that we would like . |
| 10 | Evolved for hunting in Africa , the quiet nature of this breed was essential so as not to alert game to the presence of dogs and hunters nearby . |
| 11 | The case had been brought by the CDU which was widely perceived as anxious not to lose votes to the Republicans [ see below ] . |
| 12 | However , if you are charming and efficient you may actually get booked again by the venue : Similarly , all sorts of things often go wrong on stage , and the golden rule here is not to communicate mistakes to the audience . |
| 13 | The entry clearance officer ( ECO ) said he was not satisfied that the primary purpose of Mr Hussain 's intended marriage was not to obtain admittance to the UK . |
| 14 | So far as the whole personality does not fall victim to the pressures either of the external environment or what one might call the internal environment of its own parts — in the form of various lusts and obsessions — it achieves its only conceivable goal , that of prosperous possession , in the fullest manner , of its own nature . |
| 15 | He did not seek re-election to the Parliament of 1685 and supported the Revolution of 1688 , subscribing money to the new regime . |
| 16 | Important though these duties were , they were fairly routine in character ; they did not bring Clanvow to the notice of a wider public . |
| 17 | Unlike its plainer cousin , it will not bring shame to the wearer by wilting or drooping on the crucial day . |
| 18 | Perhaps , by her action , to convince him that she had not turned traitor to the King . |
| 19 | A landlord who retains control over common parts of a building such as the stairs and puts an exclusion clause in the lease , can not exclude liability to the tenant 's visitors by virtue of this clause . |
| 20 | Her duty is like the duty not to set fire to the forest which entails the duty to put out any fire one started . |
| 21 | Although this brief outline can not do justice to the complexity and detail of Poulantzas ' work , it does convey enough of its character and aspirations to form the basis of a critical discussion , and in this part of the chapter I shall focus on three connected questions , all concerned with the explanatory power of the theory . |
| 22 | This view , Cureton argues , does not do justice to the complexity of rhythm and has meant that the study of non-metrical verse and of rhythmic prose has been neglected . |
| 23 | ‘ What I have tried not to do is big black drawings of steel works , ’ said Mr Crowley , who was pleasantly surprised that his pre-conceived image of lots of chemical plants and an over-used river did not do justice to the scene . |
| 24 | It will be apparent from the earlier discussion that a simple assertion about helping old people maintain their independence does not do justice to the subtleties of achieving a balance between independence and dependence which is acceptable or tolerable to the old people concerned . |
| 25 | Editor , — J K Aronson and M Hardman do not do justice to the range of antimiocrobial drugs for which monitoring of serum concentrations is necessary , and Aronson and D J M Reynolds include several statements that we find unacceptable in their review of monitoring of aminoglycoside antibiotics . |
| 26 | Expressed in this way the hypothesis does not do justice to the variety and complexity of literate practices , undervalues the character of oral practices , and sets up a ‘ great divide ’ that they themselves reject when it is made explicit . |
| 27 | At times , pressure on space meant we could not do justice to the work she did for us , but nevertheless she continued to keep up the high standards she set herself . |
| 28 | Neither effect is large , but the result is sufficiently different for us to feel uncomfortable about averaging the two effects ; it would not do justice to the situation to say that on average there was no effect of education once age was controlled . |
| 29 | The fact that this has occurred indicates that Marx 's and Engels 's original formulation probably does not do justice to the nature of power in a modern capitalist society . |
| 30 | If we consider only the superficial elements of these changes in society , and deal with the problem purely at the level at which the Bill deals with it , we shall not do justice to the House or to the people of this country . |