Example sentences of "not [adj] that [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 First , while tighter control over operating units and the exclusion of sub-goals may be achieved , it is not self-evident that the M-form organisation will affect pursuit of divergent objectives at the level of top-management , though Williamson does suggest that formalised goal and capital allocation procedures educe ‘ a profit preference at the top as well ’ .
2 Unfortunately , as we shall see , it is not clear that the substantive outcome is of equal significance .
3 On the other hand , given the state of confusion in France and the fact that Thorez himself was in Moscow , it was not clear that the communist hierarchy was in a position to control communist maquisards , many of whom undoubtedly did have revolutionary aspirations .
4 This would n't be surprising in some ways , since it is not clear that the visual system is organized in the same way in all species .
5 The standard left response to the kind of argument put by Gaitskell was that the party should be ‘ more socialist ’ and would thereby gain more working class support , but it is not clear that the left opposition within the party had a political project which could have commanded mass popular support among the working class in the 1950s .
6 Disgruntled Conservative agriculturalists and imperialists resented Bonar Law 's dropping of the ‘ food taxes ’ in the winter of 1912–13 , and although he survived the initial furore sparked by this decision it was not clear that the ill feeling had been fully dissipated or his leadership wholly secured .
7 Given the record of the European Commission to interfere in every nook and cranny in this country and others throughout Europe , is it not clear that the foreign policy of this country and the European Community should continue to be developed by the Foreign Ministries of the Twelve ?
8 But he cleverly avoided being specific about the geography , Preston noted , obviously not convinced that the late baptism had done the trick .
9 However , they are not convinced that the primary cause of this is toxic concentrations of aluminium released into the soil as acidity increased .
10 Anyone still not convinced that the hungry fighter theory is flawed should consider then the case of Irish-American ring great , Jimmy McLarnin .
11 But it is not likely that the mere provision of information would necessarily alter sentencers ' practices .
12 But it is not likely that the Working Group had this in mind .
13 Towards the end of his life , Rackham wrote , ‘ As far as I can see , looking back into the past , it is not likely that the old Rackham book will ever come back ’ .
14 Homogeneous ‘ simple labour ’ is not inexorably established as the norm for wage-labour in capitalist economies , and by the same token it is not inevitable that a uniform structure of division of labour within enterprises will progressively undermine any ties of social identification other than those of ‘ class ’ .
15 I 'm not sure that a radial-arm saw is accurate enough for this at the best of times , but , at the moment , mine rattles up and down its rails like a train in the sidings , and is definitely not fit for the job .
16 But that feels just a little too close for comfort to the flesh of a ben Issachar , and anyway , I 'm not sure that the Hebrew inscription engraved upon it would be terribly good for my already wobbly morale .
17 Therefore , I am not sure that the hon. Gentleman has as good a point as he thought .
18 I am not sure that the hon. Member for Leicester , East ( Mr. Vaz ) renders Mr. Hall 's case particular assistance in raising it in this fashion .
19 Mr. Wakeham : I am not sure that the Hon. Lady 's views are fully shared by all Hon. Members or , indeed , by all members of the sub-committee .
20 Even in the war-fighting role described by Mark Hewish ( Countdown to the cruise , 31 March 1983 , p 878 ) , it is not credible that a 12-yard accuracy is needed to destroy bases , camps , etc with a 10-Hiroshima sized bomb .
21 But for the CPSU Politburo in 1968 , these measures were a casus belli , and it is not unlikely that a future Politburo will take a similar view of such transgressions .
22 Although he would not care to make predictions , ‘ it is not unlikely that the other side of the election , particularly in the case of Labour , we will have to take some very , very tough action indeed — not the least of which will include raising interest rates ’ .
23 There was no justification for the ban in the first place and is the Secretary of State not concerned that the International Labour Organisation has expressed much concern over the continuing ban and it may well be that in view of the fact that the government is not willing to compromise in any way the I L O may well decide to formally rebuke and reprimand the government .
24 It is not inconceivable that a dedicated Marxist might be more interested in the long-term plan for the collapse of capitalism than in the survival of the corporation with which he works .
25 While the parties to an agreement creating a new State may have intended that rights and obligations contained in the treaty would bind the new State , it is not apparent that the new State has consented to them .
26 It is not essential that the male ferret is worked on a line .
27 Being a discursive subject and speaking are a matter of having access to a mirror , and it is not insignificant that a male subject is initially in control of the retrovizor .
28 Still , the test was a success , and I am not displeased that a French area was chosen as the site .
29 I am not certain that the honorary colonel of the regiment was given the notice that he could expect .
30 With that kind of price tag , it is not surprising that a long string of American entrepreneurs — including even Thomas Jefferson — have tried to find a way to cultivate various Morchella species .
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