Example sentences of "not the [adj] [noun sg] to [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Microgravity is not the only threat to humans . |
| 2 | Incidents of this kind were not the only contribution to tension over this period . |
| 3 | Bad industrial relations was not the only barrier to success that needed to be dealt with . |
| 4 | Is that not the best discouragement to crime and an encouragement to those elderly people who fear being attacked on the streets ? |
| 5 | An armchair by the fire in winter may be the ideal spot for reading a novel : however , it 's not the best place to structure or write an essay on " Newtonian thermodynamics ' or " Political and philosophical influences on the novels of Jane Austen " . |
| 6 | Lucky that I carry it around with me ; and that it bears not the faintest resemblance to Daniel . ’ |
| 7 | Right , at the last Committee , it was suggested that the figures be presented to Committee on a town by town basis , I E not the wider travel to work areas , the reason being that the travel to work areas are , are quite large and sometimes mask differences in rates of unemployment between different settlements . |
| 8 | ‘ It 's not the worst place to work , by any means , ’ said the woman . |
| 9 | The Bill is not the whole answer to car crime , nor does it pretend to be , but it is an important , new and urgently needed part of the legislative answer . |