Example sentences of "this [is] not [adv] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Under English law this is not straightforwardly a requirement , since one of the cornerstones of the law relating to inheritance is the principle testamentary freedom — the right of each individual to dispose of their assets as they wish . |
| 2 | ‘ . But this is not invariably the case ; Robarchek , for example , sees a push for individual autonomy among the Semai and Overing similarly stresses the value of autonomy among the Piaroa . |
| 3 | There is some evidence that parents of low intelligence tend to produce children of low intelligence but this is not invariably the case and , where it is , it is just as likely to be as a result of environmental deprivation as of heredity . |
| 4 | Yet , as we shall see in Chapter 2 , this is not invariably the case . |
| 5 | On the coast of Maine , Colton ( 1916 ) found a colony of herring gulls , Larus argentatus , predating the local dog-whelks very heavily , but this is not normally the case . |
| 6 | This is not primarily a find-raiser at all , but is , rather , the hospitality we like to give visitors and helpers , especially those from other churches . |
| 7 | This is not simply a problem which affects writers and journalists , but more importantly it plagues the lives of people in those regions , and those in government who try to plan for the future . |
| 8 | When we consider the dominance of collectivism as an explanation of what makes Japanese experience unique , we do need to emphasize that this is not simply a characteristic of Western or American writing , but many Japanese social scientists have echoed this explanation in their attempts to identify the sources of consensus in Japanese society . |
| 9 | This is not simply a question of looking at the differences in income , wealth , or educational opportunities between men and women or between different ethnic groups . |
| 10 | This is not simply a question on the decision in R . |
| 11 | This is not simply a case of watching the vitamins and minerals . |
| 12 | Mr Mandelson was quoted in the article as saying : ‘ This is not simply a career move . |
| 13 | This is not simply a matter of those aspects of women 's sexual lives that are so often cited in evidence as disqualifying women from running the affairs of nations , or even from running a small business : menstruation and premenstrual tension ; conception , pregnancy and childbirth ; lactation and child-care . |
| 14 | The overwhelming body of evidence for Britain and the United States is that such ties are maintained after marriage and that this is not simply a matter of recognizing connections at Christmas and birthdays plus occasional visits or telephone conversations . |
| 15 | This is not simply a matter of learning through one 's own mistakes . |
| 16 | This is not simply a matter of economic growth , although that has become increasingly important and perhaps dominant , but of a more general development of a distinctive culture and way of life which would allow the society to take its ‘ rightful ’ place as an autonomous , self-determining unit among the other nations of the world . |
| 17 | This is not simply a matter of becoming uncomfortably aware that the rapid increase of world population and accelerated industrialization pose a serious threat to the environment both by the massive consumption of finite material resources and by the emission of man-made heat and chemicals into the atmosphere ; a situation dramatically portrayed in a report by the Club of Rome ( Meadows et al. , 1972 ) , subsequently much criticized but now taken more seriously again , which concluded that : ‘ If the present growth trends in world population , industrialization , pollution , food production , and resource depletion continue unchanged , the limits to growth on this planet will be reached some time within the next one hundred years . ’ |
| 18 | It confirms the clinical dictum that patients with ulcerative colitis often present with a greater degree of blood loss than patients with Crohn 's disease , and that this is not simply a matter of being concealed ( or occult ) in Crohn 's disease . |
| 19 | This is not simply a matter of maxims being " intentionally " flouted , as modelled in Grice 's work . |
| 20 | ‘ This is not simply a matter which can be looked at and comfortably quantified as a constant problem . |
| 21 | This is not yet the case as the Sterling exchange rates can still fluctuate considerably against other E.R.M. currencies whilst it is in the wide band and exporters should cover or hedge currency exposures as heretofore . |
| 22 | At present , the Commission 's thinking is that express services should be liberalised where this is not yet the case . |
| 23 | Comecon , he points out , was coercive in that a Member State was unable to secede ; this is not yet the case within the EEC , but protectionist trade policies make non-membership a very difficult option for largely agricultural countries . |
| 24 | We may raise , although this is not yet the place to answer , the question : does he need any aesthetic standards which can not be treated as implications of ‘ Be aware ’ ? |
| 25 | Our own Planning Committee County Council Planning Committee recommends route A on environmental and ecological grounds and route A is the popular choice the town speak and the Brandon Action Group and indeed the Suffolk member of Parliament , however the Norfolk County Council and the Weeting Parish Council oppose for the day and the Norfolk Member of Parliament supports their case , worth noting that Breckland District Council , the local planning authority in Norfolk also opposes for a day , now though it appears to be so this is not altogether a case of |
| 26 | This is not generally a problem but , as with all uncertainties , hits home on the occasions that you forget to check ! |
| 27 | However , this is not generally the case , and a whole variety of GUIs have developed , each adopting a slightly different subset of these principles as guidelines . |
| 28 | Now this is not just a scholar 's whim , or , worse , a bit of conceptual art ; this is serious chic . |
| 29 | However , this is not just a case of ‘ talk to me today and there it is ’ it just depends on how the investigation flows . ’ |
| 30 | This is not just a bending to political pressure to bring in higher-paid jobs ; it is a commercial necessity . |