Example sentences of "not be a [noun sg] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Which may or may not be a kind of madness .
2 It should not be a question of making do with what we have but a question of what we should have .
3 It may not be a case of capacity or no capacity .
4 A further possibility which is suggested by Lord Denning 's judgment is that in such circumstances it may not be a case for injunction but only for damages .
5 This was also in the field of contempt of court and the rule which had been evolved was that Form N78 ( Notice to show cause why there should not be a committal to prison ) had to be signed by ‘ the proper officer ’ of the county court and that unless this was done , it was an invalid notice .
6 Thirdly , just because preferences are subjective , it does not follow that there will not be a degree of consensus about them .
7 This example suggests that having such a membership should not be a pre-requisite of representativeness , but it may be a relevant factor to take into account .
8 There can not be a taxonomy without differentiation into more than one sub-species : the creation of one sub-division presupposes the existence of at least one other .
9 ‘ That might not be a bit of harm ! ’ they smiled back .
10 Thus the early killing age at Walton need not be a reflection of success in animal husbandry .
11 So it may not be a problem with room bookings it 's probably a problem with Jo .
12 Alexander seems to have shared this insouciant attitude to the economic problem , arguing at one stage that there should not be a problem of competition for manpower between civilian and military uses as ‘ a slight increase in productivity ’ would solve the manpower gap .
13 This will not be a service of repetition or speculation .
14 This will not be a service of repetition or speculation .
15 It can not be a lack of expertise , given the framework .
16 The new category of licence would not be treated as a Part IV Licence except that the question of there already being sufficient licensed premises in the area would not be a factor for consideration in an application for a cafe-style licence .
17 He is clear , I think , that there would not be a Secretary of State for Scotland , but that is not the Labour party 's view .
18 I had hoped that the hon. Gentleman was going to say whether he was in favour of the Liberal Democrats ' position that there should not be a Secretary of State and on Labour 's position that there should be .
19 Councillors want an assurance that RAF Valley will not be a casualty of defence review cuts .
20 A disposition can not be a transfer of value if , broadly , it was made without the intention of conferring any gratuitous benefits ( s10(1) ) .
21 A disposition is a very wide term and for instance a transfer out of assets by trustees to a tenant for life although it would not be a transfer of value would nevertheless be a disposition .
22 Survival figures indicate that age alone should not be a bar to specialist referral or treatment .
23 So that poverty should not be a bar to membership , the original subscriptions of 2s 6d p.a. " for gentlemen and honorary members and 1s for ladies " was reduced to a minimum of 1s in 1913 .
24 His inexperience over hurdles should not be a bar to victory here .
25 When they spoke in the debate just before the war , Neil Kinnock and Gerald Kaufman said that a vote for the adjournment would not be a vote for war , that we believed that sanctions should be given longer .
26 Taxes can not be a burden on society as a whole .
27 For example , the provision of emergency services locally may not be a matter of choice , although there are , no doubt , choices relating to the nature and extent of emergency cover , eg number of accident and emergency units in a given geographical area and the extent of 24 hours a day , 7 days a week cover .
28 It should not be a matter of pick and choose , as the Government please .
29 Conventions must therefore be established and followed strictly , about the manner in which such instructions are to be given and their content fixed , so that it can not be a matter of dispute what these instructions are .
30 That should not be a matter of controversy and I hope that the Minister will consider it .
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