Example sentences of "not [vb infin] [adv] [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But we have nothing against foreign investment in British companies , and I can not think why the Hon. Gentleman should take that line . |
| 2 | It follows that we can not make up a square matrix X of eigenvectors to satisfy ( 8 ) ; for this reason the matrix B is said to be defective . |
| 3 | However , it does not make just a single prediction for the universe . |
| 4 | In Washington this week Mr Ozal made it clear that he does not want either a Kurdish state or a divided Iraq . |
| 5 | However , this does not persist over a long time scale and is often not to be observed at all . |
| 6 | I WAS delighted that Newcastle City Council leader Jeremy Beecham will not bail out the ailing Newcastle United FC ( Echo Jan 15 ) . |
| 7 | Although police in subsequent statements inclined towards a simple robbery motive ( the killer stole Fr Men 's briefcase ) , they did not rule out a political motive . |
| 8 | I do not rule out a Labour government , pinned down by a narrow majority , seeking to enact at least some of its social legislation through a supportive EC . |
| 9 | A good beginning does not rule out a calamitous ending : that is the way of war . |
| 10 | But the Chancellor said in a series of television and radio interviews that he did not believe in ‘ trying to play silly games , political games ’ — and he would not rule out a further increase if it became necessary . |
| 11 | His three marriage break-ups have been traumatic , but he does not rule out a fourth attempt . |
| 12 | But this does not rule out a high response to real wage changes which are thought to be temporary : for example , suppliers of labour may well want to take advantage of a temporarily high real wage by supplying more labour , taking leisure ( that is , supplying less labour ) when the real wage has fallen back . |
| 13 | Reports in mid-October suggested , however , that US and United Kingdom investigators still believed that the new evidence did not rule out the original assumption that the attack had been ordered by Iran and Syria in revenge for the accidental shooting down in July 1988 in the Gulf of an Iranian airbus by the USS Vincennes , when 290 people were killed [ see pp. 36169-70 ; 37898 ] . |
| 14 | Title V of the Maastricht Treaty stipulates that the Common Foreign and Security policy ‘ shall respect the obligations of certain Member States under the North Atlantic Treaty ’ ; but this does not explain why a new structure is necessary at all . |
| 15 | Government policy does not explain why the organized networks only covered certain areas , or why the illicit trade declined in Kurunagala at the end of the nineteenth century , but continued to thrive for another fifteen years in the Low Country before suffering a similar decline . |
| 16 | He can do no better than argue that it involves apprehending things simultaneously rather than in succession though he does not explain how the successful mystic can transcend the limits of the magic number seven , which most psychologists agree is the maximum number of entities that can simultaneously be held before the mind . |
| 17 | But it has to be reiterated that the CTP does not explain these observations : it does not explain how the impinging events give rise to awareness of those events . |
| 18 | Black-and-white drawings could not convey even a remote impression of the emerald greenery of these wonderful hills nor the vast skyscapes and panoramic views seen from their summits . |
| 19 | Eisenhower and Dulles both believed that since no Iranian Army could ever resist an actual Soviet invasion , the Shah should not build up a vast Army but should depend on US guarantees . |
| 20 | Categories such as ‘ theatre and entertainment ’ or ‘ cinema and film ’ did not include quite the same things in 1987 as in 1961 , or not in the same proportions . |
| 21 | The woman is looking me straight in the eyes , Alida thought , she does not know even the basic elements of courtesy , she has paid no attention at all to the very relevant account of my condition . |
| 22 | So my answer to the question A is , I am not against a new settlement , of the right scale in the right location , but it is not a panacea , it is not an answer to all the questions , now it 's being offered in terms of a balanced strategy , I say that balanced strategy as put forward does not work , certainly beyond two thousand and six , and may grind to a halt well before two thousand and six if rates of development proceed er as they have done in certain years in the past , so it 's very important to look at that , can we just revisit the public acceptance of the new settlement , of course the public have accepted it and welcomed it , it has certain attractions , I support those attractions , however it 's easy for the public to accept that when measured against certain sites specific proposals that were put to them when they did not know where the new settlement would be , and still do not know , when new settlement locations are put forward it will be quite a different scenario . |
| 23 | But she did not know where the young men slept , either . |
| 24 | I really do not know where the hon. Gentleman found the ’ 44 ’ figure . |
| 25 | For Christine , a nursery school teacher living near Manchester , now that most the ‘ teething troubles ’ with Anna are over , there is only one sadness : that she did not bring back a second child . |
| 26 | ‘ No stock-taking ’ policies are adopted partly because of staffing shortages , but also on the premise that stock-taking is a waste of time because it does not bring back the missing books , and any item which is really important will be requested on reservation ( though a central reservation system , if employed , may mean that missing titles go unnoticed ) . |
| 27 | As James says , anger that is left unresolved ‘ does not bring about the righteous life that God desires ’ ( Jas. 1:20 ) . |
| 28 | The danger , clearly , is that a tight budget will not bring about the desired response from the financial markets , and business will get the worst of both worlds — continued high interest rates and no help from the budget . |
| 29 | Nevertheless , it was a defiant stand which was to be admired even if the final outcome did not bring about the desired result . |
| 30 | Should you decide to consult a professional aromatherapist ( see the list of professional bodies in the appendix ) , do not expect exactly the same treatment from every aromatherapist . |