Example sentences of "not a [noun sg] to [noun] [conj] " in BNC.

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1 It promises , not a bedrock to philosophy and lifestyle , but a feast of weird explanations , a mental trip .
2 With some horses , animation that is not a response to anxiety or fear , becomes a thing of the past ; but with others , especially Arabians , cheerfulness and animation continue as a consistent part of their personality .
3 Goldring says : ‘ It is not a response to PMA and contains nothing about civil defence ’ .
4 It was not a call to workaholism and a sense of achievement , but to an abiding relationship with him .
5 The very philosophy of the Hegelians is therefore not a challenge to society but a way of making such challenge unthinkable .
6 Unlike other non-operative treatments , a non-functioning gall bladder with a stone impacted in Hartmann 's pouch is not a contraindication to treatment and stones were removed successfully in 15 of 16 patients with a return of cystic duct patency .
7 This is a very good program but , if you are not a novice to spreadsheets or computers , you will find it frustrating as it will be too slow for you .
8 Now villagers feel that AIDS sufferers should be treated with compassion , and that they are not a danger to others if it is known how to protect oneself from the disease .
9 People who have HIV or AIDS are not a danger to others and they do not need to tell people at school , at work or people that they meet every day .
10 The provision of accommodation for a child under s20(1) is not a solution to homelessness and should not be offered to relieve a housing authority of its obligations under the Housing Acts .
11 An Old Firm game played on the Saturday before an international match is clearly not an aid to Roxburgh and the fact that it was the 34th match of a gruelling 44-game championship did not escape his attention , either .
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