Example sentences of "not a [noun sg] to [noun] and " 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 Goldring says : ‘ It is not a response to PMA and contains nothing about civil defence ’ .
3 It was not a call to workaholism and a sense of achievement , but to an abiding relationship with him .
4 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 .
5 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 .
6 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 .
7 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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