Example sentences of "is not [adv] [verb] by [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 This position is not however supported by State practice .
2 Just as the provision of work is not generally regarded by health and social service staff as their responsibility , so too it is easy to ignore those social aspects of life which mentally robust people organize so effectively for themselves .
3 Because of a steep flight of steps this is not easily negotiated by bicycle .
4 With pupils in lower secondary years their enjoyment of pretence is not yet impaired by age .
5 ‘ Nothing which is not either documented by photograph or clearly indicated by surviving is replaced .
6 However , the XE is not well supported by software houses , and although it still has a lot of games , most of these are very old .
7 The learner 's insight is not simply attained by understanding but by observation .
8 Knowledge is not adequately described by epistemology because all knowledge is relational to the social and historical context in which it is generated and used .
9 However , the trajectory of the shot is not significantly affected by imbalance .
10 The problem then needs to be formulated in scientific terms and this requires the object to have some property which is unique to its origin , but which varies from place to place and is not significantly modified by manufacture ; the property must also be scientifically detectable .
11 While we admire this spirit of revolt , it is not always actuated by wisdom " .
12 Social policy , however , is not usually shaped by research evidence .
13 Whitlow 's survey also shows that non-agricultural land in Zimbabwe is not seriously affected by erosion , since 95.2 per cent of these areas are in the lowest erosion classes ( Fig. 7.3 ) , and that in Zimbabwe there are 1.83 × 10 6 ha of eroded land overall , of which 83 per cent occurs in the Communal Lands .
14 We can carry protection in the country at an early general election if the position is not seriously compromised by coalition with
15 But this overlooks two points : first , that the transsexual is living proof that , in actuality , the psyche may operate in defiance of biological truths regardless of what the law says it should do ; second , that the psyche is not necessarily formed by choice , but may instead be determined for the individual by forces operating on him during its development .
16 The agenda of interstate relations is increasingly complex and is not necessarily dominated by security issues .
17 A " class " for this purpose is not necessarily identified by reference to the category of shares which members hold .
18 But this is not only achieved by force , for there are also ‘ ideological state apparatuses ’ , such as the education system , religion and the family , which maintain the status quo in more subtle ways .
19 These factors imply that poverty in old age is not solely determined by gender ; there are some acutely deprived groups of older men and some relatively affluent groups of older women .
20 Ask yourself what is the point it raises that is not precisely covered by authority .
21 ‘ Achievement is n't necessarily measured by competition , ’ returned Edward .
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