Example sentences of "is not [vb pp] [adv] by the " in BNC.

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1 Marx found the answer to this problem in his belief that , in the Asiatic system , the community is not broken up by the growth of private property and internal differentiation , as happens in classical city states or in feudalism , because the integrity of the community is maintained centrally by the State itself .
2 The question of how we are to construct explanations that reflect this insight is not swept away by the conclusion that one approach to the task is inadequate , and the problem therefore remains as pressing as ever .
3 Now assume a finite horizon and no state variable , this gives an Euler equation The solution to ( 6 ) is not characterized solely by the Euler conditions , but also requires a transversality condition
4 After the revolution , Andrei 's starlet wife loyally tried to defend her husband by portraying him as an opponent of the Comrade and the victim of persecution , but this unoriginal line of defence is not borne out by the facts , except insofar as all the members of the ruling group lived precariously .
5 The larger pieces show a surprising link with her drawing which is not borne out by the smaller more elaborate pieces cast in bronze .
6 This power can be exercised only in cases where the application is not called in by the secretary of state himself .
7 Even if the loan is not called in by the investors , there are likely to be other implications .
8 The pattern of credit use , by consumers as a whole and by each individual consumer , is not decided simply by the inclination of consumers .
9 Fortunately , the house is strongly built , and is not damaged even by the worst winter storms .
10 In one sense this is a hopeful sign , at least for hearing people , since BSL learning is not determined solely by the inability to hear but more probably by motivation and the identification of the learner with the community of users ( see chapter 1 ) .
11 In response , it is not difficult to produce examples from the practice of science that illustrate the same point , namely , that what observers see , the subjective experiences that they undergo , when viewing an object or scene is not determined solely by the images on their retinas but depends also on the experience , knowledge , expectations and general inner state of the observer .
12 Unfortunately , the level of interest is not backed up by the right level of knowledge either from prospective users or from many of the suppliers .
13 In this case it is wrong to speak of the wording of the trust as being free ; the point is instead that it is possible to construe a trust in order to validate a disposition , for their existence or non-existence is not attested purely by the use or non-use of certain forms .
14 However , the papers are unified by a common factor : they all draw on a body of writing and thinking — with admittedly elastic boundaries — which is not taken seriously by the mainstream as having anything to offer philosophy .
15 The reappearance of the ill-fated train on the anniversary of the tragedy is not taken lightly by the local inhabitants and there are many people who will vouch for the authenticity of the phenomenon .
16 However , it must be pointed out that not all monopoly suppliers act against the public interest ( eg it is not suggested even by the most ardent advocate of privatisation — refer to Chapter 3 — that the water supply or sewage disposal industries should provide competitive services to each household ; the duplication of resources in these cases would be extremely wasteful to society ) , nor do all oligopolies abuse their position .
17 Day-to-day decision making should be assigned to a particular person if this is not carried out by the board member(s) who have overall responsibility for the policy .
18 He is not put off by the prospect of a change in government .
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