Example sentences of "does [not/n't] [verb] [adv] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Homer does not go overboard for the stereotype of the well-meaning , but stressed carer who may snap once or twice out of exasperation . |
| 2 | Mr Collor 's problem is that although money is no obstacle to his multi-million dollar campaign , it does not make up for the thousands of enthusiastic party militants campaigning for his rival . |
| 3 | This illustrates that the law does not exist simply for the protection of individuals , for if it did one would be able to refuse its help if one did not want it . |
| 4 | It is at this stage that the contract is carefully examined , perhaps for the first time , and the company obtaining the software realizes , too late , that as far as it is concerned , the contract is little more than worthless and does not provide adequately for the situation . |
| 5 | The prosecution 's success rate does not augur well for the two trials which will really test the quality of Boesky 's information and the deal that he pulled off with government lawyers . |
| 6 | That does not augur well for the future . |
| 7 | Does the Secretary of State agree that the recent announcement of 300 pay-offs in Harland and Wolff , which has just had an increase in its order book does not augur well for the economy ? |
| 8 | That does not augur well for the reputation of the House . |
| 9 | The fact that the employer 's turnover ( and ultimate viability ) is to a large extent periled on supply contracts entered into because of formal tying agreements or informal ‘ understandings ’ does not augur well for the employee 's prospects unless he can show that the patent influenced the customer to buy on the scale which he did . |
| 10 | It does not take long for the difficulties encountered in finding a buyer at the contingent price during earlier disposals to be forgotten . |
| 11 | The evidence suggests that variations are systematic to an extent , but that this does not account completely for the considerable differences in family support which one can observe in practice . |
| 12 | This still does not account satisfactorily for the tiger 's thick fur and the need to keep itself cool in its oriental habitat . |
| 13 | While there are instances of seemingly unnecessarily high pricing , some at least probably arise more from inefficiencies than from exploitation — which of course does not bode well for the long-term survival of those establishments . |
| 14 | In this respect , it does not bode well for the USSR that decisions pertaining to technology imports and decisions pertaining to economic reform have moved along independent tracks . |
| 15 | Apple 's own effort does not bode well for the clutch of Macintosh-on-Unix houses like Echo Logic Inc , Xcelerated Systems Inc and Quorum Software Systems Inc . |
| 16 | Hick , could be available still to play for Zimbabwe , but it does not bode well for the development of cricket in Zimbabwe itself , and I would agree with those who hoped that perhaps Zimbabwe could have been readmitted as part of South African cricket in their domestic competitions . |
| 17 | These are probably in the region of half a million pounds at the moment , which does not bode well for the company which may be trying to raise half a million pounds of equity . |
| 18 | An important product , Retardmac , is coming under increasing pressure due to the Government 's desire for permanent re-instatement of roads after patching and this does not bode well for the long-term future of the product . |
| 19 | ‘ The Army ought to start asking questions when she does n't turn up for the nest course at the Fort ’ George said hopefully . |