Example sentences of "[modal v] [not/n't] be the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Caution will have to be the watch word , but caution must not be the excuse for shying away from the challenges of this changing continent . |
| 2 | ‘ Increases in the practice of dieting must not be the result . |
| 3 | All staff must be aware that they are confidential and so must not be the topic of gossip . |
| 4 | That must not be the beacon that the West offers after the rebuke from Pale . |
| 5 | Land set aside in the EC must not be the green light for imports from other countries either — whether from countries in the GATT negotiations , or from Eastern Europe . |
| 6 | It must be national and it must not be the plaything of any political party . |
| 7 | The magnitudes of these two readings should not be the same , if the zero-offset has been set correctly . |
| 8 | Another sharp prod came from the Bishop of Durham , Dr David Jenkins , who said women should not be the victims of ‘ political voting ’ by members who cared more about church divisions than justice for women . |
| 9 | Some non-permanent members of the Council complain that imposing a punitive peace should not be the job of the UN . |
| 10 | The social security review made some fundamental improvements , but that should not be the end of reform in this area . |
| 11 | It could be argued , therefore , that the focus should not be the victim 's mental state but the defendant 's intentions . |
| 12 | Red fish ( such as herring , sardines , kippers , and salmon ) are a reasonable , naturally occurring source of vitamin D. Eggs supply some of this nutrient , but not as much as red fish ; because eggs are relatively high in saturated fat they should not be the main source of vitamin D. Margarine has this vitamin added , but again is not the preferred source because a good eating regime should not be too high in fat . |
| 13 | Indeed , it is ironic that it is being pressed into use for ‘ social market ’ theories when the original papal encyclical seems closer to Mrs Thatcher than Ludwig Erhard : ‘ that which the individual can achieve through personal initiative should not be the business of society ’ . |
| 14 | the colleges should not be the poor relations of the universities , trying to become more like them . |
| 15 | There is no reason why the same should not be the position here . |
| 16 | ‘ The first point of reference should not be the interests of the state or of national security , but to the human person . ’ |
| 17 | Theoretically , there is no reason why policy initiatives and executive action should not be the responsibility of individual departments . |
| 18 | ‘ Even if such measures are painful and certainly should not be the only way to cut costs , an analysis of the present economic situation in our most important markets leaves no other choice , ’ he said . |
| 19 | This could be why Jack Gibbons , the president 's science adviser , recently sent a letter to Mr Goldin insisting that the Russians should not be the focus of the redesign effort . |
| 20 | The administration , sources say , is anxious that the annual battle over renewal of MFN status should not be the centrepiece of its China policy . |
| 21 | It should not be the final sanction to which all persistent criminals progress , however minor their offences . |
| 22 | Erm the church would have no role within the state as being say in a erm erm in other words there would be erm the catholic church in in erm in say er a state like France er should not be the established church . |
| 23 | Rationing should not be the exclusive domain of managers and professionals . |
| 24 | Secondary education should not be the preserve of men , and the curriculum should not have a gender specific bias based on expected household duties . |
| 25 | Another view expressed was that the stock of money per se was not of prime importance and should not be the prime target of the authorities ; rather the authorities should concentrate on the liquidity of the whole system . |
| 26 | At that time , many well meaning people shook their heads and quoted ‘ trees for heirs ’ — the inference quite clearly being that I should not be the one to enjoy them . |
| 27 | I made one stipulation only to the Foreign Secretary , Sir Alec Douglas-Home , which was that my driver should not be the same amiable young man who had led me such a dance around Johannesburg . |
| 28 | Again , this should not be the prime reason for having it in our services . |
| 29 | Although these classifications and their spatial patterns tend to confirm the generally accepted view of rural population already discussed here and in Chapter 4 , Webber and Craig admit that multivariate classification is a subject on which virtually no two practitioners agree either in the UK or in other countries like France ( Chapius , 1973 ) and therefore argue that the crucial test should not be the methodology but whether the classifications are useful . |
| 30 | The first speaker should not be the one who discovers whether the microphone is working at all . |