Example sentences of "[verb] [not/n't] [adv] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Given the above assumptions none of these portfolios apart from M can exist as they are all sub-optimal , being dominated not only by combinations of M and the risk-free asset but also by other portfolios on the efficient frontier itself . |
| 2 | The whole spreading fortress was surrounded not just by a moat , but by a deep artificial lake . |
| 3 | It is a moving story that leaves one marvelling not only at the bravery of Middleton himself but that fate had brought so many courageous men together in the one crew . |
| 4 | The key to the approach though lies not just with the police but with the Northants diversion unit . |
| 5 | The importance of Bakhtin 's method lies not simply in the formal identification of a genre or a subgenre or a chronotope , but also in the connection which he establishes between internal generic form and external history . |
| 6 | This concentration on christology is of the very essence of Barth 's method , but the greatness of his theological achievement lies not simply in the method and form of the whole , but in the way in which he succeeded by this means in re-integrating and casting quite fresh light on all the great leading themes of classical orthodox belief . |
| 7 | One 's reason for doubt lies not merely in the way selection is made : it is simply that those selected have to be very independent indeed to withstand or divert the direction pushed by permanent staff , all of whom seem already to be behaving with unwonted circumspection . |
| 8 | Some critics of the inequitable distribution of services and resources and of the poor quality of much local provision have argued that the fault lies not only with local government but with antiquated central government organization . |
| 9 | The danger , however , lies not only in swallowing false generalizations , or in forgetting how far the realities of later life are shaped by social pressures which may be quite new or open to future change . |
| 10 | The charm of this village lies not only in the pleasing situation , but in being quite unspoilt by modern buildings , and in still retaining a genuine ‘ olde worlde ’ atmosphere . |
| 11 | And the feminist folklinguistic discussion of logic does seem to imply that difference lies not only in what women say , but in the way they say it . |
| 12 | The significance of this lies not only in the fact that these are all writers who themselves adopted the ancient conception of the rule of law . |
| 13 | Its importance lies not only in its welcome — and sometimes literally life-giving — warmth , but in the light it provides . |
| 14 | The danger in this new drive that is a feature of many advanced industrial societies lies not only in raising unrealistic expectations from these areas of study but also in denigrating the contribution of the social sciences to economic growth and in neglecting the non-economic functions of education which are just as important to the well-being of individuals and of society at large . |
| 15 | Hourcade also saw as a second feature of Cubist painting the organization of the whole surface in terms of interpenetrating or interacting planes : ‘ The fascination of the paintings lies not only in the presentation of the main objects represented , but in the dynamism which emerges from the composition , a strange , disturbing dynamism , but one that is perfectly controlled . ’ |
| 16 | Thus the diversity lies not only in the differences between people , the sitters , but also in different ways of photographing and in the varying contexts within which we encounter the image . |
| 17 | But the state of a country 's mental health lies not only in the fate of its hospital patients but also in the general condition of its people . |
| 18 | The value of computerized information retrieval lies not only in the in-depth storage and retrieval of information but in the opportunity for developing in-depth search strategies free from the restraints of searching a number of bibliographic tools for relevant information . |
| 19 | ICI 's strength in the polypropylene market lies not only in its manufacturing technology which enables it to produce materials specially adapted to customer 's needs but also in the integrated structure of Chemicals & Polymers Limited . |
| 20 | And for once this year , Littlewoods ' results will be most keenly awaited not just by its rivals but by the financial community at large . |
| 21 | These awards are won not just by those responsible for export sales — although their contribution is very important — but by every employee in the business . |
| 22 | So we got engaged and waved my family off to Australia ; he knew of a little cottage we could buy not far from his boat yard — his boat yard , ’ she said disparagingly with a little snort of disgust . |
| 23 | He must know not only about the risks he wishes to avoid , or to take , and the price at which he is prepared to transact , but also more about the characteristics of the underlying instrument such as its volatility and the degree to which its price is correlated with the risky prospect against which he seeks a hedge ( or upon which he plans to speculate ) . |
| 24 | The castle and grounds , which include the greatest arboretum in Poland , at present belong to the colossal state forestry authority , while the collections have been dispersed not only to Poznan , but also to Warsaw , whose National Museum is sitting on the remains of the unique collection of Etruscan and Greek vases ( some are in Moscow , while others were looted by the Germans , along with all the Limoges enamels , some of which regularly turn up in Western collections ) . |
| 25 | and erm justify long-term development needs not just in total , but by recognizing making a major contribution to total land use but also . |
| 26 | Above all , the extremely strong presumption against the legality of the use of nuclear weapons needs not only to be reaffirmed , but also made more specific . |
| 27 | For all these purposes he needs not only to be a good lawyer but to have business acumen and an intimate knowledge of the problems of the trade or industry in question . |
| 28 | By 1844 , when Wordsworth so fiercely objected to the coming of the railway , many more people were being attracted not just for the natural attributes of the area but for all those extra attractions which were suddenly being introduced such as ‘ wrestling , horse and boat races , and pot-houses and beer-shops . ’ |
| 29 | The youthful immigrants who swelled the population were attracted not only from the Vale of York but from far beyond . |
| 30 | It is salutary to learn how we appear not simply through our own eyes , but through the eyes of an objective assessor . |