Example sentences of "[conj] [verb] [not/n't] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 31 | The sociological implications of this view , that racism produces ethnic disadvantage , are that attention should focus on the history and mode of operation of racism rather than the ways in which ethnic minorities do or do not adapt to British society . |
| 32 | Well , the purpose of the County Council is to draw up a greenbelt local plan , and therefore it is a question of whether or not the sites fulfil or do not fulfil a greenbelt purpose . |
| 33 | The stitching can go rotten in a very short space of time and remember when you start the cross country course , ride with confidence or do not start ! |
| 34 | The issue of standards of evidence arises now because of a case just argued before the US Supreme Court over whether data do or do not support the allegation that a drug called Bendectin , once widely prescribed to prevent morning sickness in pregnant women , causes limb deformities in newborn babies . |
| 35 | Stimulating arguments aside , there are two points of view about robots and , indeed , the related field of information technology ( this issue , p 634 onwards ) : either they do or do not destroy jobs . |
| 36 | Of course , if you are calling the Institute for the first time , or do not know who you need to speak to , then the switchboard staff will still be there to help you . |
| 37 | People in church do not usually sing when they either dislike or do not know a piece . |
| 38 | In particular , the project investigates the importance of children 's increasing awareness that they do or do not know the precise reference of particular words . |
| 39 | We are here to fight for those who are have nots , or do not get as much and have fewer opportunities . |
| 40 | He qualifies advocacy of leading indicators by saying that they may duplicate each other ( market share and sales , for instance ) or may not give additional lead time over conventional measures ( he cites bookings as an indicator of sales ) or do not yield reliable measures . |
| 41 | Too often , we are limited in thinking of ministry as those who either do or do not work where are thought of . |
| 42 | For films that need unusual cityscapes , especially those set in the future or in special situations ( such as extensive destruction ) , miniatures must be made if matte paintings are not sufficiently 3-D and convincing , or do not permit the required camera movement . |
| 43 | Some folk use machine knitting because they can not , or do not wish to , hand knit . |
| 44 | This is because a major aim of public sector housing policy has been to provide a good standard of accommodation usually for the less well-to-do who can not or do not wish to buy their own homes . |
| 45 | According to the current secretary of state , this principle still applies : ‘ Health authorities have a responsibility under the NHS Act 1977 to provide nursing care for those who can not or do not wish to pay for it . |
| 46 | If you can not or do not wish to attend , but wish your views to be put before the Inspector , will you please send them in writing to reach the Department of the Environment , Room 13/16 , Tollgate House , Houlton Street , Bristol , BS2 9DJ , before the 23rd February , 1989 , quoting the appeal reference |
| 47 | The faster fitness style and stamina section featured will appeal to many younger people , and videos of this type are very popular with those who can not , or do not wish to , go to a regular class . |
| 48 | It borders upon the tautological to focus upon the relationships between unhealthful reproductive patterns and the demographic characteristics of women who do or do not use contraceptives . |
| 49 | ‘ Sovereignty is not something that you either have or do not have , like a family heirloom which you take out and dust every now and then to make sure that it is still in your possession and still intact , ’ Sir Leon said . |
| 50 | In his article ‘ Sovereignty and interdependence : Britain 's place in the world ’ , he defines sovereignty as ‘ a nation 's practical capacity to maximise its influence in the world ’ and uses the metaphor of a ‘ bundle of sticks ’ , some of which are exchanged for others , to illustrate that ‘ sovereignty is not like virginity , something you either have or do not have . ’ |
| 51 | Tick all of the items which relate to performance : the skills that you either have or do not have . |
| 52 | What scripture can he appeal to , when his ‘ congregants ’ either do not share the same scriptures or do not have any ? |
| 53 | I think that its , its choice that 's something we have n't sort of looked at tonight , I think its the important er factor in a fact that we 've got an audience here with a large representative er percentage of er access to a car and certainly erm I working in the transport field in West Central Scotland , er that is not the case , in Glasgow where the car ownership is something in the order of seventy per cent of the population do not have access to a car or do not have access in a household , we , you are then talking , you have to look very , very seriously at what public transport must provide in order to meet just day , day to day activities and I think that this choice aspect is something that is absolutely vital as the lady in front says . |
| 54 | In this sense , power is not something that individuals and groups do or do not have automatically through occupation of a particular social or economic position , rather it is something gained through the skilful deployment of political resources in order to achieve particular objectives . |
| 55 | It is often forgotten how many people in a developed country like Wales , either do not own a car or do not have regular access to one . |
| 56 | So please take on board that it is not good enough to answer that a notice was put up to tell people that they could claim , when many people are blind or disabled or do not have the wherewithal to understand . |
| 57 | The package has been successfully read out of LIFESPAN and updated , but can not be re-entered into LIFESPAN because you are either not the package manager or do not have an active DC referencing the package . |
| 58 | She feels SSDs which have not applied before , or do not have a clear commitment to HIV/AIDS , will ‘ have their work cut out for them ’ . |
| 59 | They may also be excluded because they are not entitled to benefits , do not register for work , or do not define themselves as unemployed . |
| 60 | Because pensions come in a variety of forms , even many sophisticated people fail to collect all their entitlements or do not understand all the options that are available to them . |