Example sentences of "[conj] be not to " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is hoped to provide a convincing explanation of why such surrenders of so-called national sovereignty were or were not to the advantage of nations . |
| 2 | This only serves to emphasise the desirability of stating expressly whether time is or is not to be of the essence . |
| 3 | He turned to his sons demanding to know whether there was or was not to be a baptism party that night , and whether or not I would be the only white present . |
| 4 | Its purpose is to examine in detail the various experimental procedures that have been said to demonstrate acquired distinctiveness and to determine which generate reliable effects that are not to be explained away in other terms . |
| 5 | If then you have invited the artists of Europe to send in plans for a Plan which we have no intention of executing , two questions will arise — the first is who will pay the Premiums which you propose to offer for these Plans , seeing that we could hardly propose to Parliament to vote Premiums for Plans that are not to be executed , and secondly whether the Artists of Europe will not think that they have been trifled with in being asked to send in Plans for an undertaking which the Govt had on consideration determined not to attempt . |
| 6 | At this point we go on to plant noumenal gardens that are not to be contemplated or comprehended by the understanding or conveyed in words . |
| 7 | Public collections of oriental carpets can be found in a number of galleries and museums throughout the Western world ; in addition to those already mentioned , the Metropolitan Museum or Art , New York , the Philadelphia Museum of Art and the Poldi Pezzoli Museum , Milan , have carpets that are not to be missed . |
| 8 | In fact , Kaprun and its neighbour Zell am See have everything that you could need to enjoy a perfect holiday in some of the most beautiful alpine scenery there is , including some excellent bars and restaurants for relaxing evenings and charming coffee houses for afternoon coffee and cake ; an experience that is not to be missed ! |
| 9 | Project members are normally overseen by a Steering Committee , representing relevant expertise that is not to be looked for within the institution itself . |
| 10 | This can be avoided by asking only for condemnations of the path that is not to be taken . |
| 11 | That school , like many of its contemporaries , was essentially a ‘ professionalizing ’ school preparing its better students for the more dignified occupations , rather than for higher education ( a development that was not to be fully realized until after 1945 and the expansion of the universities ) . |
| 12 | For the East Germans the Poles had been objects of contempt for most of Prussian history , and the loss of land to them was an insult that was not to be swallowed , but would instead produce a festering sense of indignity , shame and anger . |
| 13 | Another key to Private Eye 's success , and one that was not to be lost on the underground , was its use of offset litho printing . |
| 14 | He opened his lips , struggling to put off the pride and bitterness that held him mute ; but the slight rustle of the tapestry at the door spoke first , and eloquently , and when he looked up David was gone , leaving still silent on the air between them the name that was not to be spoken . |
| 15 | Food and its enjoyment are very serious business and are not to be hurried . |
| 16 | Some of the entries in the archive are marked as being obsolete , either because they represent Supplement entries which have been incorporated into earlier OED entries , or because they have been discarded by lexicographers and are not to be included in the New OED . |
| 17 | It may be supposed that Cole 's comments refer only to the production of goods for retail in the Consumers , Movement 's own stores , and are not to be read as relating to the more general development of the industrial co-operative sector . |
| 18 | They mark our perception of that fact , and are not to be taken as carrying theory with them-not even so much theory , perhaps , as is suggested by William James in speaking of a " dualism " of " mind knowing and thing known " . |
| 19 | They informed the Headmaster in April that " the 39 Articles are not to form any part of the tuition of the Schools and are not to be enforced " . |
| 20 | For myself , I can see no relevant distinction between a case where a statute has conferred such final and conclusive jurisdiction and the case where the common law has for 300 years recognised that the visitor 's decision on questions of fact and law are final and conclusive and are not to be reviewed by the courts . |
| 21 | These books are for reference only and are not to be removed from the library . |
| 22 | They have a very distinctive taste and are not to be wasted by offering them to an indifferent chef to prepare . ’ |
| 23 | Would the right hon. Gentleman therefore care to suggest what I should say to those 420 workers in Rolls-Royce who have been ejected from their jobs with scant courtesy and with no idea why it has happened , who have all the skills required for building motor cars and are not to be given the chance to do so ? |
| 24 | The examples of ( 10 ) have interesting implications , but we shall restrict ourselves here to those aspects which bear on adjectival grammar ; we take them as confirming evidence that we are justified in following Bolinger and recognizing that certain adjectives qualify another property , qua property , and are not to be assigned , independently , to any entity present in or assumed by the structure of the sentence in which they appear . |
| 25 | The medieval fabliaux in English belong in the first instance to the context of medieval England , and are not to be seen as foreign intruders disguised in the clothing of the Middle English language . |
| 26 | Unfortunately I have been informed that they are both confidential and are not to be published . |
| 27 | The Elector Counts could not have done otherwise even if they had wanted ; the people demanded it , and were not to be denied . |
| 28 | In this process , battles did little to help either side achieve its military aim , and were not to be an important part of the strategies pursued by the two main protagonists in the Hundred Years War . |
| 29 | The fires of her fury against him , long buried , had risen up , and were not to be contained . |
| 30 | Well he does n't bother to mention that the king also had an official welcome at Carfax , which was the normal place , what was known as the Penniless Bench , which was at the end of St Martin 's Church , only the of that remains at the moment , now , erm and then was presented with the traditional gift of gloves by the mayor , and the not very generous sum of £520 , and just about the same time , Alderman Nixon and 12 others who agreed with him disappeared smartly from Oxford , and were n't to be seen for the rest of the war . |