Example sentences of "[conj] be not so " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the more descriptive natural sciences , such competition is either not found , or is not so evident , and the informal communication networks in taxonomic botany , for example , are usually open , widespread , and international . |
| 2 | Yes , you can rely on the various methods by which you draw a shape on a chart and it tells you automatically how many stitches and rows you need but for those machines that are not so sophisticated you are left with simple maths . |
| 3 | Do sites exist elsewhere in your area Mr that are not so encumbered about by ancient history , natural history , conservation areas , which might equally form a strategic reserve for your undefined post-two thousand and six requirement ? |
| 4 | There may be alternative rules that are not so problematic ; in particular it should be possible to eliminate the need to transform every program to normal form . |
| 5 | The individual who 's gon na be assertive is likely to be open and honest or likely to admit things that are not so good at honest those , but they 're not gon na necessarily apologise for those , they 're gon na treat those as statements of fact and they 're certainly gon na try and involve other people and actually say what do you think this , what are some ways forward er but it does n't mean that they 're gon na be walked all over and they still stand up for the things that they firmly believe in . |
| 6 | Ant species that are not so aggressive avidly remove insect eggs from foliage and generally ‘ spring-clean ’ the host . |
| 7 | There seems to be an ignorance of design and materials that is not so evident in other European countries . |
| 8 | ‘ I am afraid that is not so , ’ he said . |
| 9 | Asked if at that stage no decision to issue a warning had been reached , again Mr Runciman replied : ‘ I am afraid that is not so . ’ |
| 10 | What Hamilton could see was that the talents of Warner Bros had combined to produce a film that was not so much about the Legion as ‘ about the kind of short-sighted , uninformed and well-enough-meaning men who have to be given an understanding of what democracy really is so that they will not go on and on providing tools for such legions ’ . |
| 11 | They are also used in pots and containers on patios and courtyards , where they look attractive and are not so liable to be blown over as the taller full standard . |
| 12 | Radical and conservative values continue to co-exist and are not so much the properties of different populations but are to be found within the thinking of the same people ( Billig , 1982 ; Billig et al . , |
| 13 | ‘ DEC is a fairly enlightened company generally but certainly women here tend to take more time and are not so stressed by interruptions . |
| 14 | She imagined tiny villages far to the north of England which had no electricity or telegraphs , which believed in lake monsters and King Arthur , and were not so different from northern towns near Canada . |
| 15 | Consumers liked being able to lift a bottle to their lips , and were not so hung up about the problems of disposing of bottles . |
| 16 | The differentiation of accidents from other types is useful in the context of emergency planning and is not so clearly conveyed by other hazard typologies . |
| 17 | You may , if you wish , use a 9V supply , but this does increase the current consumption and is not so economic . |
| 18 | Her disadvantages are : I. That she has less technical skill than a man and is not so useful all round . |
| 19 | When you are making these settings , go for levels which give good , solid recordings but are not so high as to overload the tape on signal peaks . |
| 20 | Most Zuwaya were servants of government , but were not so restricted as policemen . |
| 21 | Roger Clays , NatWest regional senior sales manager , said research by the bank and the Department of Trade and Industry showed that most businesses were well aware of the single market but were not so sure about its impact . |
| 22 | The King was already there , with half the court and the Mamelukes ; and a tent , shivering in the wind , had been set up but was not so far in use . |
| 23 | So the actual So w why was it the fetching of etcetera , were thought of as being not so good ? |
| 24 | The key problem though is not so much the rubbish , which is cosmetic , but deforestation . |