Example sentences of "[conj] not [to-vb] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is often quite appropriate to act on particular impulses but it is against nature to let these have their head against the opposition of the higher principles , or not to let these higher impulses remain upon the lookout for trouble . |
| 2 | Although I consider that at the relevant time Lautro 's Rules , and thus its procedure , were defective in the respects I have outlined , for the reasons I have given I conclude that Lautro were not required by law to afford to Winchester the opportunity to make representations as to why an intervention notice should not be served before deciding whether or not to serve such a notice . |
| 3 | Other people will decide whether or not to allow that goal to be satisfied . |
| 4 | Erm for example if you hear , an and defence matters as well , if we hear for example that Saudi Arabia has decided to buy a series of British tanks , that is a foreign policy decision whether or not to allow those tanks erm to be sold to Saudi Arabia and we know from the Iraq arms business the way in which erm it is a de a conscious decision of government whether or not to do these things . |
| 5 | Despite Fujimori 's assurances to the OAS , US Deputy Secretary of State Lawrence Eagleburger stated that the USA would adopt a wait-and-see attitude on whether or not to restore all or part of US$320,000,000 in suspended economic and security aid . |
| 6 | The Kuwait intervention , though important to the Defence policy-makers , was of little consequence to the political departments , whose mandarins were immersed during the first half of 1961 in two major debates : how to handle the Anglo-American special relationship after Kennedy had taken over as US President in January ; and whether or not to put less emphasis on Anglo-American and Commonwealth links by applying belatedly to join the EEC . |
| 7 | A few members felt it was not necessary and argues it was up to each member to decide whether or not to receive this . |
| 8 | These were examined in detail and the sites visited before the students played the role of a planning committee , deciding whether or not to give each permission . |
| 9 | Erm for example if you hear , an and defence matters as well , if we hear for example that Saudi Arabia has decided to buy a series of British tanks , that is a foreign policy decision whether or not to allow those tanks erm to be sold to Saudi Arabia and we know from the Iraq arms business the way in which erm it is a de a conscious decision of government whether or not to do these things . |
| 10 | The decision whether or not to exercise this power , and to serve a notice before hearing the persons to whom it is directed or whom it will affect , must be one which the board must balance against what it regards as the interests of investors . |
| 11 | No transitional provisions are proposed , although representations are sought on whether or not to have such rules . |
| 12 | There is little requirement from other European members for Britain either to have or not to have such weapons . |
| 13 | Or whether or not to have another gin and tonic ? |
| 14 | And she had all morning and part of the afternoon to decide whether or not to accept this imperious invitation . |
| 15 | The appropriate minister retains complete discretion whether or not to refer a merger to the Commission , and whether or not to accept any recommendation . |
| 16 | MPs on all sides of the political spectrum are claiming that not to provide these relatively modest sums is reprehensible neglect . |
| 17 | My rules are to cut down drinking , control my temper if I am drinking , not to drink in a such a large group and not to waste much money . |
| 18 | However , he was able to see the reason for the added tension on those days and not to allow that to interfere with his overall progress . |
| 19 | As Gandhi shows clearly , the purpose of satyāgraha , which is the technique of ahi sā , which in turn in its positive connotation means the love that endures all things and never fails , is to convert and not to coerce those against which it is directed . |
| 20 | He told me that there are good people about and not to let this incident cloud my vision . |
| 21 | And we would therefore strongly urge them to consider that , and not to take that saving unless it was sort of necessary . |
| 22 | Mr Marsh was so incensed by the attempted prosecution that he took out a summons to obtain his costs , and yesterday at a brief hearing in the High Court the Attorney General agreed to pay his costs and not to take any further action on the matter . |
| 23 | ‘ They 're constantly telling them not to do this and not to do that , ’ she opined , curiously , at this most un-authoritarian time in our history . |
| 24 | Only see one way in which we are like God is in having moral and spiritual capacities no other creature has moral and spiritual capacities , they do not of the potential to worship , they do not of a code er , er , of moral laws , they 're not governed by that , it 's a case of , of the , might makes right , it 's a case of the strongest the one that survives and the weakest goes to the wall you 've only got to look er at a litter of pups and the last one is the one that 's pushed to the back every time is n't it , there 's no moral law there , those pups and the , and the bitch does n't er work out , that because that one is weaker it should be getting more , more nourishment , it should be cared for better , it does n't work like that in any thing else , but God has placed within humanity a moral responsibility and his place within as a spiritual capacity , were more than just animals , were created in his image , so God created us , capable of knowing him and growing to be like him and in his original creation they 're in need of , the , the , the highlight of it was when he came down and communicated and talked with Adam and Eve there in the garden and shared his heart with them and there was this perfect commune between God the creator and man his creation , he never did it to any animal , he did n't go and talk to the trees and the plants perfect though they were , he never looked on any of the other creatures that he had made , wonderful though they may be , beautiful in their colouring , and go and talk with them , but he talks with Adam and he shares his heart with him his purpose is that Adam should communicate with him and walk with him and has fellowship with him , growing to be like him , but you see even though God created us like that , he did n't create us as puppets , it was n't God up in heaven pulling the strings and Adam did that and Eve did this and that was how it were , God is not a puppeteer and he made as capable of choosing good and evil , he gave us moral choices , because he made us his moral beings and so we could choose to do this and not to do that , we could choose to , to do this and to leave the other undone . |
| 25 | Really serious attention now had to be given to the reconstruction or replacement of the Company 's rolling stock and although the ex-Croydon cars were in better condition than their own , it was decided to rebuild the J type cars on the Sutton route and not to commission any more ex-Croydon cars for service . |
| 26 | Rider was remanded on bail of £10,000 , a condition of residence at an address outside the area , not disclosed in court , not to go within five miles of Great Totham , not to drive any motor vehicle and not to contact any prosecution witnesses . |
| 27 | And not to benefit the first marriage and not to benefit any of the children . |
| 28 | The doctor had already advised Elizabeth to boil her bed linen and not to share any of her clothes with her sister — scabies is very infectious . |
| 29 | Hydroelectric power will continue to make a substantial contribution , but any further development will serve primarily to store energy , and not to produce more electricity . |
| 30 | The two sides undertook to respect each other 's sovereignty and territorial integrity and not to assert any territorial claims against each other in the future . |