Example sentences of "[conj] not [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | That is to say , whether or not records of achievement can coexist alongside GCSE or will , in the end , be defeated by it or perhaps even itself defeat GCSE will depend very largely on the curricular developments of the next few years . |
| 2 | The interviews suggest that satisfaction or dissatisfaction are the prior conditions here , and that the feeling of having too much to do or not flows from them . |
| 3 | The extent to which this can be done , and , further , whether or not attainment in mathematics is significantly affected by this difference , is unknown . |
| 4 | In testimony before a court that will eventually rule on whether or not paintings from the Barnes Collection will go on tour for the first time , a conservator argued that several of the Barnes masterpieces should not tour under any circumstances . |
| 5 | ( 2 ) In this Act references to the members of a self-regulating organisation are references to the persons who , whether or not members of the organisation , are subject to its rules in carrying on the business in question . |
| 6 | ( 2 ) In this Act references to the members of a self-regulating organisation are references to the persons who , whether or not members of the organisation , are subject to its rules in carrying on the business in question . |
| 7 | ‘ In this Act references to the members of a self-regulating organisation are references to the persons who , whether or not members of the organisation , are subject to its rules in carrying on the business in question . |
| 8 | Any Rough or Not sheet of paper as opposed to an HP surface . |
| 9 | Whether or not depictions of violence could form an essential part of such a discourse was not considered , since the Court 's focus was on sex , the ‘ crass commercial exploitation ’ of which can debase and distort a ‘ key relationship of human existence , central to family life , community welfare , and the development of human personality ’ . |
| 10 | He is also uncertain about whether or not contracts in which he hopes to sell computers costing several thousand pounds need to be in writing . |
| 11 | The task difficulty will depend on whether or not knowledge of equivalence of units is required ( Example 103 ) . |
| 12 | This paper stressed the need to make plans for children based on a realistic assessment of whether or not rehabilitation with the natural family is possible and to consider the purpose of parental contact and its effects on the child . |
| 13 | Apart from the problems of precisely delimiting areas that are experiencing desertification , it is equally difficult to determine whether or not rates of desertification are increasing . |
| 14 | They do not apply to the mens rea of the offence and can certainly shed no light upon whether or not belief in consent must be reasonable . |
| 15 | Failure to observe the requirements laid down in the byelaws usually leads to a fine whether or not prejudice to health or a nuisance occurs . |
| 16 | Whether or not humans with a thrifty genotype did in the past ( or continue to ) better survive periods of famine has not been directly proved . |
| 17 | ‘ I am sure of that but whether we take them or not remains to be seen . |
| 18 | Although not part of the actual judgment the court ruled that the obtaining of a hire-purchase agreement can amount to the obtaining of services by virtue of Section 1(2) of the Theft Act 1978 . |
| 19 | Albania , although not part of the Balkans , is included with Romania and Bulgaria because of the strong similarities in the organization of rug-making in these countries and in the quality and character of their rugs . |
| 20 | The second class of cases , it is suggested , concerns breaches of contract which , although not breaches of a fundamental term , have particularly serious consequences for the innocent party , as in Harbutt 's Plasticine Ltd v Wayne Tank & Pump Co Ltd [ 1970 ] 1 QB 447 where the installation of defective machinery by the defendants caused a fire which destroyed the plaintiffs ' premises . |
| 21 | I had to sleep with it closed because if I left it open the cat would jump in and more likely than not land from ten feet on to my face — a nasty way to wake up . |
| 22 | Drugs do nothing to remove the cause of a headache which more often than not stems from nervous and muscular tension , something aromatherapy massage will gently soothe away . |
| 23 | I have come to believe that the soft occult more often than not leads to the hard stuff . |
| 24 | I would do no hard training for a month afterwards and not race for about six weeks ’ |
| 25 | However , there is an expectation that children should use English and not Patwa to their parents . |
| 26 | As one observer suggested the watchers deserved medals for their patience and not insults for their insularity . |
| 27 | Kant argued that the distinction between numerical and qualitative identity can be meaningfully drawn only in the domain of the phenomenal ; i.e. within the context of space and time , which , according to him , are the " forms of our intuition " and not properties of things in themselves . |
| 28 | Does my hon. Friend agree that it is appalling that the Opposition whinge on about the failure of this country to export , when we know that what we need from both sides of the House is unanimity to help exporters and not complaints about them ? |
| 29 | On May 9 the KDP and the PUK had issued a joint communiqué in which they declared that the elections should be " a factor of unity and not disunity in our ranks " , that the results of the elections should be accepted and that " all armed manifestations " , particularly on election day , should be forbidden . |
| 30 | The Cockcroft Committee 's recommendation relating to graduated tests is stated in para 553 of the report : a study should be commissioned to consider whether it is possible to devise a means of providing evidence of achievement in mathematics for lower-attaining pupils in ways which will support , and not conflict with the provision of suitable mathematics courses in schools . |