Example sentences of "[noun pl] is [not/n't] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | To highlight the sui generis nature of animals is not liberationist . |
| 2 | The biggest sporting crime reported today is that Olympic rower Steve Redgrave from Buckinghamshire may have to quit because of lack of sponsorship … all that glitters is n't gold |
| 3 | The point to bear in mind is that all that glisters is not gold , and there has been a price to pay for all the splendour . |
| 4 | ‘ Having a fling with Barbs is n't faithlessness , ’ said Constance , who had been concentrating on this very matter for her own reasons . |
| 5 | Instead , the factor that most influences the outcome of inferotemporal cortex lesions is not memory load but whether or not the animals are required to categorize the stimuli before making their choices ( Dean 1982 ) . |
| 6 | But the real business of Bognor these days is not holiday fun or conference trade but commuters and retirement . |
| 7 | Nevertheless , even though having angles equal to two right angles is not part of a triangle 's essence , it is because it is a three-sided plane figure that it has them . |
| 8 | If , however , the landlord has absolute discretion to grant consent to the tenant 's exercise of a right , the reimbursement of the landlord 's costs is not part of the consideration for the landlord 's supply under the lease or licence to the tenant . |
| 9 | However , Oxford v Moss , above , held that confidential information such as exam questions is not property for the purposes of the Theft Act . |
| 10 | ‘ Sure as eggs is n't bacon . ’ |
| 11 | Involuntary reception of goods is not conversion . |
| 12 | The colouring in the peacock 's tail feathers is not pigment but a reflecting material that changes colour as the light strikes it . |
| 13 | Kilowatts is not energy , it 's the rate at which you 're using energy , how quickly is this electrical appliance burning up electricity ? |
| 14 | Such an equilibrium of forces is not symmetry . |
| 15 | The limiting factor in terms of future developments is not technology itself but the creative insight with which applications of technology are developed and a sensitivity towards the needs and concerns of the individuals affected . |
| 16 | The task of leaders is not representation , but command ; their requirements are coordination , discipline and action on the basis of timely and accurate advice . |
| 17 | The answer to divided loyalties and different loyalties is not murder ; it is respect — respect for the differences and an accommodation of those differences . |
| 18 | Admittedly , explaining their achievements is not part of Althusser 's project , and he might therefore be excused for failing to indicate the specific historical conjuncture from which Marxism arose . |
| 19 | Carrying humans is not part of the llama lifeplan . |
| 20 | To steal from men is not theft , it is reclamation . |
| 21 | Convincing consumers to pay more for premium products is not evidence of a cartel : it is good marketing . |