Example sentences of "[not/n't] [vb infin] for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Per capita distribution of wealth roughly followed this division , the industrial countries having the highest standard of living and the agricultural nations of the south and east the lowest , but the figures do not exist for precise comparisons . |
| 2 | About half of all part-timers earn below the limit , and therefore do not exist for national insurance purposes . |
| 3 | But that would not make for easy writing , still less reading . |
| 4 | These films do not make for easy viewing . |
| 5 | Court permission has been granted to sell the property and advice is being sought as to the best way to approach this but the state of the building and the effects of the economic situation do not make for easy decisions . |
| 6 | Without following Jakobson 's analysis in detail — it does not make for easy reading — I shall simply give examples of the sort of relationship he identifies under each of these headings . |
| 7 | Court permission has been granted to sell the property and advice is being sought as to the best way to approach this but the state of the building and the effects of the economic situation do not make for easy decisions . |
| 8 | The Building Regulations themselves do not make for easy reading , but there are various guides designed to explain them and the DoE now produce a Manual to the Building Regulations . |
| 9 | But the use of inexpertly laid and brightly coloured bricks , token pitched roofs and arched windows does not make for likeable architecture . |
| 10 | Still , one can see him becoming more loath to accept the evil in the good : and while this is charitable , it does not make for powerful story . |
| 11 | And even that did not make for encouraging listening . |
| 12 | There is nothing wrong with this ; the Commons is , after all , the nearest thing we have to a democratic assembly , but it does not make for thorough and well-informed debate . |
| 13 | The NIMBY ( not in my back yard ) attitude , whether at home or abroad , does not make for good environmental policy . |
| 14 | Having read a lot of books does not make for good rock'n'roll lyrics — you end up with a band like XTC ; you might like them , sure , but that does n't make them rock'n'roll . |
| 15 | Theories do not make for liberating music . |
| 16 | In short , both of them combine motley membership with rigid structure — which does not make for relaxed , efficient teamwork . |
| 17 | The disconcerting ‘ first-disk ’ string sound may be down to miking difficulties ; likewise the booming timpani and overly forward woodwind , and these things do not make for comfortable listening . |
| 18 | It does not make for comfortable listening if one spends the First Act jumping up and down to raise the volume a notch , and the Third , mindful of the neighbours , turning it down again . |
| 19 | Before the Prime Minister answers , let me repeat that a Member must ask questions about matters for which the Prime Minister is responsible ; he can not answer for Labour party policies . |
| 20 | I can not answer for other members of the United Nations , but in our meeting last week I certainly drew attention to the necessity for ensuring that the United Nations had the right financial and material aid to complete the tasks that we have set it . |
| 21 | Excellent technology will not compensate for poor science . |
| 22 | No matter how good the firm 's organisation it can not compensate for low-grade staff ; the selection and training of personnel is therefore an essential part of the surveyor 's management function . |
| 23 | And King Henry , alone in his chamber , held his head between his hands for fear it should burst with anger and chagrin , and something else which he did not or would not recognise for pure hatred . |
| 24 | As I hope to demonstrate , while a familiarity with research findings may provide important new insights they can not substitute for sound professional judgement nor can they solve some of the inherent tensions and ethical dilemmas inherent in this area of work . |
| 25 | With Ian Botham and Dean Jones , to name but two of their expensively-acquired team , they will not lack for attractive or high-class cricketers . |
| 26 | Often this information does not survive for electronic records . |
| 27 | ‘ If such an incentive is not available , teachers will not opt for premature retirement , ’ UTU said , ‘ And the result could be a dramatic increase in the number of compulsory redundancies , particularly among younger teachers . |
| 28 | This meant that , as a county , it was significantly smaller than it later became , and that ( in particular ) it did not include for local-government purposes the city of Oxford . |
| 29 | I do not know for certain why I went up there to watch them doing it . |
| 30 | And though we do not know for certain , it does seem doubtful that the only sins against EPA science are those that have been revealed . |