Example sentences of "[not/n't] a [adj] number " in BNC.
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| 1 | Note that the Avogadro constant is a physical quantity with the dimension [ amount-of-substance ] 1 , and is not a pure number . |
| 2 | For example ( taking the Avogadro constant to be ) : By turning these statements around we can show that the Avogadro constant is a physical quantity and not a pure number . |
| 3 | As with the British economy , there are not a great number of options and no amount of breast-beating or hair shirts will alter that fact . |
| 4 | And it 's not a negative number at all , it 's a positive number . |
| 5 | No it 's not a negative number . |
| 6 | The target real wage rate is not a specific number but will depend upon the unemployment rate : the higher the unemployment rate , the less ambitious are union negotiators and the more prepared are they to settle for a lower real wage . |
| 7 | Not a strange number to a computer , though . |
| 8 | Furthermore , the " crisis " brought about by the discovery that unc is not a rational number clearly called for rigorous investigation : after all , the intuitively " true " had been proved false ! |
| 9 | In other words , unc is not a rational number . |
| 10 | ‘ In Ambleside there are several lodging houses , but it is a matter of surprise to the writer that there are not a greater number , as during the travelling season , when all such houses are full , more are enquired for by those who wish to see the country apart from the bustle , not to speak of the expense , of an inn . |
| 11 | Hypnosis is identical with group formation in that it isolates the relation between the leader and follower , but between two people , not a large number , as in a crowd with a leader . |
| 12 | Not a large number . |
| 13 | Now twenty two is not a large number , certainly not large enough for any statistical reliability to be placed on the result , but the fact remains that if you had bet on every single horse in that season at two to one on , and had bet the same amount , then you 'd have finished ahead . |
| 14 | You may use the EVAL function to convert a sting input to a numeric and report an error if the string is not a proper number or you can include your own validation checks . |
| 15 | One particular attempt at explaining the troubled experience of the 1980s retained the notion of NAIRU but claimed that NAIRU was not a constant number but depended on the past history of the unemployment rate . |
| 16 | Because the period is not a whole number of years , the next standstill will occur at a different season than its predecessor . |
| 17 | The success rates for correctly representing the size of the pieces of furniture in the design were related to whether or not a whole number of squares represented a length ( Table 4.18 ) . |
| 18 | However , for orbits whose lengths were not a whole number of wavelengths , each wave crest would eventually be canceled out by a trough as the electrons went round ; these orbits would not be allowed . |
| 19 | Not a whole number |
| 20 | Forty is not a magic number — it can be 30 , 50 or even 100 . |
| 21 | This was not a wrong number . |
| 22 | Certainly not a considerable number of ladies , according to hot gossip and well informed rumour . |
| 23 | The problem that is now faced apparently is that there is not a sufficient number of paediatric specialists available to give clinical care . |
| 24 | And did n't a significant number of these artists appear on the bill at the Mandela birthday party ? |