Example sentences of "[not/n't] as [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 He did indeed believe in the autonomy of art , but as the exultation of the conflicts of history and not as pure commentary .
2 Do n't let it become the jealously guarded property of one person — treat it as one more tool for teachers to use , not as specialist equipment only the technician is allowed to touch .
3 Getting acceptance of the technical specification by these functions is the first hurdle for the project manager ; the process should be viewed as a form of insurance that the proposals are not going to give rise to problems in these areas , not as unwarranted interference with the job .
4 Not as wild boar running free and doing untold damage to the countryside , as in Italy , France and Germany ; but as farmed wild boar which should ease your mind , even if it causes the farmers untold headaches .
5 Many of the limitations appear not as abrupt cut-off points , distinguishing what we can do from what we ca n't , but as limitations of rate .
6 It was not as fast ascent .
7 But it is vital that this is seen not as legitimizing self-centredness , introspection or social irresponsibility , but as a means to ever deeper exploration of life in its totality .
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