Example sentences of "[subord] not a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although not a complete survey , the ninety-seven paintings assembled by Adriani , director of the Kunsthalle , and Walter Feilchenfeldt , a Swiss dealer who inherited from his father the archives of the Cassirer Gallery in Berlin with account books tracing sales of paintings by Cezanne , are balanced chronologically and include both of revered icons and surprises . |
| 2 | Although not a digital medium , the videodisc was the starting point for modern multimedia development . |
| 3 | Although not a political organisation , B'nai B'rith Women has taken high-profile stands on contentious political issues . |
| 4 | Although not a political organisation , B'nai B'rith Women has taken high-profile stands on contentious political issues . |
| 5 | Although not a political animal she saw the need to speak up for the Africans ; articulate on their behalf when so often they were not given opportunity to speak for themselves . |
| 6 | Although not a political party , MAAK aimed to play a significant role in Macedonian politics . |
| 7 | Although not a young man , there was , nevertheless , nothing stiff or cramped about him . |
| 8 | Although not a tall man , he had considerable stature . |
| 9 | His position in life , although not a great revenue-earner , was obviously supplemented by an endless supply of young girls who found his lifestyle exciting . |
| 10 | Although not a great speaker , Gore was generally considered to be hard-working and conscientious and was renowned as an expert in arms control , defence and foreign policy matters . |
| 11 | Although not a primary source to the local historian heraldry is , nevertheless , an important element which on occasion can contribute significantly to the progress of a study and , because of its artistic components , pleasantly-illuminate it . |
| 12 | Although not a new phenomenon abroad , occurrences of listeria were relatively rare in Britain until 1989 when the number of cases rose to an estimated 800 , one third of which were pregnant women . |
| 13 | Might he not be playing a far deeper game although not a new one , since it would not be the first time that the man who hatched the plot and encouraged others most ardently to join it , should be the very one to turn his fellow conspirators over to the magistrates . |
| 14 | Although not a legal obligation , the director of a public company was supposed to notify the chairman before he dealt in company shares . |
| 15 | The burgh of Paisley , although not a royal burgh and thus not forming part of one of the parliamentary districts , had a vote in the county elections for Renfrewshire in right of the burgh lands , and it was the burgh vote which provided the candidate with his strongest argument for preferment . |
| 16 | Although not a difficult duty , it is intriguing , and develops an unusual working relationship with the Soviets . |
| 17 | Although not a Marxist , Schumpeter 's analysis of the ability of capitalism to survive had a number of common characteristics shared by the Marxists . |
| 18 | Although not a high form of participation , employees were likely to be informed of the reasons for change , how and when it will be implemented , what the new system will mean to them and its benefits . |
| 19 | Although not a profound scholar like some of his immediate predecessors as clerk of the parliaments , Browne consolidated their work during his long term of office by bringing order and regularity to the procedure of the House of Lords . |
| 20 | Although not a true source in that it is not found in published material , the other main source of information about the applications of expert determination is provided by the instances encountered in the course of practice . |
| 21 | Although not a single document had yet been approved , he hoped all would be over by Christmas 1963 , the 400th anniversary of the Council of Trent . |
| 22 | Although not a thoroughbred GIS , this package , based on an IBM PC , does make use of map data and site plans can be displayed . |
| 23 | Paracetamol , although not a common cause of death by suicide , is used increasingly for deliberate self poisoning . |
| 24 | Although not a large eagle , the Bateleur is provided with powerful , heavily scaled legs and feet . |
| 25 | Hence the oppression of women , although not a functional prerequisite of capitalism , has acquired a material basis in the relations of production and reproduction of capitalism today . |
| 26 | Although not a Christian , Plotinus was in some respects a forerunner of St Augustine , particularly because he thought of time in psychological terms . |
| 27 | Even with abstracts , the theme was , more often than not a Biblical one . |
| 28 | Unfortunately this is more often than not a complete failure , as the weakest is bullied to death , followed by the next weakest and so on , until only one remains . |
| 29 | Some went away empty-handed but more often than not a huge cuddly animal was won and before long all the members of the group from Conway House were loaded with prizes . |
| 30 | Secondly , the impression created by some advertisers , invariably at one end of the quality table , of a clipped formal hedge covered in double blooms , is an improbable exaggeration , if not a downright falsehood . |