Example sentences of "[is] [conj] no [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The self-evident gap between fantasy and reality — which is that no government , anywhere , of any political complexion has got the first clue about how to organise society in the post-Cold War world — has led to an aimless disgruntlement , a poisonous mixture of envy and ennui . |
| 2 | However , leaving aside that possibility , it can be argued that such a clause merely defines the seller 's obligation , and does not operate to " exclude " or " limit " liability because the result of the clause is that no liability arises . |
| 3 | One view of this case is that no damage to the plaintiff was foreseeable because of the angle at which the cover fell into the molten liquid . |
| 4 | The official departmental view is that no case is exactly like another , and hard and fast rules can not be applied . |
| 5 | What must be true is that no system of predicting good and bad risks — computer credit scoring , personal interview , previous payment history , or any combination of these — can be infallible . |
| 6 | Although I rate El Tel very highly I think one of the reasons he is being picked is that no money will have to change hands . |
| 7 | Another is that no school is static , and both before and after the introduction of non-sexist materials will be grappling with a range of possibilities for each sex , rather than a unified ‘ role ’ . |
| 8 | What is also clear is that no approach is simpler to use , to acquire , or to maintain , than any other ; teachers and parents need access and knowledge of as many varieties of signing as possible . |
| 9 | When it is suggested to him that it may be necessary and unavoidable to kill those who oppress mankind in the same way as it is necessary and unavoidable to hill a homicidal lunatic who threatens society , his reply is that no man is so evil as to be beyond redemption , and no man so perfect as to be justified in killing these whom he considers to be evil . |
| 10 | This idea of type section for a particular stratigraphical division will be discussed in a later chapter ; all I must say here is that no type section known to me can possibly pretend to be representative of a whole unit of the stratigraphical column , however small . |
| 11 | If after full trial the conclusion is that no contract existed then since the court had jurisdiction to try the issue that determination is final and binding upon the parties . |
| 12 | The main advantage is that no ACT is payable when a company issues additional shares to a shareholder in lieu of a cash dividend . |
| 13 | Perhaps the oddest feature connected with the cemeteries is that no evidence has ever been found for one outside the East Gate . |
| 14 | The first thing is to remember is that no daggerboard is completely efficient and so if you try aiming for a goal point , you 'll actually end up slightly downwind because the boat would have drifted sideways . |
| 15 | The other is that no consideration is given to conflicting interests and the possibility that different forms of work organisation may be preferred by one group in the enterprise rather than another . |
| 16 | The instructions I got is that no Walkman are allowed in school . |
| 17 | Many executive managers assume that resistance is a representation of ‘ the enemy , ’ whereas the reality is that no change can occur without it . |
| 18 | The clear implication is that no machine is capable of doing the job . |
| 19 | The impression you get is that no individual is taking care of your particular conference . |
| 20 | The fact is that no individual has complete independence in this AL . |
| 21 | One point which may weigh against the Denon issue , even with those who reject period instruments , is that no continuo is used . |
| 22 | The former chairman of the Independent Appeals Tribunal said to me recently ‘ I wonder why it is that no benefit starts from the premises ‘ What can we do to help ? ’ but always seems to be ‘ How can we stop the bastards getting away with it ? ' ’ — coarse , but true ! |
| 23 | The trouble is that no provision was made to house the people who were displaced . |
| 24 | One of the deficiencies of our arrangements is that no provision is made for young barristers obtaining a salaried position in chambers , allowing them to do minor work under supervision . |
| 25 | Essentially , it is that no biologist imagines that complex structures arise in a single step . |
| 26 | Within an area of special control the general rule is that no advertisement may be displayed ; such advertisements as are given express consent are considered as exceptions to this general rule . |
| 27 | Will the Minister accept that the flaw in his argument is that no figure is projected for the next financial year which will take the amount needed over the present limits agreed under the 1987 legislation ? |
| 28 | The advantage of using a switch which is either completely off or completely on over any form of variable resistance as in linear supplies , is that no power is dissipated in this sort of control element , whatever the load requirements are or whatever the voltage developed across the switch happens to be . |
| 29 | The awkward truth is that no power on earth could ease the torment of some Vietnam veterans . |
| 30 | It seems , however , that your leitmotiv is that no doctor could be expected to carry out the multifacetted role that doctors ‘ helping the police with their enquiries ’ have to perform , that they can not do so with their usual amount of skill , and that they can not carry out some of the more sensitive tasks without bias or being influenced by their paymasters — the police . |