Example sentences of "[is] not [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But it is not about a pair of pure silk knickers at a cost that would keep a Sudanese village in staple meals for a month , rather it is sporting cotton , and giving the rest of the money to Oxfam . |
| 2 | The tenth commandment is not about an action , it 's about an attitude . |
| 3 | He also suggests that this reductionism should be an end goal of physics ; scientific discovery is not about an expansion or a reaching out , but a narrowing in . |
| 4 | But a general election is not about the future of a single party . |
| 5 | Khomeini is reputed to have told his followers : ‘ The revolution is not about the price of watermelons . ’ |
| 6 | Comedy is not about the jokes you tell , not just about how funny you even tell them , but simply about whether you 're funny or not . |
| 7 | Politics is not about the personal or spiritual development of individuals ; it is about the never-ending process of trying to reconcile inevitable conflicts of interest . |
| 8 | WH : ‘ Our track ‘ Eastenders ’ is not about the TV show , it 's about … |
| 9 | There was nothing primordial about Italianness , just as there is not about the South Africanness of the ANC . |
| 10 | It is not about the behaviour of individual members of the Royal Family . |
| 11 | this joke is NOT about the Irish , mothers-in-law , |
| 12 | this joke is not about the colour of skin , the fat and the thin |
| 13 | For a refreshing change this book is not about the exploits of the Lancaster , but that unsung stalwart of Bomber Command 's early war years , the Whitley . |
| 14 | Moore insists that the statement that good is indefinable is not about the word ‘ good ’ but about the notion or object it denotes . |
| 15 | Management in particular is not about the preservation of the status quo , it is about maintaining the highest rate of change that the organization and the people within it can stand . |
| 16 | It is not about the promotion of one particular kind of experience over another , for this only creates the kinds of divisions so obvious in the political and religious systems of today . |
| 17 | But the story is not about the animals . |
| 18 | His latest book , written in 1990 , is not about the aftermath of the disaster as its English subtitle suggests . |
| 19 | Michael Clark , first secretary at the Canadian High Commission in London , admits to being " horrified " by some of the logging practices he has seen and says that the dispute between his government and the campaigners is not about the importance of conserving ancient forest but about how much of it should be conserved . |
| 20 | So this debate is not about saving foxes , it will achieve nothing for animal welfare it is not about the merits or otherwise of fox hunting , from which it diverts attention , it is about the county council seeking to make hollow gestures against their tenants ' rights . |
| 21 | The struggle here is not about the implementation of democracy , but the upholding of democracy . |
| 22 | She said : ‘ Tonight 's vote is not about the Maastricht Treaty . |
| 23 | And it is not beyond the mental capabilities of anyone with a reasonably well-formed mind to learn how to play an instrument — even badly . ’ |
| 24 | I suppose it is not beyond the realms of possibility that he was passively involved in the supposed robbery — an accomplice who was merely required to ignore it . ’ |
| 25 | Although it is not beyond the ingenuity of the vigneron to protect his vineyards from such isolated hazards , in fact little can be done which would be economically viable . |
| 26 | R is not beyond the realms of contemplation the Parliament should seek , infused by a reforming zeal , to rationalise the court structure of the United Kingdom , incidentally abolishing the Court of Session . |
| 27 | An overall Labour majority is not beyond the realms of possibility . |
| 28 | Surely it is not beyond the wit of man to devise laws with suitable safeguards so that legalised euthanasia is not abused . |
| 29 | It is not beyond the bounds of possibility that the regional conferences demonstrated such a diversity of views on important aspects of educational policy that the way was left clear for a more decisive lead from the centre . |
| 30 | It is not beyond the bounds of possibility that sexual abuse by women invokes more secrecy than that already disclosed . |