Example sentences of "[is] not for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | This high level route is not for the faint hearted — as well as being longer than the Pennine Way it involves much more climbing . |
| 2 | These should include mild and hot peppers ( the jalapeño pepper is not for the faint hearted ) , and tomato sauces for tacos which can also be used for many other dishes . |
| 3 | Playing foreign markets is not for the faint-hearted . |
| 4 | Thomas discussed the relationship between love and poetry much later in Feminine Influence on the Poet : ‘ The love-poem is not for the beloved , for it is not worthy , as it is the least thing that is given to her , and none knows this better than she unless it be the lover … . |
| 5 | The intellectual exploration of the Christian faith , the careful critical examination of the Bible ( however reverently the task is carried out ) is not for the ‘ true ’ Bible student . |
| 6 | Unlike those of the Philistines his worst fears have been realized , and the cry he hears go up in the town is not for the ark 's arrival , but for its capture . |
| 7 | To get rid of such furniture because it happens not to fit into present arrangements is rather like pulling down one wing of the house concerned just because it is not for the moment in use . |
| 8 | ‘ It is not for the Prince . ’ |
| 9 | The formal procedures of the House have not , so far , had to be changed following the introduction of television , and the Procedure Committee has taken the view that , unless a powerful case can be made to the contrary , it is not for the House to adapt to televising . |
| 10 | It is not for the superstar , nor for the superman . |
| 11 | Litigation is not for the faint-hearted — or the half-hearted . |
| 12 | The lecture , Mad food , with which Prof R. W. Lacey ( Leeds ) regaled the Central Yorkshire section in January after the AGM , is not for the faint of heart or the weak of stomach . |
| 13 | Similarly , the discussion of fermentation and metabolism is not for the unwary — eg the suggestion that the low selectivity of P(HB3) conversion from butyric acid in alcaligenes is mainly due to concomitant polyphosphate formation . |
| 14 | Perfection is not for the making , or for the keeping , only for the finding . |
| 15 | It is not for the want of trying . |
| 16 | Madeira is not for the faint-hearted . |
| 17 | If it is not for the full amount of the debt , why is n't it ? |
| 18 | ‘ Uncontrolled zebra crossing ’ means a zebra crossing at which traffic is not for the time being controlled by a police constable in uniform or by a traffic warden . |
| 19 | The scene depicted is not for the squeamish and was caught at RAF Finningley the other day . |
| 20 | Corrieshalloch Gorge is not for the timid and sufferers from nightmares but it must be seen . |
| 21 | It is not for the squeamish , but equally it is not for the merely despairing . |
| 22 | It is not for the squeamish , but equally it is not for the merely despairing . |
| 23 | Furthermore , it is not for the duty-bearer to decide what action the duty requires ; some other ( superior ) body , will decide exactly what the body has to do . |
| 24 | Job sharing is not for the faint hearted : it demands complete commitment . |
| 25 | The temperamental JAP engine ( right ) is not for the nervous . |
| 26 | But the book is not for the priests alone . |
| 27 | It is not for the circumstance to give rise to something or other , but for it to give rise to just the effect . |
| 28 | In arguing this he not only collapses the specificity of consumption but also misrepresents the relationship between the ‘ individual ’ and the ‘ social ’ in Marx 's argument , for it is not for the individual consumer to recognize himself in another individual 's product anyway , but to recognize the socially-imprinted character and meaning of the product … and so to find in it the satisfaction of ‘ need ’ ( ibid : 30 ) . |
| 29 | ‘ And these stones — so unexpected in this magnificent country — because I confess it is not for the pleasures of civilisation that I came to this district but for the informing breadth and spectacles of Nature — reminded me of somewhere I knew not where and that was my over-selfish study which all but ended in a brute collision with yourselves ! ’ |
| 30 | Where the meaning of the statutory words is plain and unambiguous it is not for the judges to invent fancied ambiguities as an excuse for failing to give effect to its plain meaning because they themselves consider that the consequences of doing so would be inexpedient , or even unjust or immoral . |