Example sentences of "[noun] [is] not [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Biblical religion is not about Mary , who is wholly peripheral , but about Christ . |
| 2 | Certainly , the Prison Governors Association is not in favour of it . |
| 3 | ‘ Political progress is going to be very difficult to achieve as the electorate is not at present united enough to force the politicians to compromise . |
| 4 | If the criterion for the evaluation of gain or loss is not in terms of either the " maximisation of productive efficiency " or the " optimisation of consumption " , but rather in terms of the impact of membership of a regional trading bloc upon the balance of trade , then it is difficult to identify trade creation with a benefit arising from a switch between the domestic supplier and the union partner . |
| 5 | There is no liability if the auction is not in fact held . |
| 6 | ‘ Protest and wriggle all you like ; the end result is n't in doubt . |
| 7 | He has said repeatedly that the club is not for sale . |
| 8 | For example , a 14-year-old who gets out of his seat in class must be taught , with rewards , that staying in his seat is worth choosing and , with punishments , that getting out of his seat is not worth choosing . |
| 9 | Or perhaps this programme is n't about Summerchild at all . |
| 10 | ‘ We like to think that the programme is n't in competition with Barry Norman , but we do want to give him a run for his money . ’ |
| 11 | The future is not without hope , however , and developments such as the introduction of part-time courses leading to professional qualifications , a relatively neglected area of art education , may offer some promise of success . |
| 12 | Belfast 's future is not in Dublin 's hands , or London 's . |
| 13 | Er , sir , at the risk of straying slightly into into two B , you , do forgive me in advance , but you raised the specific point about size , and and erm there was er one or two statements that there is n't a a clear view on size in P P G three , I think it 's important to bear in mind the interrelationship between all P P G s and as Mr Curtis said , the research that that backs them up , and I I I point you to three quotes in the statement that C P R E have put in , erm i i i paragraph four point one seven , an and s the quote that attaches to that is taken from the research that erm er backs up draft revised P P G thirteen , transport , and erm I shall quote from that on this question of size , i it is also evident that smaller settlements , those with populations of less than fifty thousand , but particularly very small settlements are characteristically less transport emissions efficient than larger settlements , I think the the erm essence of of that particular piece of research is not as Mr Davis was implying to achieve totally self contained settlements , I do n't believe such a concept exists , it 's actually erm a planning land use in the long term to reduce C O two emi emissions something that is essential now to government policy , I think perhaps more instructive though is is the quote that I 've in included in paragraph four point one nine and that 's taken from er er this book here which I perhaps should submit the whole chapter in evidence to the panel , I 've only just included one quote , it 's it 's I suggest one of the more interesting reads that you may have as a result of this panel , it 's by Colin Ward , and it 's called New Town , Home Town , it 's undertaken by er , sorry includes some of the work that 's been undertaken by the University of Reading , erm and er David Lock Associates , on erm er new town research , and this this is due to be published by H M S O shortly , it 's unfortunate that it was n't available in time for this E I P , but I think erm , if you 'll bear with me , I will read out the quote that I put in four point one nine , because I feel that it is useful on this question of of size , we concluded that if you are interested in environmental impact , energy conser consumption , and sustainability , new settlements have to reach a certain size to be worthwhile , it 's parallel to the old arguments that used to take place around self containment in new towns , we found that new settlements of much less than five thousand houses , that 's about fourteen thousand people are not really worthwhile because if they are smaller than that you are simply putting a housing estate in the countryside , a phrase that that has already been put round this morning , it appears that the best minimum for a new settlement , the best minimum , is about ten thousand houses , that 's that 's twenty five thousand people , which as it happens is about the size of the original garden cities . |
| 14 | This chapter is not about statistics . |
| 15 | MPs were quick to grumble privately that Mr La Malfa is not under suspicion of being involved in million-dollar bribery networks allegedly run by the main parties for years . |
| 16 | Francis , flanked by secretary Graham Mackrell , who was waving the fax above his head , said : ‘ I did n't even refer the offer to my chairman because I have a mandate that David is not for sale . |
| 17 | The fact that the USSR produces two to three times as many machine tools as the United States is not without significance . |
| 18 | The increasing centrality of large corporations and the military in the political and social life of the United States is not in question , nor is the descriptive evidence presented by pluralists of this phenomena . |
| 19 | That Raskolnikov is not by nature timorous is the author 's assurance to his readers , dependable through nineteenthcentury novelistic convention . |
| 20 | Their intention is not to drink , but to dance for hours on end . |
| 21 | ’ Even if a car is n't in stock and we have to wait for it to be built , we can generally hold the agreed price . ’ |
| 22 | So now the south east most of those depots that you 're looking at Cannock is n't in Cannock . |
| 23 | The need for additional secure places that can be accessed by Leicestershire is not at issue , what 's still be investigated is how a regional service meeting varying types of needs can be provided discussions are still taking place with Northamptonshire county council and into some other current secure unit provider authorities as to how best Leicestershire can work with other local authorities in the region towards this objective . |
| 24 | ‘ That living is not in Switham 's gift , you see , so there was nothing I could do about it . ’ |
| 25 | You should have your face well lit so that your mouth is not in shadow . |
| 26 | The witness is not in court during the interrogation of the defendant , and counsel try to shake the evidence and establish discrepancies between the defendant and his witness . |
| 27 | Second , it is submitted for the plaintiffs that such action is not in relation to the grant or refusal of a further advance because the making of the valuation is not part of the administration or managerial process leading to the grant or refusal but is only a condition precedent to the actual process of making a grant . |
| 28 | But here I find the opinions often less easy to take , though the wide scholarship and enthusiasm involved in the books is not in question . |
| 29 | I seriously doubt if it would be possible to put up a climb like this without bolts , particularly as the rock is not beyond suspicion . |
| 30 | Miguel poured more wine , and took a drink before saying coolly , ‘ That wo n't be possible , I 'm afraid , because the bonus is n't in cash . ’ |