Example sentences of "[noun] and not for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | My hon. Friend makes the point : it is his local authority 's duty to comply with the 1968 Act and not for the chief constable to bend section 39 of the 1986 Act . |
| 2 | As the throng of workers laughed and joked , tucking into the vast amount of food laid out before them , Annie 's mind went back to other Mell Suppers and not for the first time , she reflected on how her family had dwindled . |
| 3 | Continued allegations were made that surplus revenues were being applied for civic and municipal purposes and not for the improvement of the Harbour in accordance with the Acts of 1799 and 1826 . |
| 4 | The House of Lords held that the question whether the conduct was prejudicial to the interests of the state was for the court and not for the jury . |
| 5 | The opposite side of the argument is that in task allocation people may not receive appropriate care at appropriate times and that the day is succession of minor interruptions , made for the convenience of the organisation and not for the benefit of individuals . |
| 6 | Special care he reserved for his own wife and not for the Mrs Strawsons of this world . |
| 7 | Payments made ex gratia or as compensation for loss of office by the vendor of the business will not usually be deductible by the vendor because they are made in connection with the discontinuance of the trade and not for the purpose of enabling the company to carry on its trade . |
| 8 | He quotes Gamgee : ‘ He toiled for lucre and not for the advancement of veterinary science ’ . |
| 9 | If your father 'e 'ad listened to the nurse and called for the doctor and not for the priest — puh ! ’ |
| 10 | … the obligation [ entails ] two principal elements ; first , the existence of a relationship giving access , directly or indirectly , to information intended to be available only for a corporate purpose and not for the personal benefit of anyone , and second , the inherent , unfairness involved where a party takes advantage of such information knowing it is unavailable to those with whom he is dealing . |
| 11 | The director of a company has a duty to carry on the business of that company in all respects in good faith for the benefit of that company and not for the benefit of other group companies . |
| 12 | The ground rules of completion are designed for the interests of the public and not for the interests of the profession alone . |
| 13 | Reduction of the hours worked for the full-time employees and not for the part-time employees would result in a financial advantage for the full-time employees . |