Example sentences of "[noun] is [adv] just a " in BNC.
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| 1 | This phenomenon of matrix isolation is not just a pretty toy : it can be exploited as a tool as well . |
| 2 | Running a drug-testing programme is not just a matter of buying a lot of paper cups . |
| 3 | Social anthropology is not just a branch of biochemistry . |
| 4 | And yet sometimes I wonder if the wittiest , most resonant irony is n't just a well-brushed , well-educated coincidence . |
| 5 | Designers have been at pains to ensure the Cornmill is not just a covered shopping mall . |
| 6 | Dostoevsky 's groping backwards past Crime and Punishment towards Notes from Underground is not just a matter of arriving at Stavrogin . |
| 7 | The distinction between ‘ scientific ’ and ‘ political ’ research is not just a dodge to help the big German foundations avoid embarrassing their patrons . |
| 8 | ( 4 ) This de-differentiation of signifier and referent is not just a matter of every-day life being experienced as a spatio-temporal configuration of signifiers , it is also a matter of the content of properly cultural objects themselves . |
| 9 | A teddy bear is n't just a childhood plaything , it 's a lifetime committment . |
| 10 | Despite rising ten-fold over the past decade , the tax on company cars is still just a fraction of the true value of the perk ( see page 27 ) . |
| 11 | Ineffective screening is not just a waste of money . |
| 12 | ‘ Gina , I know rape is not just a physical assault , I know Miranda might never recover from the emotional damage , I am concerned for the girl . ’ |
| 13 | We have a tremendous skill base at doing good due diligence work when all said and done due diligence work is really just a focussed audit approach and if we 've good auditors , we should jolly well and good er new diligence er provides and we to react to new diligence opportunities rather than seek out new diligence opportunities . |
| 14 | To be so far ahead of other worldwide countries is really just a gratuitous deterrent . |
| 15 | THE LAST BOY SCOUT ( Warner Bros ) Slam bang action pic whose hectic anti-drugs/sports corruption plot is really just a hook for inspired boy 's own banter between Damon Wayans and Bruce Willis . |
| 16 | The sacred canopy of a still Christian England is not just a question of shared beliefs and a common moral perspective : it is an involvement in communal , religious and social rituals which bind people together . |
| 17 | In short , the administration of the Church of England is not just a spiritual matter ; it is also a managerial task of daunting proportions . |
| 18 | With her , disapproval is not just a state of mind . |
| 19 | Sound symbolism is not just a matter of a certain number of words containing certain sounds happening also to fall into the same semantic area . |
| 20 | Dollo 's Law is really just a statement about the statistical improbability of following exactly the same evolutionary trajectory twice ( or , indeed , any particular trajectory ) , in either direction . |
| 21 | Analysis of a child 's errors is not just a matter of marking or counting the mistakes : it involves trying to see what general patterns of error emerge when mistakes are classified . |
| 22 | Folk dancing is not just a tourist attraction : it is popular amongst all Madeirans , whatever their social background and they start at a very early age to learn the dance steps . |
| 23 | And exercise is not just a matter of jogging or sport — it can mean other enjoyable activities like dancing , swimming and walking . |
| 24 | And exercise is not just a matter of jogging or sport — it can mean other enjoyable activities like dancing , swimming and walking . |
| 25 | For Assiter , fantasy is not just a harmless and essentially solitary activity in which everyone engages to a greater or lesser extent , but is something which also has an effect on the way people behave towards others , and on the way they may feel they can justifiably treat each other , particularly women . |
| 26 | First we must begin to recognise that a very real division is incorporated into the existing structure of housing between the public and private sectors , where the public sector is increasingly just a residual back-up for single-parent families , minority and ethnic groups . |
| 27 | As can be seen , budgeting is not just a mechanical or technical exercise , a point developed by Irvine ( 1975 p. 74 ) : |
| 28 | The plunge in the stock exchange during the election campaign is not just a case of City fat cats worrying about their wallets . |
| 29 | My practice setup at home is basically just a small Marshall combo and a wah pedal for certain sounds . |
| 30 | The question of testing is not just a medical issue , it also involves serious personal issues . |