Example sentences of "[adj] [is] not [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is not a departure from random methods since these are used within the strata ; it is simply a job done beforehand as a precaution against freak random results if the distribution of the special factors in the population is accurately known beforehand . |
| 2 | there is no doubt that this is not a publication to be left around the bedroom floor gathering foot prints and Coca-Cola stains , but then similar neither is it to lie moribund on the coffee table or in the display cabinet . |
| 3 | The infant retrieves , or witnesses the retrieval of an object from behind A ( say ) three times , after which he watches as the experimenter moves it to place B. On seeing it vanish at B he will go straight back to A. Although the back-to-A error is more likely to be made the longer the delay between hiding at B and allowing search , this is not a memory problem in any simple sense because the infant will return to A even if the object remains visible at B. We find a particularly clear demonstration of this kind of ‘ perseveration ’ in an experiment by Paul Harris in which there were two transparent , lockable boxes as the A and the B location . |
| 4 | This is not a question of instinct — culture is learned , not inbred , and does not refer to basic human needs . |
| 5 | This is not a question , as a layman might think , of the size of a sample but of its genuine randomness . |
| 6 | Q ‘ This is not a question , but a report on the solution to my problem . |
| 7 | He told NME : ‘ This is not a question of a lobby trying to dismantle the independent chart , it 's a matter of an established clique actively obstructing the creation of a chart . ’ |
| 8 | Except in the case of the stallion deliberately herding his mares , this is not a question of dominance or bullying . |
| 9 | This is not a question of whether the project can be funded indefinitely so much as a question of whether the initiatives in particular schools can maintain momentum once the project grant has been spent . |
| 10 | This is not a question of the degree of intelligence or education of the adult concerned . |
| 11 | This is not a question of adhering to the structure of the source text for the sake of preserving form . |
| 12 | This is not a question of , ’ Here today , reprocessed tonight and gone tomorrow ’ . |
| 13 | The means to enforce the non-discrimination principle need to be looked at afresh , although this is not a question unique to disability discrimination . |
| 14 | So this is not a question of colour we 're not against squatters , we 're against squatting ; there 's a big difference . |
| 15 | To get into the medieval way of things and because it 's cheap , we all camp down in the same room hence this is not a society for the bashful ( light sleepers are advised ear plugs ) . |
| 16 | Although this is not a beginner 's resort , it 's easy to escape to the more gentle slopes of Lech . |
| 17 | ‘ This is not a panic process , it is a systematically controlled , pro-active programme , which is a continuation of the company 's evolution . ’ |
| 18 | This is not a poll , just a personal interest in how my selected team ( not posted here ) matches up with yours . |
| 19 | For this is not a journey of peace and tranquillity but a struggle requiring constant effort and application . |
| 20 | This is not a competition for the Nobel prize for literature but a protection against potential accusations of lack of clarity . |
| 21 | This is not a weakness but a strength , for to the extent that musicology is a science , it is inevitably a collective effort . |
| 22 | The seller might wish to cancel the contract if it proves too difficult or costly to perform , but this is not a feature of the straightforward contracts that would be covered by the use of Precedent 1 . |
| 23 | This is not a proof for the existence of God . |
| 24 | This is not a change of class , this is just a reward . |
| 25 | However , since this is not a prerequisite for acceptance on the Minor Project , some schools did not form one , and several of those which were formed appear to have lapsed following the completion of the school 's spending phase . |
| 26 | In most cases an order will accompany a s8 order but this is not a prerequisite . |
| 27 | Simon Catterall , for the company , said : ‘ This is not a company which cuts corners . |
| 28 | This is not a system for the novice exporter ! |
| 29 | This is not a case of individuals that are badly nourished failing to reproduce effectively , he says . |
| 30 | Head of the court 's family division , Sir Stephen Brown , said : ‘ This is not a case of a wilful young lady seeking to assert her independence . |