Example sentences of "[subord] not [adj] [to-vb] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Once personal information gets into such a network it will be difficult if not impossible to restrict access to it ; it could be that such an open system could be justified to the data subject as the latest desirable addition to the role of consumer in the acquisitive society — why not order one 's claret from one 's fireside by the keyboard direct from the château , with instant payment by electronic fund transfer at point of sale , debiting one 's bank account instantaneously ? |
| 2 | That is true , but if somebody applied for planning permission tomorrow or a or a renewal of planning permission , it would be difficult if not impossible to refuse permission for those to be committed . |
| 3 | It will be difficult if not impossible to secure payment from those who frequently move to another address . |
| 4 | Admiral d'Argenlieu , who regarded the Ho-Sainteny agreement as the equivalent of Munich , was temperamentally opposed to negotiation and was obviously ready if not anxious to put differences with the Vietminh to the test of battle . |
| 5 | Though not easy to define accounting is concerned with financial accountability plus some aspects of economic accountability . |