Example sentences of "[subord] not a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | Although not a complete survey , the ninety-seven paintings assembled by Adriani , director of the Kunsthalle , and Walter Feilchenfeldt , a Swiss dealer who inherited from his father the archives of the Cassirer Gallery in Berlin with account books tracing sales of paintings by Cezanne , are balanced chronologically and include both of revered icons and surprises . |
2 | Although not a digital medium , the videodisc was the starting point for modern multimedia development . |
3 | Although not a political organisation , B'nai B'rith Women has taken high-profile stands on contentious political issues . |
4 | Although not a political organisation , B'nai B'rith Women has taken high-profile stands on contentious political issues . |
5 | Although not a political animal she saw the need to speak up for the Africans ; articulate on their behalf when so often they were not given opportunity to speak for themselves . |
6 | Although not a political party , MAAK aimed to play a significant role in Macedonian politics . |
7 | Although not a young man , there was , nevertheless , nothing stiff or cramped about him . |
8 | Although not a tall man , he had considerable stature . |
9 | Although not a great speaker , Gore was generally considered to be hard-working and conscientious and was renowned as an expert in arms control , defence and foreign policy matters . |
10 | His position in life , although not a great revenue-earner , was obviously supplemented by an endless supply of young girls who found his lifestyle exciting . |
11 | Although not a primary source to the local historian heraldry is , nevertheless , an important element which on occasion can contribute significantly to the progress of a study and , because of its artistic components , pleasantly-illuminate it . |
12 | Although not a new phenomenon abroad , occurrences of listeria were relatively rare in Britain until 1989 when the number of cases rose to an estimated 800 , one third of which were pregnant women . |
13 | Although not a legal obligation , the director of a public company was supposed to notify the chairman before he dealt in company shares . |
14 | The burgh of Paisley , although not a royal burgh and thus not forming part of one of the parliamentary districts , had a vote in the county elections for Renfrewshire in right of the burgh lands , and it was the burgh vote which provided the candidate with his strongest argument for preferment . |
15 | Although not a difficult duty , it is intriguing , and develops an unusual working relationship with the Soviets . |
16 | Although not a high form of participation , employees were likely to be informed of the reasons for change , how and when it will be implemented , what the new system will mean to them and its benefits . |
17 | Although not a profound scholar like some of his immediate predecessors as clerk of the parliaments , Browne consolidated their work during his long term of office by bringing order and regularity to the procedure of the House of Lords . |
18 | Although not a true source in that it is not found in published material , the other main source of information about the applications of expert determination is provided by the instances encountered in the course of practice . |
19 | Although not a single document had yet been approved , he hoped all would be over by Christmas 1963 , the 400th anniversary of the Council of Trent . |
20 | Although not a thoroughbred GIS , this package , based on an IBM PC , does make use of map data and site plans can be displayed . |
21 | Paracetamol , although not a common cause of death by suicide , is used increasingly for deliberate self poisoning . |
22 | Although not a large eagle , the Bateleur is provided with powerful , heavily scaled legs and feet . |
23 | Hence the oppression of women , although not a functional prerequisite of capitalism , has acquired a material basis in the relations of production and reproduction of capitalism today . |
24 | Unfortunately this is more often than not a complete failure , as the weakest is bullied to death , followed by the next weakest and so on , until only one remains . |
25 | Secondly , the impression created by some advertisers , invariably at one end of the quality table , of a clipped formal hedge covered in double blooms , is an improbable exaggeration , if not a downright falsehood . |
26 | He is coughing up because the Om budsman has found five separate cases of maladministration which , the minister admits , amount to a moral if not a legal responsibility . |
27 | His case was a strong one and when he was prosecuted for criminal libel in 1913 he won a moral , if not a legal victory , avoiding the expected prison sentence . |
28 | He desperately needed at least a neutral , if not a friendly neighbour to the north . |
29 | The fight to hold Londonderry began heroically when , in an episode still commemorated today , the ‘ apprentice boys ’ barred the gates but the governor , Robert Lundy , proved a broken reed , if not a covert traitor , recommending that the citizens surrender and actually sending away two regiments despatched to the town 's relief . |
30 | The ‘ man of the world ’ had become if not a rude caveman , then a sorry Rip Van Winkle figure . |