Example sentences of "[is] not at the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Economic recovery is not at the top of the political agenda in African countries today . |
| 2 | ‘ In cases of prisoners serving life sentences for murder , where the sentence is not at the discretion of the court , the question of the notional equivalent determinate sentence does not arise . |
| 3 | ‘ In cases of prisoners serving life sentences for murder , where the sentence is not at the discretion of the court , the question of a notional equivalent determinate sentence does not arise . |
| 4 | ‘ If Gómez is not at the address you have given me I shall presume it is because you 've been in touch with him , so do n't phone him . |
| 5 | Swales is not at the US Cup , though he is expected for the final match in Detroit against Germany on June 19 . |
| 6 | Our more significant and currently fashionable meeting-point with biology is not at the level of race , but at that of species . |
| 7 | In the 1910s , for example , Harlow Shapley discovered that , just as the Earth is not at the centre of the Solar System , the Sun is not at the centre of the Galaxy . |
| 8 | In the 1910s , for example , Harlow Shapley discovered that , just as the Earth is not at the centre of the Solar System , the Sun is not at the centre of the Galaxy . |
| 9 | It is clear that the Soviet economy is at an impasse , but we have tried to suggest that it is not at the abyss . |
| 10 | Today , the mill 's best face is not at the front but at the rear . |
| 11 | Mr Major now has the opportunity to demonstrate his commitment to ‘ caring Conservatism ’ by ensuring that the opening of services to market disciplines is not at the expense of adequate funding . |
| 12 | Christianity is a religion , but it is also a faith and magic is not at the root of faith . ’ |
| 13 | The bulk of sales of dailies and periodicals here is not at the news stands , but via annual subscriptions which normally have to be renewed by 1 October . |
| 14 | Even with the property market at its height — I do not need to remind the House that it is not at the height at the moment — British Rail would not be able to cover the £1.4 billion capital cost out of its profit from property development or out of revenue from running the trains . |
| 15 | Milan Tomsa , the student strike leader at the Prague Film School , is not at the moment much concerned about the future prospects of the Czech cinema . |
| 16 | Since it is not at the moment clear how general this type of sociolinguistic pattern might be , any attempt at explanation is premature ; however , it is probably possible to relate the narrow range characteristic of the higher-status speakers ' pattern to parallel structural tendencies in languages which have undergone processes of standardization ( Milroy and Milroy 1985a , chapters 1 and 2 ) . |
| 17 | ‘ That is not at the moment relevant , ’ reprimanded the Company Manager . |
| 18 | In the case of Sunday trading , it is not at the moment clear , because of the House of Lords ' ruling , what the law may be . |
| 19 | His words were echoed by Kay Kirkham , Stockton South Liberal Democrat candidate : ‘ We want to bring health in general back under democratic control which it is not at the moment . |
| 20 | Another difficulty has been that such councils are attuned to providing finance for the creation of specific works , while the need for support in popular music is not at the point of creation , but for help in reaching audiences . |
| 21 | ‘ He 's not at the camp ? ’ |
| 22 | It 's not at the back of the here is it ? |
| 23 | Now one of the features of Microsoft Word is that a only lets you work with text which is what is called selected and if you actually move the cursor down a bit so that it 's not at the beginning of a document and then we 'll follow our way through these various selecting text keys which are outlined in that paragraph , section three six one . |
| 24 | But that 's just the sort of costly stunt that the unconventional Richard Branson attempts when he 's not at the helm of his two highly successful businesses , music group Virgin and airline Virgin Atlantic . |
| 25 | There is n't at the station for the customers . |
| 26 | Perhaps there ought to be a law like that , but there is n't at the moment . |
| 27 | Well it is n't at the moment . |
| 28 | In the border zone camps the situation is very much more grim ; er there is an acute shortage of water although the Jordanians are trucking water in 24 hours a day , it is n't at the moment , enough to keep those camps going . |
| 29 | All this graphical wizardry is n't at the expense of spreadsheet features , either . |
| 30 | ‘ It is n't at the house , ’ he said , looking at each of the men in turn . |