Example sentences of "[is] not always [verb] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 Ethnic conflict in the Balkans is not always caused by a scramble for territory .
2 Advertising is a key element in the finance and contents of most media but is not always regarded as a medium in itself .
3 Sufficient time is not always given to the study of the basic principles and the proper spacing and placing of the movements .
4 The education officer will also pitch his or her talk at a suitable level for the age group concerned , something that is not always achieved by an ordinary guide .
5 Absences from work due to leave , sickness , court attendance , police business elsewhere , or transfers can seriously deplete this number on occasions , leaving the section very understaffed , which is why managers are so sensitive about constables phoning in sick , although this sensitivity is not always communicated in a heavy-handed manner .
6 The agency brief is believed to have stressed the need to educate potential consumers about the costs of healthcare for the elderly which is not always covered by the Government or conventional insurance policies .
7 There must , therefore , be a mental element in the " unlawful act " , though this proposition is not always stated in the cases ( see for example , Newbury , where it is difficult to state what the unlawful act was ) .
8 I have been told by many other breeders that they have experienced a similar thing in their own kennels and so we can assume that the pecking order is not always maintained through physical strength .
9 This simply is n't found in the PC world where packages are often unique and uniformity is not always maintained within a single company 's product line .
10 The final quieter , prayerful stanza contrasts with the single line declamations of the previous verses and witnesses to the recognition that this game is not always played with ease , that the very measure of the exultation felt arises from realisation of the ultimate issues at stake .
11 Mr Lawson said he had always played straight with people , which was why the Government was so respected , ‘ even if it is not always loved by all the people ’ .
12 We should , however , recollect that one of the reasons for the strength of the City of London is that it has consistently followed a very open policy , which is not always followed on the continent and elsewhere .
13 There 's no way of telling how tawdry the trinket contained inside might be and the tackiness is not always related to the price .
14 Our final recommendation is a kite that is classified as a ‘ Box ’ type but , due to its multi-triangulated panels , is not always recognised as such .
15 This ambiguity is not always recognised by critics , such as Christopher Norris ( 1988 : 83 ) , who cites quotation 1 as de Man 's own argument without heed to its context as part of a paraphrase of an argument by C.S. Peirce .
16 While we admire this spirit of revolt , it is not always actuated by wisdom " .
17 The frequent remark that ‘ it was all so much simpler under communism ’ is not always said with total irony .
18 It needs to be granted , certainly , that in speaking of a thing 's properties one is not always speaking of individual properties , and that the proponents of more traditional solutions to the problem of universals , unsuccessful though they have been in their own proposals , have made trouble for the solution in terms of individual properties .
19 But this anecdotal evidence is not always supported by more rigorous statistical analysis .
20 But it is not always seen in this way .
21 The pointes The use of pointes as a delicate finishing touch is not always exploited by today 's choreographers , who often use them to display their dancers ' ability to ‘ get up and stay there ’ — come what may !
22 Weber notes that ‘ Property as such is not always recognized as a status qualification , but in the long run it is , and with extraordinary regularity ’ .
23 The demand is not always expressed in consistent terms .
24 Published reports rarely comment on evidence for the function of domestic pottery , and unlike studies of later medieval pottery the presence or absence of sooting on the vessels ' surfaces is not always commented on .
25 This is not always appreciated by those who point to this success compared to the systems in use at the larger institutions .
26 It should perhaps be noted , however , that the advantage for phonological coding is not always shown by good readers .
27 This is not always greeted with respect by other inmates or by staff .
28 The ingredients are cheaper than solvents but this is not always reflected in the price of finished goods .
29 Thus , what people seem to know about grammar is not always reflected in the language they use .
30 Research on crisis support invariably focuses on the notion of coping , but the complexity of this idea is not always reflected in intervention studies .
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