Example sentences of "[vb -s] not [vb infin] [noun] to " in BNC.

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31 The argument that the court should take account of the fact that the wearing of a seat belt would have caused other injuries of a different nature was rejected as a matter of principle in Patience v Andrews [ 1983 ] RTR 447 : it is respectfully submitted that this decision is wrong and does not give effect to the provision in s1 of the Law Reform ( Contributory Negligence ) Act 1945 , that damages should be reduced to such extent as the court thinks just and equitable .
32 Although Lakatos 's methodology embodies a definition of what progress in modern physics has consisted in , it does not offer guidance to those who aim to achieve such progress .
33 Such a brief summary does not do justice to the detail and complexity of Kemp 's argument .
34 If you suggest that he has done anything for a base motive such as money , he replies , ‘ That does not do justice to you , or to me . ’
35 It will be apparent from the earlier discussion that a simple assertion about helping old people maintain their independence does not do justice to the subtleties of achieving a balance between independence and dependence which is acceptable or tolerable to the old people concerned .
36 Expressed in this way the hypothesis does not do justice to the variety and complexity of literate practices , undervalues the character of oral practices , and sets up a ‘ great divide ’ that they themselves reject when it is made explicit .
37 Kerna is represented as valorous : This was no ordinary name , and it was familiar to almost all Javanese for the Bharata Yuda was famous as performed in the wayang kulit , the so-called shadow play , though that description does not do justice to the whirling world beyond the lighted screen ; a world of magic .
38 The fact that this has occurred indicates that Marx 's and Engels 's original formulation probably does not do justice to the nature of power in a modern capitalist society .
39 The hon. Gentleman 's attitude does not do justice to the seriousness of this debate .
40 This view , Cureton argues , does not do justice to the complexity of rhythm and has meant that the study of non-metrical verse and of rhythmic prose has been neglected .
41 However , there is tentative evidence from other studies which suggests that adoption with contact does not prevent attachment to a psychological parent , and it can also help the child to base his developing personal , social , and body identity on the reality of the two sets of parents , that is , the biological and psychological ones .
42 Gravelle ( 1985 ) points to an implicit assumption which , when relaxed , gives rise to one of them : " that either no managerial effort is required to reduce costs or that such effort does not yield disutility to managers ' ( p. 115 ) .
43 On the other hand , the muscle does not localize receptors to the synapse without instruction from the motor neuron , nor does a second , much larger , synthesis of receptors occur in muscles deprived of innervation .
44 The Court held that marriage does not imply consent to fellatio .
45 Practically , however , it is of paramount importance that Indo-China does not become prey to an imposed totalitarian régime by use recognized weapons of repression , reprisal and terrorism — natives are divided and majority unprepared for democratic freedom and in such division and unpreparedness the single-minded purpose of 80 to 100 real Communists could easily gain upper hand .
46 It has the advantage that it does not cause corrosion to galvanised cisterns , but is now more expensive than copper and harder to bend and to join .
47 Alternatively , if in exercise of their supervisory duty under s.9(1) the disposal authority form the opinion that modification of the licence conditions is necessary to ensure that the disposal operation does not cause pollution to water or danger to public health , or become seriously detrimental to the amenities of the locality then s.7(1) ( b ) imposes a further duty on them , i.e. the disposal authority SHALL serve a notice on the company modifying the conditions .
48 The Act does not allow children to be removed from home simply because other arrangements may cater better for their needs .
49 This allows the viewer to gaze upon the body , but does not allow access to the more troublesome reality of the dream of reverie which is taking place internally — this is certainly the case with Toft 's ‘ The Spirit of Contemplation ’ ( 1899/1990 ) .
50 Suppose , on the other hand , that he is guided by law as integrity , which does not limit law to what convention finds in past decisions but directs him also to regard as law what morality would suggest to be the best justification of these past decisions .
51 Perhaps much of what Sickert taught does not have relevance to all of us today ; perhaps many of his doctrines are outworn , his opinions unsystematic , but looking at the smouldering vigour of the painting , and the sinewy strength of the drawing in the works now on view at the Royal Academy , it is difficult not to feel that here is the work of a real artist , of a man who knew what he was doing — and why .
52 One who does not have ties to the old regime is ninth on the list : Janusz Lekszton , a 29-year-old Gdynia-based entrepreneur whose firm , EL-GAZ , produces gas stoves , pipes and other building materials .
53 As a result it is overwhelmed by a mass of material that defies useful analysis and , to make matters worse , unlike the West does not have access to unlimited computer capacity .
54 She is portrayed as a victim of a patriarchal and backward culture , trapped in a position of victimage because she does not have access to the resistances offered by Western culture .
55 If this is supposed impossible for the Westerner ( assuming he is not too old ! ) it must be because , and only because , he does not have access to information allowed the Chinese as children .
56 At this stage , as Ernst & Young does not have access to the shareholders ' list , it is unaware of the numbers involved , but it estimates that compensation payments may total £1.4m .
57 If a high proportion of its population obtains private treatment should a health authority purchase the same pattern of care from the NHS as one whose population does not have access to the private sector ?
58 The LIFESPAN username supplied to PI does not have access to all modules .
59 3142,3150 Logged on user does not have access to module :
60 An attempt has been made to submit a Design Change ( DC ) which references modules to which the submitter does not have access to .
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