Example sentences of "[not/n't] [adj] [that] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Eddington thought it was simply not possible that a star could collapse to a point . |
| 2 | For if the general shape , the location , and the motion of objects can be computed in a low-level , autonomous fashion , then it is not impossible that a kingfisher may possess comparable perceptual mechanisms capable of computing the depth of a fish in water . |
| 3 | The ‘ development risks ’ defence is available where the defendant shows ‘ that the state of scientific and technical knowledge at the relevant time was not such that a producer of products of the same description as the product in question might be expected to have discovered the defect if it had existed in his products while they were under his control . ’ |
| 4 | ( c ) Where the defendant can show that : " the state of scientific and technical knowledge at the relevant time was not such that a producer of products of the same description as the product in question might be expected to have discovered the defect if it had existed in his products while they were under his control " ( s. 4(1) ( e ) ) . |
| 5 | Section 4(1) ( e ) states as follows : ( e ) that the state of scientific and technical knowledge at the relevant time was not such that a producer of products of the same description as the product in question might be expected to have discovered the defect if it had existed in his products while they were under his control … |
| 6 | Organisations are reassessing their priorities , says Price Waterhouse consultant Nick Cherrie , and , if they are not convinced that a project can offer a quantifiable and speedy payback , they are likely to shelve it . |
| 7 | It was not likely that a man who had come to Germany only a few weeks before would be given carte blanche to say what he liked . |
| 8 | ‘ I find myself in complete agreement with Professor Knight and would go further in saying that it is not credible that a karate chop to the base of the nose could cause a fracture of the anterior cranial fossa without considerable damage to the nasal structure . ’ |
| 9 | It is not inconceivable that a government would wish to render all strikes criminal . |
| 10 | It is not certain that a majority of the parliament will follow him when a free vote is held on the question of where Germany 's government should be . |
| 11 | It is not certain that a schema which is valid for the classification of physical entities will be capable of application to epistemological studies . |
| 12 | It is not surprising that a history of milk intolerance was seldom obtained in patients with lactose malabsorption , although dietary intake of diary products was reduced . |
| 13 | Indeed , it is not surprising that a member of this particular grammatical category should have been brought into play here . |
| 14 | According to , corporate finance partner , it was not surprising that a quarter of all respondents said the recession had affected their consideration of an MBO . |
| 15 | It is not surprising that a PC which can help to design a ship , a skyscraper or an electronic circuit has to be one of the most powerful available . |
| 16 | Perhaps it 's not surprising that a cooker which has revolutionised gas cooking technology should dare to break with styling convention too . |
| 17 | It is therefore not surprising that a number of the concepts underlying the accrual accounting method are not appropriate to decision-making that is forward looking . |
| 18 | AFTER so much disappointment , it is not surprising that a crumb of comfort has driven gold bugs half-crazy with glee . |
| 19 | He said he was not satisfied that a case had been made that a nuisance was being caused . |
| 20 | He said he was not satisfied that a case had been made that a nuisance was being caused . |
| 21 | To my mind , it is simply not plausible that a party already securely in government would allow ‘ an outsider ’ to bound one fine morning into the Cabinet Room and take charge of 21 individuals — all of whom , unlike him , would know not only what happened there last week but the battles of previous years as well . |
| 22 | This decision would have had the effect of making a software designer 's choice of storage medium crucial to the question of patentability but it was , fortunately , quickly overruled in the Court of Appeal where Lord Justice Nicholls said : It would equally be nonsense if a floppy disc [ sic ] containing a computer program was not patentable that a ROM characterised only by the instructions in that program should be patentable |
| 23 | According to Slater , the semiconductor suppliers just are n't confident that a market exists for Alpha . |
| 24 | He was n't sure that a god of any kind would make asides to the audience , let along speak in Middle English and quote Wordsworth . |
| 25 | It was n't fair that a king should give up his throne for her , and not for the weaver 's daughter . |