Example sentences of "[not/n't] [vb infin] [pn reflx] to the " in BNC.
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| 1 | But the hills remain , for these mountain ranges of southern Greece do not lend themselves to the blandishments of the travel brochure . |
| 2 | The windows are richly dressed , though they do not lend themselves to the Kensington approach ; as with Thins , the interior has been face-lifted and made warmly welcoming . |
| 3 | Analysis that is performed only occasionally or perhaps in one batch does not lend itself to the statistical interpretation underlying conventional QC systems . |
| 4 | There is some disagreement about the size of the informal proletariat , which is not surprising given that its informal nature does not lend itself to the gathering of statistic , but most commentators see it representing about 40–60 per cent of the economically active population . |
| 5 | The evidence , then , does not lend itself to the ‘ Labour must abandon its class roots ’ thesis of electoral advancement . |
| 6 | And , like mine , it did not lend itself to the sort of conclusion Berkeley wanted to draw , to the effect that we are not justified in calling material things hot and cold . |
| 7 | Moreover , ‘ unknown ’ heroin use does not lend itself to the more usual sampling procedures such as random sampling , saturation sampling and dense sampling . |
| 8 | It does not lend itself to the earlier analysis of symbolism which identified distinct abstract signifiers and concrete signifieds , since it simultaneously operates at both levels . |
| 9 | A difficulty is that Mercier 's brushwork , and an essential freedom in his style , does not lend itself to the same kind of minute scrutiny that could be applied to a painter like Zoffany . |
| 10 | The loss of full-back Robertson would leave Rangers short in that department but his hamstring injury does not lend itself to the taking of risks . |
| 11 | She would not lower herself to the level he clearly thought suited her . |
| 12 | One third of your life is spent in bed so why not treat yourself to the very best lambswool underblanket in the world . |
| 13 | Do not restrict yourself to the punchcards supplied with the machine . |
| 14 | In accordance , however , with the normal practice , the court considered the whole case and did not confine itself to the objections in point of form to the surrejoinder . |
| 15 | The actual agenda now established by the Americans and their subsidiaries , does not direct itself to the issues either Enzensberger or Halliday identify . |
| 16 | In short , it is that it offers a way of by-passing ‘ the awkward corner ’ , Nearly twenty years ago Professor Joan Robinson observed that the predictable consequences of the attainment of near-full employment must , if institutions and attitudes did not accommodate themselves to the new circumstances , be so far to strengthen the power of the trade unions as to prompt a vicious spiral of wages and prices ; and that it would become chronic . |
| 17 | High living is become essential to them , and they can not reconcile themselves to the moderate pay of lawful industry . |
| 18 | Shevardnadze concluded : " I can not reconcile myself to the events which are taking place in our country and to the trials which await our people . |
| 19 | Luke would have said that politically he stood way to the left of his mother and way , way to the left of his father , but somehow he could not reconcile himself to the thought of his mother stocking shelves in Pricewell 's . |
| 20 | But until you consider the amount of money tied up in County Farms , and the return it gives us , and the , the subsidy if you like of so few people , and you think that school ca n't have toilets and things like that , then these should all go into the decision making melting pot , and this council should not blind itself to the various options that there could be , and in those circumstances Mr I think should be allowed to explore the possibilities of the market . |
| 21 | Why should rebels who would not commit themselves to the support of the state enjoy its fruits ? |
| 22 | Of course none of this will happen if European electronics companies do not commit themselves to the manufacture and use of flat panel displays . |
| 23 | I am sure that your council will understand that the company can not commit itself to the long term investment programme , or expose itself to the commercial risks involved in the project , unless the facilities can be planned in a climate of security . |
| 24 | Trace the outlines on to greaseproof or tracing paper , and fix a piece of waxed paper on top of this , securing firmly at the edges — this double layer is so that pencil marks do not attach themselves to the icing and discolour it . |
| 25 | Another kind developed in which the elaborated worm did not attach itself to the sea floor but continued to crawl about and secreted a small conical tent of shell under which it could huddle when in danger . |
| 26 | A worn out slob , he can not accustom himself to the idea of women playing the sport seriously . |
| 27 | Unlike the runners or the cuistots , when carrying a wounded man the unhappy musiciens/ brancardiers could not fling themselves to the ground each time a shell screamed overhead . |
| 28 | This emphasis will not commend itself to the English reader whom Herbert Schniedau envisages . |
| 29 | This view did not commend itself to the pope . |
| 30 | A more relevant criticism is that manifesto promises may not address themselves to the country 's real problems . |