Example sentences of "[not/n't] [vb infin] well for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | All of this does not mitigate well for a prospective owner to take on the airframe in an easily-delivered and/or operational manner . |
| 2 | The obsessive vision that propels and sustains Birdy on his long night has a once-in-a-lifetime quality about it , a quirkiness that does not augur well for a successor … |
| 3 | The prosecution 's success rate does not augur well for the two trials which will really test the quality of Boesky 's information and the deal that he pulled off with government lawyers . |
| 4 | That does not augur well for the future . |
| 5 | Does the Secretary of State agree that the recent announcement of 300 pay-offs in Harland and Wolff , which has just had an increase in its order book does not augur well for the economy ? |
| 6 | That does not augur well for the reputation of the House . |
| 7 | The fact that the employer 's turnover ( and ultimate viability ) is to a large extent periled on supply contracts entered into because of formal tying agreements or informal ‘ understandings ’ does not augur well for the employee 's prospects unless he can show that the patent influenced the customer to buy on the scale which he did . |
| 8 | The party 's anger and resentment at the limited nature of government action did not augur well for the smooth functioning of the Russian Parliament . |
| 9 | These provisions , of which only the barest summary has been given here , were very complex and , together with the inevitable uncertainty as to when compensation would be paid and how much it should be , resulted in a general feeling of uncertainty and discontent which did not augur well for the scheme . |
| 10 | If he was able to achieve this it did not augur well for the struggles against the three Indian spinners , who had variously been described as inexperienced and nebulous . |
| 11 | ‘ Why , here 's my mother home at last , ’ he said , and came smiling to meet her , putting forth the child by the hand to her , a little clumsily because he could not see well for the tears in his eyes . |
| 12 | The day did not begin well for the lord of Swinbrook Manor . |
| 13 | You will gather I mean it caught me unawares , and in fact it disturbed me that having a bit of a wobbly on something as simple as this did not bode well for the Devil 's Ridge , which The Munros book described as a section where ‘ some may welcome the security of a rope ’ . |
| 14 | The situation did not bode well for the rest of the week — a particularly difficult one in the gruelling programme . |
| 15 | While there are instances of seemingly unnecessarily high pricing , some at least probably arise more from inefficiencies than from exploitation — which of course does not bode well for the long-term survival of those establishments . |
| 16 | This petulant and bureaucratic state of mind did not bode well for the conduct of a battle that was now plainly imminent . |
| 17 | In this respect , it does not bode well for the USSR that decisions pertaining to technology imports and decisions pertaining to economic reform have moved along independent tracks . |
| 18 | Apple 's own effort does not bode well for the clutch of Macintosh-on-Unix houses like Echo Logic Inc , Xcelerated Systems Inc and Quorum Software Systems Inc . |
| 19 | Hick , could be available still to play for Zimbabwe , but it does not bode well for the development of cricket in Zimbabwe itself , and I would agree with those who hoped that perhaps Zimbabwe could have been readmitted as part of South African cricket in their domestic competitions . |
| 20 | It added dryly that heavy discounting by Texas Home Care in Scotland did not bode well for the sector , and included a range of profit downgrades — from previous forecasts of between £108m and £118m down to between £100m and £110m for this year , and between £110m and £125m for next year . |
| 21 | For a couple to be arguing so early in their relationship did not bode well for the future . |
| 22 | ‘ Which do you think , Egbert ? ’ she enquired dolefully , uncomfortably aware that the draught coming in the window did not bode well for the foulard . |
| 23 | These are probably in the region of half a million pounds at the moment , which does not bode well for the company which may be trying to raise half a million pounds of equity . |
| 24 | An important product , Retardmac , is coming under increasing pressure due to the Government 's desire for permanent re-instatement of roads after patching and this does not bode well for the long-term future of the product . |
| 25 | Signora De Amicis , carried along by her own enthusiasm , did not realise why they were laughing , and , being thus taken aback , did not sing well for the rest of the evening . |
| 26 | ‘ Brian Gayle did n't defend well for the first goal and Gage did a Val Parnell act in the middle of the park to set up the lad for his second . ’ |