Example sentences of "[not/n't] of a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We held out strongly in the EC to have our standards implemented widely throughout the Community and when it was clear that other nations were not of a similar mind , we voted against the directive . |
| 2 | The chief property of poetry is coherence , not of a logical kind , but consisting in the harmonization of conflicting meanings or attitudes ; poetry is objectively characterized , Wimsatt suggested ( 1958 : 236 ) , by a ‘ wholeness of meaning established through internally differentiated form , the reconciliation of diverse parts ’ . |
| 3 | Thus , the administration referred to is not of a governmental nature and the other legislation to which I was referred is of no assistance . |
| 4 | Though Diplock LJ said in Mowatt , above , that the accused was guilty when he should have foreseen harm , the foresight must be that of the accused , not of a reasonable person : Grimshaw [ 1984 ] Crim LR 108 , Parmenter , above ( CA ) and Savage ( HL ) . |
| 5 | In the unlikely event that we fail to provide you with the services as confirmed to you by us at the time of booking or they are not of a reasonable standard , then we accept responsibility whether caused by our employees , agents or suppliers , save that ( i ) we shall not accept responsibility or liability for death , bodily injury or illness caused to you or others named on your booking form , except as set out below and ( ii ) we limit our responsibility or liability in respect of carriage by air , sea or land to that provided for by the relevant international conventions in respect of such carriage . |
| 6 | What we can say , though , is that the picture which emerges from these is not of a monolithic bloc but of a constantly mutating organism made up of elements which are symbiotic and mutually contradictory at the same time ( see , for example , Sanjek 1988 ; Hirsch 1969 ; Peterson and Berger 1971 ; Hardy n.d. ; Frith 1978 ; 1983a ; 1988a ) . |
| 7 | relates to specific matters relating or of concern ( directly or indirectly ) to that company , that is to say , is not of a general nature relating or of concern to that company ; and |
| 8 | ‘ Unpublished price sensitive information ’ is information which relates to specific matters relating to or of concern ( directly or indirectly ) to that company , that is to say it is not of a general nature relating to or of concern to that company and is not generally known to those persons who are accustomed or would be likely to deal in those securities but which if it were generally known to them would be likely to affect the price of those securities . |
| 9 | Constitutionally disinclined to surrender preferment , being , as he once observed , ‘ of a modest if not of a retiring disposition ’ , he remained librarian until 1952 . |
| 10 | But it does make one very depressed er that people can vandalise and er infiltrate er a sacred place and take all sorts of things which quite honestly are not of a great deal of value to anybody else . |
| 11 | Outcomes were the result of lawful and just action , not of a practical struggle to maintain rights and to enforce claims . |
| 12 | 6000 , not of a male population in 431 of about 40,000 , could he accommodated on the Pnyx , the open-air meeting-place , and that total was regularly reached in the fourth century , as we know from the very many attested grants of citizenship , for which a quorum of 6000 was required . |
| 13 | This may be an exaggerated view of the public 's overall reaction , but it is certainly not of a vocal minority : It is this pursuit of utopia which is at the heart of the reason why anyone concerned with buildings should understand and take into account the impact of planning control . |
| 14 | Research suggests that fringe and Green Belt sites are generally used by local populations for informal recreation , and that facilities are not of a sufficient standard to attract people from far afield . |
| 15 | Even more notably it was the speech , not of a subordinate minister , but of a leader , striking a new note , and invoking an enthusiastic response from a broad segment of the electorate . |
| 16 | In general the availability of charity varied with the existence or not of a resident bourgeoisie with a surplus to give , although a considerable amount was given by those with little to spare . |
| 17 | If you , the reader , are not of a scientific bent , then they may not much appeal to you and you may wish to gloss over them . |
| 18 | But , by the end of the 1980s , while a larger and larger proportion of the female population was in employment , it was seldom employment at a level of high command , and often not of a permanent kind . |
| 19 | I doubt if Andrew , as a Lowlander , ever wore the kilt and I am certain that his skills as a piper were not of a high standard . |
| 20 | I questioned the bishop about this and found that the monument needed immediate attention but was not of a high priority and no funds were available . |
| 21 | The first is that there can not be a ‘ gene for altruistic behaviour ’ , because such behaviour would require the action of genes at many loci , and also a host of environmental preconditions ; behaviour is a product of the whole organism , not of a single gene . |
| 22 | As the importance of caring for carers has become more widely recognised , so too has the realisation that making better support for carers a reality is the responsibility not of a single agency but of many . |
| 23 | From afar the appearance is one , not of a medieval fortress , but of an elegant , welcoming 18C palace , created when Maria Theresa commissioned her architect Nicolo Pacassi to regulate the conglomeration of medieval and Renaissance buildings that had accrued since the 9C . |
| 24 | Yet her first impressions of the Obersturmfuhrer were n't of a brutal man . |