Example sentences of "[am/are] not [verb] to [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They can thank whatever devils they happen to worship that I have much gentleness in my soul and am not given to vituperation or excessive polemic . |
| 2 | By ‘ humanism , I am not referring to people who do n't believe in God . |
| 3 | Possibly , as someone new to The Smiths and their legacy , I simply am not used to Moz 's sense of humour but , really , that joke 's not funny anymore . |
| 4 | I said I do n't mind this doing statement , I said , but I am not going to court ! |
| 5 | ‘ I am not going to Rome ! |
| 6 | I know that I am not meant to vac up the spiders , just their cobwebs . |
| 7 | One method of reducing surpluses has been for companies to take contributions holidays ( although generally these are not extended to employee contribution holidays ) whereby they do not pay any contributions for a period of time . |
| 8 | They are not emigrating to Canada or Australia . ’ |
| 9 | Moreover the differences are not related to differences in trade proportions between the UK and the EC and the rest of the world . |
| 10 | In general , silvicultural techniques include the regulation of regeneration , species composition and growth and may be designed to enhance aspects of forestry , such as improvement of habitats for wildlife , that are not related to timber production . |
| 11 | It is therefore possible that the changes found in the study of Beardshall et al are not related to suppression of H pylori although this remains the most likely explanation . |
| 12 | Criminally negligent directors in the UK are not sent to prison as in other countries — the worst that can happen is a fine — and even that can be insured against and paid by the company . |
| 13 | Maybe partners will come to feel that schools will respond better to the aims of education set out in the 1988 Education Act if they are not tied to curricula based on the traditional subjects alone . |
| 14 | We are not trying to foist them upon you . |
| 15 | In Tolkien 's poem , accordingly , the words are not given to Beorhtwold but form part of a dream dreamt by the poet Torhthelm : |
| 16 | Accordingly , contractual obligations are not limited to agreements , but extend to cases of mutual reliance and financial dependence . |
| 17 | Third party treaty claims are not limited to States ; other participants in the international arena may make similar claims . |
| 18 | It has the additional advantage that every subject can be shown identical films , thus interpretations of differences in performance are not limited to comparisons between junctions . |
| 19 | Some might joke unkindly that road deaths in the region are not limited to traffic accidents . |
| 20 | A personal friend of an artist may have a real advantage in writing criticism , as he may learn about artistic intentions which are not explained to others . |
| 21 | In rural areas the house drains , where they are not connected to sewers , are directed into enclosed tanks called cess pools or into septic tanks . |
| 22 | The system has proved a remarkably cost effective way of ensuring that people are not appointed to consultant posts unless they have reached appropriate levels of training and experience . |
| 23 | Often the adverts are not geared to needs but aim at ‘ developing a desire ’ , thus fostering a consumerist mentality which can be detrimental to developmental effort . |
| 24 | Deciduous trees appear less affected than conifers , partly because they offer a smaller area of foliage , and partly because they shed their leaves each autumn and hence are not exposed to air pollution for such a long time as conifers . |
| 25 | It is important that air is distributed evenly throughout the room and that the animals are not exposed to drafts . |
| 26 | Current legislation is embodied in the Health and Safety at Work Act which places a general duty on an employer to ‘ conduct his undertaking in such a way as to ensure , as far as is practicable , that persons not in his employment who may be affected thereby , are not exposed to risks to their health and safety . ’ |
| 27 | Injuries and deaths at work are a significant and reducible source of danger to the citizen , and the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 provides the framework for the regulation of safety in work-places with an offence of failing to ensure that , ‘ so far as is reasonably practicable ’ , employees are not exposed to risks to their health or safety . |
| 28 | For example , in addition to the road-traffic offences , there are offences under sections 32 and 33 of the Offences against the Person Act 1861 of endangering railway passengers ; there are the offences under section 1(2) of the Criminal Damage Act 1971 of endangering the lives of others by causing damage to property ( usually by fire ) ; the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 penalizes employers for failure to ensure that employees are not exposed to risks to their health or safety ; and there are offences , such as that under section 12 of the Consumer Protection Act 1987 , of selling goods in contravention of safety regulations . |
| 29 | The Health and Safety at Work ( Northern Ireland ) Order 1978 requires the University to ensure , as far as is reasonably practicable , that students are not exposed to risks to their health or safety . |
| 30 | Last week the UK Department of Health confirmed its earlier recommendations that the risk of cot death is reduced if infants are laid to sleep on their backs , if they are not exposed to cigarette smoke before or after birth , and if they are not overwrapped or overheated , especially when feverish or unwell . |