Example sentences of "[am/are] not in [noun] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 Thus I am not in principle against the idea of research into embryos .
2 I am not in love with Nicole and I never have been . ’
3 ‘ I am not in love with Florian and I never have been . ’
4 He certainly holds that as long as my action is prompted by mere feeling , or by a judgement as to what will best satisfy my desires , I am not in sight of moral living .
5 ‘ You accept then , Mr Stevens , that I am not in error on this point . ’
6 Although I am not in possession of a comprehensive discography , I would surmise that with this latest batch of releases from the ‘ Klemperer Edition ’ , EMI must have transferred to CD practically all the recordings this great conductor made with the Philharmonia and New Philharmonia Orchestra between 1955 and 1970 .
7 We were reminded that before he became party leader , Neil Kinnock had said , in relation to Peter Tatchell , ‘ I am not in favour of witch-hunts but I do not mistake bloody witches for fairies . ’
8 I am not in favour of ‘ social ’ abortion to get rid of a pregnancy that interferes with a girl having fun at a disco .
9 President Clinton 's plans to bolster US industry — particularly the high tech sector , begin to look disturbingly corporatist , and the chief executive of the Baby Bells ' Bell Communications Research , George Heilmeier , seems to feel the same way : he told Reuter that the government should certainly spur industry to construct a national information highway but it should not build it itself : ‘ I do n't think the public sector should operate or control networks that are commercial , ’ he said , ‘ I am not in favour of the government building the national information infrastructure . ’
10 I am not in favour of long-term institutional care in hospitals , but the balance between the opportunity for decent health care for the elderly in our hospital services and the opportunity for other care has gone much too far .
11 Liberal Democrat candidate Kay Kirkham said : ‘ I am not in favour of extending the undemocratic policy of the TDC .
12 Personally , I am not in favour of mammoth jail sentences except for the deserving few — and that 's not so much a matter of punishment as a means of keeping society free from their future depredations .
13 He said : ‘ I am not in politics for gestures .
14 Today , I am not in search of England , but in search of English , and I shall be similarly selective in my travels .
15 But we are not in favour of any policy that squeezes trade unionists out of the Party or of any policy that denies trade unionists a voice in Labour Party democracy .
16 There is headroom within the existing ceiling — for example , we are not in favour of financing an interventionist industrial policy or increased spending on the common agricultural policy .
17 No , what we 're saying is two things , firstly that we are not in favour of taxation for taxation 's sake
18 York , I take it , are not in favour of a new settlement ?
19 For DCs which are not in state IN APPROVAL or APPROVED , a transition can be made to state ABORTED using option 2.7.0 .
20 Except in the eases of applications for the renewal or permanent transfer of licences , a licensing board may decline to consider an application where the applicant or his representative are not in attendance at the meeting at which the application is to be considered ( subs .
21 One advantage is that the students are not in competition with each other , as each student 's achievement is assessed against the criteria laid down and not against the best student .
22 What about the member of staff who has beliefs and attitudes that are not in tune with those that are being encouraged ?
23 This discordant sound is caused by the pickup magnets pulling the strings downwards , which produces wolf notes , or false harmonics , that are not in tune with the ‘ speaking ’ length of the string .
24 That is not to say that the more traditional tools and methods are not in evidence in his workshop , but , true to form , he feels that the finished work is more important than the means .
25 Complex and matrix structures are not in evidence in the survey of excellent firms .
26 Since they are not in contact with the ground they are not worn away in the usual fashion .
27 The LTA are not in existence to be magazine publishers .
28 They are not in company in factories , there 's antagonism between management and the shop floor .
29 ‘ Then if these beautiful young women are not in love with their elderly escorts , ’ Nathan 's voice was soft and mildly puzzled , ‘ what do you suppose is the attraction ? ’
30 The supplementary allowance A weekly allowance that can be made to those in financial need who are not in receipt of a State retirement pension ( see leaflet SB1 ) .
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