Example sentences of "not [adv] to meet " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sun says it did and still is delivering the thing in volume — it 's just not enough to meet backorders . |
| 2 | They had realised , as William Pitt had done , that minimum wage legislation , even if it were based on a family with three children , was not enough to meet the need of all families . |
| 3 | Raising the pensionable age , however , was not enough to meet the Treasury 's requirements . |
| 4 | Of course there is money coming in — the shipping company makes money , though not enough to meet the losses on Ingard investments . |
| 5 | It was not only to meet the argument of demographic decline if the trade stopped but to avoid the embarrassingly radical charge that they wanted rapid emancipation that antislavery reformers argued the consequence of abolition would be virtually automatic improvement in the conditions of slaves . |
| 6 | For Pilkingtons , change was necessary not only to meet adverse market conditions but also because the company was at a disadvantage compared with competitors producing similar products with similar technology . |
| 7 | MID WALES : New sources of sand , gravel and crushed rock will be needed to not only to meet the demand in Mid Wales , but adjoining areas of England as well . |
| 8 | At the time of that announcement , the Secretary of State also made clear his support for a King 's Cross terminal , which he described as ’ essential not only to meet the need of the travellers within London , but also crucial to serve the requirements of those who live elsewhere in Britain ’ . |
| 9 | It was a pleasure , not only to meet and have fun with people from all three shifts at Brussels , but also to do the same with our colleagues in Royston . |
| 10 | It must never be lost sight of that the objective of an R&D project is not only to meet the target performance specification but , equally importantly , to produce and prove a design that can be manufactured efficiently and exploited profitably . |
| 11 | The stars will be coming out during the day to celebrate Sainsbury 's Fundays — this is your chance not only to meet a celebrity , but to get their autograph and even a photograph ! |
| 12 | Jeffrey : When I first recognized that I was homosexual , I could recognize my feelings but I did n't know actually what you were supposed to do — not just to meet people , that was difficult enough , but I did n't know what to do physically . |
| 13 | Always the money that had not arrived , always the arrears of pay causing disaffection , and even if they had been sent substantial tallies on regional treasuries or port taxation officers , still the endless complaint that the money simply was not there to meet the bills . |
| 14 | But there still were n't enough to meet the enormous demand . |