Example sentences of "not [adv] speaking " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is why reviewing is not properly speaking criticism , though it calls for critical qualities , and an extended review-article , looking at a whole oeuvre , may well be . |
| 2 | But , even if not properly speaking a science , it is still worthy of systematic pursuit . |
| 3 | Is it possible for some of us and perhaps representative 's of organisations or a group of us and I know I can talk to the board but I 'm not necessarily speaking for anybody else if I natter to you other than myself . |
| 4 | ‘ Hellenism ’ meant not only speaking Greek as the main language of communication in the eastern half of the Mediterranean , but also games , gymnasia , theatres , and the diffusion of polytheistic cult . |
| 5 | ‘ I was not only speaking out on behalf of Manchester United but their thousands of fans as well . ’ |
| 6 | You see , it 's not just speaking in other tongues , there is gon na become the evidence of it as well as we grow in him . |
| 7 | She used her religion as a way of not ever speaking for herself . |
| 8 | It needs to be granted , certainly , that in speaking of a thing 's properties one is not always speaking of individual properties , and that the proponents of more traditional solutions to the problem of universals , unsuccessful though they have been in their own proposals , have made trouble for the solution in terms of individual properties . |
| 9 | This is not strictly speaking a realist film and some hold that the artistic embellishment is at odds with Steinbeck 's message . |
| 10 | Not strictly speaking cleaning products these chemicals are used in conjunction with machine detergents . |
| 11 | ( Dundee ) and Doncaster Rovers F.C. , both in 1879 , although this was not strictly speaking an adult deaf sports club . |
| 12 | ‘ Damnation Derek ’ is not strictly speaking a ‘ Peril ’ , he is a person of the large , Year 12 variety . |
| 13 | They 're not strictly speaking in Barnet 's colours — actually , they 're the colours of the Tanzanian national team . |
| 14 | These are not strictly speaking our responsibility , either as developers or as the management company , but the provision of such cover is a useful selling point . |
| 15 | Note that this saving throw is not strictly speaking because of armour , and the Orc always has a saving throw of 6 even if he is struck by a weapon that would normally have a saving throw modifier . |
| 16 | Kant answers the first questions by contending that we can not strictly speaking know that there is such a moral law . |
| 17 | Names were selected from the practice records on an alphabetical basis ( see Appendix I ) , which , although not strictly speaking a ‘ random ’ method , is not obviously biased in any particular direction . |
| 18 | The care or supervision of children , though not strictly speaking housework , is included because in practice it was impossible to make an adequate distinction between the two activities of housework and child-care . |
| 19 | Not strictly speaking , because the wedding was in a register office , and you do n't have a best man . |
| 20 | But it was almost equalled by the customs duties , which , although not strictly speaking part of the Crown 's inheritance , were granted by Parliament throughout the Tudor period for the life of each monarch , to be used as he wished . |
| 21 | Although not strictly speaking within the scope of this book , since it is an entirely artificial substance , enamel needs to be mentioned if only because it served as an alternative to natural stones in enriching jewellery and other symbolic objects . |
| 22 | Certain critics like Hourcade and Allard , who did not realize the importance of what Picasso and Braque were doing , continued to take a broad view of Cubism as simply a return to a more sober , classical form of art , and thus to include within the movement a large number of artists who were not strictly speaking Cubist but had been slightly influenced by the style . |
| 23 | Sometimes the mirroring may comprise only the note-order , or ( conversely ) the rhythmic structure set to different notes , so that it is not strictly speaking a palindrome . |
| 24 | This can be diagrammed in the following way for the early interception : and as follows for the final one : The to infinitive , therefore , is not strictly speaking a verb but rather a syntactic construction : it involves two parts , the infinitive , a verbal form which evokes a representation of an event produced by means of the verb system , and to , a preposition which indicates a relationship between the place in time where the support has to be situated to begin actualizing the infinitive 's event ( occupied by the representation of non-ordinalized person incorporated within the infinitive ) and some other prior place in time which the support is also represented as occupying or having occupied previous to the realization of this event . |
| 25 | Despite their importance , for much of the period for which they provide the chief narrative , the Decem Libri Historiarum are not strictly speaking contemporary . |
| 26 | The Convention not only transferred the Crown to William and Mary , but also laid down certain terms for the new rulers in the document known as the Declaration of Rights , and if the offer of the Crown was not strictly speaking conditional upon William and Mary 's acceptance of these terms , it was clear that everyone expected that they were to abide by them . |
| 27 | This was not strictly speaking true . |
| 28 | They were not strictly speaking , ‘ Carry Ons ’ but you could have fooled the audiences . |
| 29 | And we now have got the first step er sorry not , not strictly speaking , the first steps of course were economic th that we had a strategic embargo and an economic embargo er on er on the Serbs and er on , on the er the , the different regions er th the first military step however is air strikes and we 'll know er within a week I think whether in fact this step will be actually taken or whether the threat is sufficient to induce er the belligerents to come to a negotiated settlement . |
| 30 | Although business gifts are not strictly speaking sales promotions , they are relevant to this section . |