Example sentences of "[be] not a question [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | Except in the case of the stallion deliberately herding his mares , this is not a question of dominance or bullying . |
2 | ‘ It is not a question of blackmail , ’ he said . |
3 | So this is not a question of colour we 're not against squatters , we 're against squatting ; there 's a big difference . |
4 | ‘ It is not a question of money . |
5 | To him , the new spirit in portraiture is not a question of money : ‘ I had probably one of the wealthiest people in the country finally admit , ‘ With all that I have , I ca n't buy good taste ’ . ’ |
6 | It is not a question of loathing — rather sanguine hatred following the dive in the share price , ’ said one analyst . |
7 | ‘ The meaning of an ordinary word of the English language is not a question of law . |
8 | This is not a question of instinct — culture is learned , not inbred , and does not refer to basic human needs . |
9 | ‘ Beauty is not a question of need . |
10 | The plan ‘ is designed to create disorder and to impede the smooth transfer of power , so it is not a question of democracy , ’ Li said in his annual work report at the opening session of Congress in Peking . |
11 | ‘ We 've driven a hard bargain — it 's not a question of charity ! |
12 | They hark back to an older , more religious notion , where it 's not a question of wholeness of being , but of holes . |
13 | ‘ Oh , Tess , it 's not a question of forgiveness ! |
14 | it 's , it 's a question it 's not a question of cover , and it 's not a question of erm efficiency it 's a question of small mindedness . |
15 | ‘ It 's not a question of idealism , ’ he says . |
16 | Denying the charge of racism , he protested that : ‘ It 's not a question of race , it 's a question of culture . |
17 | It 's not a question of time . ’ |
18 | ‘ It 's not a question of spying , ’ Richie said urgently . |
19 | ‘ It 's not a question of good . |
20 | ‘ It 's not a question of privacy , but of balance , of what your life 's about . ’ |
21 | So whereas aid at present is vital , cos there 's people starving to actually put the situation right i it 's not a question of aid at all , not a question of relief . |
22 | ‘ It 's not a question of tolerance , but one of respect ! ’ |
23 | ‘ This is n't a question of integrity or honour . |
24 | It was n't a question of impotence . |
25 | But it was n't a question of age . |