Example sentences of "and not [art] [noun] to " in BNC.

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1 A beautiful non-tidal cove where Dublin 's finest flaunted themselves at an indifferent sea while their wives , children and girlfriends sat half a mile away on what was an excuse for a beach amidst the polluted debris of the capital and not a wave to be seen .
2 Evans concluded that in some developing countries , the foreign multinationals might be a help and not a hindrance to the state .
3 It was in a concealed metal box underneath the dashboard , that he 'd had one of the fitters weld in one evening for him , thirty quid and not a word to anyone , least of all Tom Holdfast .
4 I think with myself , what I have been able to come up with is being very normal , and everyday people find you easy to relate to and not a threat to them .
5 This issue involves a question of principle as to whether a local authority can sue for libel and not a decision to be made in respect of each individual action .
6 The law in most countries places clear responsibilities on dog owners to ensure that their pets are properly trained , and not a menace to other people or animals .
7 Clearly , the ethical aspects of each preventive trial need consideration , but this should be the responsibility of a central ethical committee and not a matter to be considered separately by many ( perhaps over a 100 ) district research ethical committees that are , in the main , concerned with local clinical research projects .
8 While cutting rebates and slots , two problems occurred on the curved members , firstly the glazing rebate because of the weight and length of curved members and the limited table size of my router , I decided to take the router to the wood and not the wood to the router but then realised I would be machining away the surface I wanted to guide the router on i.e the inside face which is the true radius .
9 All for now — it is chucking down hail , so I am afraid it is the post lift near here tomorrow Monday and not the trek to the main sorting office .
10 However , it will be noted that the above depends upon the propensity to save and not the propensity to unproductive consumption .
11 But a view of Co-operation which admitted only those who are thus motivated would make it an exceptional and exclusive creed to which could subscribe only those for whom Co-operation was itself the end and not the means to a better life , to one which enhanced what Dahrendorf calls a man 's life chances .
12 We must conclude , therefore , that the duty to support just institutions , where it has to do with just authorities , is parasitical on the normal justification thesis , and not an alternative to it .
13 To the extent that they are not , this is a matter for adjudication and not an amendment to the regulations . ’
14 IVA seems to be an unacceptable way of avoiding genuine creditors and not an option to be taken by professionals .
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