Example sentences of "in [noun] [not/n't] [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | They are always made aware of their temporary status on being recruited , but sometimes the only other difference between them and other members of the workforce is that the trade unions within the organisation have consented in advance not to contest the employer 's right to dismiss them once he feels he no longer has any work for them . |
| 2 | He was empowered to introduce direct presidential rule " in regions not obeying the [ Moldavian ] constitution " . |
| 3 | The question could be asked why should the topic of monarchy in Britain not resemble the cultural truisms of McGuire ( 1964 ) , which lacked even an implicit defence ? |
| 4 | The door closed behind them and they crept quietly up to the top floor in order not to wake the sleeping boys downstairs . |
| 5 | Various methods are used , depending on market circumstances — the ‘ tap ’ method , where stock is issued gradually in order not to flood the market and depress the price ; the ‘ tender ’ method , where institutions are invited to tender for a given issue ; and the ‘ auction ’ method , where stock is sold to the highest bidders among the twenty or so gilt-edged market makers ( GEMMs ) . |
| 6 | ‘ It is impractical to repeat the same unchanged dose of a remedy once , not to mention its frequent repetition ( and at short intervals in order not to delay the cure ) . |
| 7 | In order not to miss the fair , he would work the night shift and so have the day tree . |
| 8 | The Thwaites at High Birk Hatt farmed alongside the Hauxwells , and john Thwaites worked with Uncle Tommy and the Fawcetts for Sir Emmanuel John and his wife Marie live in retirement nowadays not far from Cotherstone and they actually cut short their honeymoon in order not to miss the shoot . |
| 9 | Premack 's tests ( Premack 1976 ) to establish that chimpanzees make rudimentary connections between ‘ states of affairs ’ ( in order not to beg the more refined question of objectuality within them ) which to us appear closely connected by virtue of a cause and an effect , or by virtue of an implicit goal or problem and a means or stratagem , seem to the layman to support attributions to chimps of protean correlates of human categories of thought . |
| 10 | At time of writing the allowance would normally go to the husband unless , that is , he has a low income and can not use all or part of the allowance — in which case , he can transfer the unused part to his wife in order not to lose the tax benefit . |
| 11 | However , an assurance was given that , in order not to affect the living standards of those on low incomes , a list of 100 key products and services would be drawn up whose prices would be kept unchanged . |
| 12 | However , as the project came to a close the total budget provided in the grant for support workers began to dwindle and the development officers were instructed to make careful calculations of their expenditure in order not to exceed the total available . |
| 13 | She had to , in order not to notice the faint scent of his cologne , the feel of wool against her cheek when she turned to follow his pointing finger , the deep timbre of his voice as he spoke of the Rome he loved , spoke of it tenderly , as he would of a woman … |
| 14 | On damp proofing , the local firm used actually advised doing it partially , in order not to upset the balance in the timber . |
| 15 | Old people may adopt a passive stance trying to control the anger about being forced to seek admission in order not to upset the equilibrium in the family and not to antagonise the staff looking after them . |
| 16 | Reform of the exchange rate mechanism following September 's currency crisis , as originally called for by UK Prime Minister John Major , was left off the agenda and finance ministers stayed away in order not to upset the markets . |
| 17 | The British courts have , however , chosen to distinguish the special facts of Webb , in order not to follow the ECJ rulings . |
| 18 | But any radical changes to the relief on mortgage interest payments is expected to be left until December in order not to hamper the fragile recovery in the housing market . |
| 19 | These are both highly controversial instances : Winterbotham 's pioneering account , Lewin 's detailed study , and Calvocoressi 's memoir disagree as to whether Coventry was sacrificed in order not to compromise the source of intelligence . |
| 20 | General Strawson emphasises that ‘ absolute secrecy was not merely necessary in order not to compromise the success of operations . |
| 21 | In order not to spoil the appearance of Leinster Gardens , facades were put up where numbers 23 and 24 should be , at a glance indistinguishable from their neighbours but easily spotted by the observant eye . |
| 22 | Black or dark-coloured linings help to reduce the light penetration into a room but should only be used with an appropriately coloured outer fabric in order not to spoil the appearance of the curtains . |
| 23 | Anyone resident in a house could be held liable for the support of other household members , which meant that a wage-earning son or daughter often moved out of the home in order not to diminish the unemployed parents ' entitlement to benefit . |
| 24 | In order not to jeopardise the CPO no tennis will be played on the courts until after the six week period … mid May . |
| 25 | In order not to jeopardise the CPO no tennis will be played on the courts until after the six week period = = mid May . |
| 26 | In order not to forget the solution , two DCs were proposed , referring to the modules which would need to be modified . |
| 27 | We all want basic comforts , but there are intelligent ways of producing these comforts and intelligent limits to impose on oneself in order not to foul the nest for everybody else . |
| 28 | The supporting piers were massive , few in number in order not to obscure the interior vista but great in diameter and made into important features of the design . |
| 29 | From time to time discipline required some distance , briefly , to be drawn between the adult and the student but managers deliberately kept such periods short , in order not to dissipate the strength of the group . |
| 30 | At present , the recogniser gives an indication of zone ( ‘ u ’ , ‘ m ’ or ‘ l ’ ) for each candidate letter , ( which may in fact not match the usual zone for that letter ) . |