Example sentences of "not [adv] [art] [noun sg] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | The ability to propagate cracks freely under a small stress was not wholly a disadvantage to primitive man who was thus able to shape flint and obsidian , which are more or less natural glasses , into various cutting tools . |
| 2 | The excitement of the cows was not entirely a reaction to the discomfort of being driven along hard and dusty roads . |
| 3 | Hard conditions were not necessarily a bar to enjoying hostel life as Martha Levy discovered : |
| 4 | The initial problem is that Major is a Conservative and Clinton is a Democrat , and although party differences are not necessarily a bar to a good relationship , the problem has been compounded by two incidents during the US election campaign . |
| 5 | ( It should be noted that past performance is not necessarily a guide to the future . ) |
| 6 | Please remember though that past performance is not necessarily a guide to the future . |
| 7 | Although it should be remembered that past performance is not necessarily a guide to future performance . |
| 8 | Although it should be remembered that past performance is not necessarily a guide to future performance . |
| 9 | The popularity of a newspaper is not necessarily a guide to the opinions of its readers . |
| 10 | Please remember that past performance is not necessarily a guide to the future . |
| 11 | Even patients with diabetes mellitus complicated by autonomic neuropathy are not necessarily a contraindication to restorative proctocolectomy . |
| 12 | But even in the 1860s , the notion that a " mere girl " might learn the trade very quickly and be doing as well as a man in a short time , was not only a threat to employment but a threat to the craftsman 's pride in his skill . |
| 13 | This increasing emphasis on ‘ dignity ’ was not only a reference to behaviour within the chapel but to the nature of the Church as a body . |
| 14 | NEWRY — Errol Lutton won his first international caps in Poland , and it is not only a boost to him but also to the club as they bid to match the big boys . |
| 15 | For her the multi-media scheme has been not only a counter to depression but also a means of exercising aspects of her intellect and imagination . |
| 16 | Microsoft Corp 's new Windows NT is not only a challenge to OS/2 — which Microsoft originally developed jointly with IBM Corp but has since abandoned — but also Unix , which is now installed on some 24m workstations . |
| 17 | Windows NT is not only a challenge to OS/2 — which Microsoft originally developed jointly with IBM Corp but has since abandoned — the but also Unix , which is now installed on some 24 million workstations . |
| 18 | Implementation of this part of the Criminal Justice Act is not only a challenge to joint working at a local level , it also straddles two central government departments . |
| 19 | Wedlock was not only a solution to urgent physical needs , it was a social duty . |
| 20 | Someone at Head Office needs to do a quick bit of thinking here : to couple an outstanding Appalachian Spring with this twaddle is not only an insult to Dennis Russell Davies and his superb musicians , but also to the prospective purchaser of this disc . |
| 21 | An Information Science element had existed in the course for some time and included not only an introduction to libraries and the nature of information but also on-line retrieval systems and other forms of electronic information provision . |
| 22 | He was also a minor landed gentleman , a circumstance which gave Burn not only an entry to society , but a profound understanding of his clients : as Donaldson recalled , ‘ no-one could tell with greater spirit many a good story about the auld Scots lairds and their vagaries . ’ |
| 23 | In other war films , however , the purpose is revealed by insistent preachiness , as in Reach for the Sky ( 1956 ) , where the story of Douglas Bader , the determined pilot who , despite losing both his legs in an accident , went on to command the air force during the Battle of Britain , is told as a story that ‘ was not only an example to those in war but is now a source of inspiration to many in peace . ’ |
| 24 | ( iii ) Pupils should consider not only the extent to which English has changed since Shakespeare 's day but also some of the ways in which it is changing now . |
| 25 | In the process it will be necessary to examine not only the extent to which geographic issues feature on the policy issues agenda in these fields but also the institutional context which governs decision-making and the extent to which data are available for research and policy analysis purposes . |
| 26 | The generation before the Revolution saw not only the opposition to royal power offered by the parlements and their allies but a growth in criticism of the monarchical regime of a more fundamental and ultimately more dangerous kind . |
| 27 | Change in rural transport is not only the key to many of the changes outlined in Chapters 4 and 5 , but it is also a central connecting factor linking service provision and rural deprivation . |
| 28 | Green candidate , Bill Hughes sees investment in more public transport as not only the key to an improved environment , but also to an improved economy . |
| 29 | The Royal Commission publishes an Annual Review of its work ( with maps and photographs ) and this is a worthwhile document to seek out , for it gives not only the background to the work undertaken but keeps the publications record up-to-date . |
| 30 | A variation on this is to hold in each entry in the translation table , not only the value to be placed in the destination string , but also the address of a new translation table to be used for the next source character . |