Example sentences of "not [adv] the [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The phenomenon of popular authoritarianism is not altogether the invention of frightened bourgeois liberals . |
| 2 | The Labour party has attracted largely but not wholly the support of the working class , and the Conservative party that of the middle class . |
| 3 | The Labour government , then , was not wholly the prisoner of dogma . |
| 4 | Shildon reminded him that it was not wholly the fruit of his investigation for Eliot , he had a head start because he used to work for MacQuillan in Detroit . |
| 5 | A visiting fossilist from Aberdeenshire drew Johnson 's attention to a species of ash tree , enabling the great man to support his recurring arboreal obsession : ‘ The present nakedness of the Hebrides is not wholly the fault of Nature . ’ |
| 6 | Thus in the light of much which has been surveyed here , it is impossible to view overmanning — the bane of British industry — as mainly if not wholly the consequence of union power . |
| 7 | Such was not apparently the view of the bulk of the membership however , and the chance was lost to try an experiment in creating greater unity while the numbers of women were still comparatively low . |
| 8 | Contrary to popular belief , the problem of fertility is not entirely the responsibility of the woman . |
| 9 | A general degree is sometimes seen as an alternative for students who are not up to honours standard ; this is largely though not entirely the case with the Scottish ordinary degree . |
| 10 | His response to the captain 's surprised question , 'so you came to Czechoslovakia to go to the football match , Professor ? " ( p. 71 ) is , initially , to violate the maxim of quality ( " Certainly not " ) and then to imply that this is not entirely the case by violating the maxims of quantity and relevance when he provides three excuses for not attending all the sessions of the Colloquium instead of admitting the truth . |
| 11 | This is not entirely the result of political control , since the privately owned press shows no greater inclination towards investigative journalism . |
| 12 | It is not necessarily the Secretary of State 's definitive view , it is the view that erm the regional office have come to given the erm evidence presented presented at the time . |
| 13 | The Americans and their allies have always made it plain that January 15th was merely the point after which war would become authorised , not necessarily the date for attack . |
| 14 | The " Green Movement " is not necessarily the friend of religion — it can displace it as understood within the great religious traditions , giving rise to a neo-paganism which challenges them . |
| 15 | A development plan may , for instance , show the line of a proposed road , though not necessarily the year in which it is to be constructed . |
| 16 | In The Family , Sex and Marriage he was careful to retain an open mind on affective individualism , emphasizing first that it was not necessarily the way of the future , family change not being linear , and second , that it did not necessarily result in greater happiness than other forms of family organization . |
| 17 | That is not necessarily the case at the Boro . |
| 18 | Gros [ 1989 ] observes that while a currency union involves perfect monetary integration among the member countries , this is not necessarily the case with an exchange rate union . |
| 19 | However , this is not necessarily the case in the Sole Pit Basin where there are areas of Zechstein salt swell and piercement which underpin and penetrate the overlying Triassic section . |
| 20 | There , any archaeological excavation without a permit is illegal , which is not necessarily the case in Britain . |
| 21 | Moreover , as Anna Martin pointed out , what might be judged as sloppiness and poor management on the part of a well-to-do woman was not necessarily the case in a poor household . |
| 22 | Of course this is not necessarily the case in a more complex setting such as memory for driving situations . |
| 23 | This is not necessarily the function of the passive in all languages which have a category of voice . |
| 24 | Now that 's something that 's difficult for us to do , because the more dangerous , the more erm , the premises should present the greatest life risk , are not necessarily the ones over which we have strict legislative control . |
| 25 | The student who seems fascinating across a seminar room , or the sorrowful homesick student in the crowded bar , on whom you take pity — these are not necessarily the ones with whom it might be best to share a kitchen all year . |
| 26 | I thank my hon. Friend for that encouraging reply , but does he share my concern that certain Labour authorities , such as the city of Birmingham , carry out the letter but not necessarily the spirit of the law on competitive tendering ? |
| 27 | It is embedded with some of the intelligence but not necessarily the wit of the author ! |
| 28 | I have negotiated with government on a number of business issues , so I think I have certain special skills to bring in , but they 're not necessarily the skills of someone used to dealing with huge budgets , because my company is quite small . |
| 29 | One special needs child is not necessarily the equivalent of one ‘ mainstream ’ child . |
| 30 | Part II privilege extends , subject to affording the victim a reasonable right of reply , to fair and accurate reports of : Findings or decisions ( not necessarily the evidence on which they are based ) of any association ( or committees of associations ) formed in the United Kingdom , and empowered by its constitution to exercise control over , or adjudicate on matters relating to : ( a ) art , science , religion or learning ( b ) any trade , business , industry or profession ( c ) persons connected with games , sports or pastimes and who are contractually subject to the Association . |