Example sentences of "not [adj] on [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Both of the defendants pleaded not guilty on all counts . |
| 2 | The jury returned verdicts of not guilty on 52 counts of child abuse but was unable to reach a conclusion on a further 12 such charges against Raymond Buckey , and on a joint conspiracy charge against the two . |
| 3 | The original 33-month trial ended in January 1990 when the jury returned verdicts of not guilty on 52 counts of sexual molestation , but was unable to reach a conclusion on a further 13 counts . |
| 4 | An external money market in a currency is not dependent on external deficits . |
| 5 | That is not dependent on other things in just the way that ( 3 ) is dependent on other things . |
| 6 | Although it can not be ruled out that some unconscious oro-pharyngeal muscle movement was occurring during the experimental tasks , ‘ inner speech ’ is probably not dependent on such movements . |
| 7 | US Defence Secretary Richard Cheney appealed to NATO 's European partners to provide more military assistance , although he stressed later that the US-led capability to enforce an Iraqi withdrawal from Kuwait was " not dependent on additional contributions by other nations " . |
| 8 | This means that if a man is truly brought to faith in Christ , he is not dependent on human teachers to lead him on , helpful though these may be . |
| 9 | Unlike the country-specific programmes , these projects are not dependent on formal requests from the governments of developing nations for their implementation but can only be carried out with their support . |
| 10 | What is crucial , then , is not that a particular individual should necessarily own property himself , but that ‘ property should be sufficiently dispersed so that the individual is not dependent on particular persons who alone can provide him with what he needs or who alone can employ him ’ . |
| 11 | It is important , however , to remember that the studies , whilst representing a considerable achievement , were not comprehensive on two counts : first , they did not include Scotland or Ireland ; second , the principal informants were field social workers and not residential care staff ( DHSS , 1985 ) . |
| 12 | Design costs of 15% of the costs of construction are not unusual on multi-disciplinary projects . |
| 13 | I mean , I must admit I was talking to beforehand and not clear not sure on certain things . |
| 14 | Labov ( 1972b : 73 ) has noted that in New York City the subset of short a items which is liable to tensing and raising is not predictable on phonological grounds , while in Philadelphia the behaviour of the items mad , bad , glad is different from that of others in the a word-class . |
| 15 | Given that Franco was not alone on these occasions and that he was busy destroying nature , rather than reflecting upon it , it seems more likely that advancing age and the duration of his mandate had reduced his appetite for playing an active role in Spain 's political life . |
| 16 | Suppose the U K government has decided that it can not free-ride on other governments : either it pays its share of launch aid or the whole project collapses . |
| 17 | The objective of the International Finance Corporation is , on the other hand , intended to encourage the growth of productive private enterprise in less developed countries , particularly where sufficient private capital is not available on reasonable terms . |
| 18 | Er , not available on high-risk jobs . |
| 19 | Now it 's not fair on those others that are in the other room doing their exams there , and they 're just making all that noise from the typewriters in the other room . |
| 20 | If peace was not obtainable on these terms , then of course he wanted victory , and he wanted to know before he started the battle that he could be certain of gaining it . |
| 21 | I 'm sorry , I 'm not keen on blue things actually . |
| 22 | I 'm not keen on little boys , ’ she snapped back . |
| 23 | An antediluvian handful of hon. Members , many of them retiring at the next election , are not keen on these matters , but they are a diminishing and insignificant number . |
| 24 | Ah get out I 'm not keen on these ones with the |
| 25 | In addition , it is said that gas is cheaper , but that is not true on two counts . |
| 26 | A retention from the price should be negotiated if you are not satisfied on these points . |
| 27 | He is n't keen on physical exertions . |