Example sentences of "not [adv] of [art] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , if it is a moral decision rather than mechanical conformism or a prudent surrender to social pressures , the case remains fundamentally as before , but with an added layer ; he now takes account , not only of the effects on his parents but of the damage to the community as a whole of any successful disobedience . |
| 2 | More persuasively , it has to be borne in mind that these are passages which need to be read in the context not only of the cases in which they were concerned but also of the judgments as a whole . |
| 3 | Many outside observers saw the events of the 1930s and early 1940s as the logical outcome not only of the policies adopted after 1868 but also of long-standing socio-economic factors . |
| 4 | But men are not in the hands of blind fate , for karma speaks not only of the actions and thoughts of the past as explaining a man 's present condition or character , but also as creative of the future . |
| 5 | ‘ Those who followed his career in television , from the role of humble assistant film editor , up through the features department of Granada Television , through to his incredibly successful period as editor of the BBC magazine programme , Holiday '76 , knew him to be resourceful , keen , and deeply aware , not only of the problems of travel — his chosen speciality — but also-of such things as cuisine and interior design . ’ |
| 6 | Henley Royal Regatta , the ultimate test not only of the giants of this sport , like Olympic gold medalists Steve Redgrave and Matthew Pinsent , but of the little men as well . |
| 7 | The power to make their own awards was in the interests not only of the polytechnics , but also of higher education as a whole . |
| 8 | You must learn to be aware not only of the degrees of concentration that are possible ( compare , for instance , your attention to the gripping climax of a movie with your first glances at the pages of the morning newspaper ) but also of the possibility of improving your own levels of concentration . |
| 9 | Paul Bouchet , head of the National Control Commission on Security Intercepts , said in a statement : ‘ It is clear that … the wiretaps were a severe violation not only of the victims ’ private lives but also of the professional secrecy to which journalists and lawyers are entitled in a democratic society . ’ |
| 10 | Until the mid-730s he is described only as king of the Mercians but in an important charter of 736 concerning the granting of land in the territory of the Hwicce , the oldest Mercian original text to survive , Aethelbald is variously ‘ king not only of the Mercians but also of all the provinces which are known by the general name South Angles ’ , ‘ king of the South Angles ’ and ‘ king of Britain' ( CS 154 : S 89 ) . |
| 11 | That Aethelbald 's position in southern England at the end of his reign was still a dominant one is suggested by the description of him in the record of this grant as ‘ king not only of the Mercians but also of the surrounding peoples ’ , but it may be that a diminution of power in the early 750s played a part in exposing him to assassination in Mercia a few years later . |
| 12 | To the south lay a country whose king was trying to establish an English Catholic church , in the teeth not only of the papists but also of those who were much more convinced Protestants . |
| 13 | This is an invaluable new reference book , listing the serial numbers , by squadron , not only of the fighters and bombers of 1940 , but of such lesser favourites as the Lerwick and Botha , for example . |
| 14 | The datasets are not likely to become obsolete in the foreseeable future ; however , it will be essential to keep with them a record not only of the modifications made to them , such as imputation , sampling and Barnardisation , but also information on how these will affect results derived from the data . |
| 15 | For all these reasons the apparently draconian central powers contained in the 1984 Rates Act had a surprisingly limited effect in terms not only of the numbers of authorities rate-capped but also in terms of the capping limits actually imposed . |
| 16 | From the roof they had a splendid view , not only of the proceedings below but also over the houses in King Street and Parliament Street , which forked at the end of Whitehall and led into Parliament Square . |
| 17 | With country house gardens , it is important to remember that the grounds consist not only of the lawns and terraces immediately round the house , but also large walled gardens and extensive woodland walks and shrubberies . |
| 18 | Moreover , the developments in any school must be seen in the context not only of the perspectives on curriculum change of key individuals but also of the personal aims , philosophies and motivations of the people concerned . |
| 19 | He enhances our sense not only of the poets ' universe — me cosmology of Dante and Milton , for example — but also of the symbolism used by painters and architects . |
| 20 | A relatively new concept in international law , this involves the guilt not merely of the rulers and agents of a state but of the state itself . |
| 21 | Speechreading develops a sensitive awareness of the speaker , not merely of the words he utters . |
| 22 | In general , whether someone is shifting viewpoints or not , the test of whether he is aware of the look and feel of something , not merely of the facts about it , is whether he takes it into account in choices of ends as well as of means . |
| 23 | There has been a welcome pile of new recordings issued recently ; not just of the symphonies , but of the concertos and chamber music as well . |
| 24 | It is a telling commentary upon parliament but even more so upon the church 's limited political potency : at that stage , the clergy needed the support not just of the commons but of the peers as well in order to defend effectively their privileges and franchises ; repeal was effected in the council and chiefly through the agency of the lords ; when the prelates contemplated a riposte in convocation they were instantly quelled by writs of prohibition . |
| 25 | Even fewer can appreciate in advance the effect , not just of the structures , but of the constantly moving stresses of traffic on them . |
| 26 | Indeed , the history of capitalist and socialist societies alike in the twentieth century has shown that bureaucratic power is a function not just of the weaknesses of parliaments and other representative institutions ( including soviets ) but of the structural requirements of class domination . |
| 27 | For example , she takes the Nicaean expression of belief as literally true , speaking not simply of the Logos but of Jesus ( sic ) becoming incarnate . |
| 28 | Beside her stood a child , not either of the twins . |