Example sentences of "not [adv] [art] [noun pl] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | Most law-abiding citizens obeyed it but not so the denizens of the slums , stinking alleys and runnels of Edinburgh . |
| 5 | So when he says no plan here , so it 's not only no plans in the day it filtered through |
| 6 | These criteria will include ‘ the material concomitants of the process of mental ‘ domestication ’ , for these are not only the manifestations of thought , invention , creativity , they also shape its future forms . |
| 7 | If he is to be totally unbiased when making his observations , then he will be obliged to record not only the readings on various meters , the presence or absence of sparks at various critical locations in the electrical circuits , the dimensions of the circuit etc. but also the colour of the meters , the dimensions of the laboratory , the state of the weather , the size of his shoes and a whole host of ‘ clearly irrelevant ’ details , irrelevant , that is , to the kind of theory in which Hertz was interested and which he was testing . |
| 8 | Not only the acts of a rapist or batterer but his words too are experienced as terrifying and humiliating . |
| 9 | Kay ( 1988 ) , writing about WHO 's strategy , describes recent developments , current preventive programmes and recommended policies , and highlights not only the epidemics of HIV infection and of AIDS , but also the ‘ global epidemic of social , economic , political and cultural reaction and response to AIDS and HIV infection ’ . |
| 10 | The broader approach that we advocated covers not only sentence structure but also larger patterns of organisation , not only the forms of written academic English but also a range of stylistic and dialectal varieties , not only language structure but also meaning and use . |
| 11 | It is in this last capacity that Hitler 's image as perceived by his loyal ‘ following ’ — functioning within the framework of ‘ charismatic politics ’ — played its crucial role , as not only the leaders of Party and State , but those in responsible intermediary positions — whether for ideological reasons or for a variety of careerist or other motives little related in essence to principled hatred of Jews — ‘ read ’ Hitler 's vaguely expressed ‘ intent ’ as a green light for radicalizing actions which developed their own dynamic and momentum . |
| 12 | But it was not only the women of England , with their crinolined frailties , who needed to be shielded from the details . |
| 13 | They are not only the products of communication but also part of its determining features ' ( ibid. p. 9 ) . |
| 14 | Thus the coastline receives not only the products of marine erosion but also the waste derived from subaerial erosion . |
| 15 | ‘ The rights deriving from the above-mentioned provisions of the Treaty include not only the rights of establishment and of participation in the capital of companies or firms but also the right to pursue an economic activity , as the case may be through a company , under the conditions laid down by the legislation of the country of establishment for its own nationals . |
| 16 | In between promise and entry lie not only the stories of Isaac and Jacob , but the long story of Joseph and the other sons of Jacob , a period of 430 years spent in Egypt by their descendants , most of it in slave labour , a dramatic escape from the Pharaoh and his army , and forty years of wandering or living in the wilderness of the Sinai peninsula . |
| 17 | They were to he not only the routes to culture and the intellect but the means to romance and sort of sex . |
| 18 | This obstinate refusal to be a conformist explains not only the difficulties of integration that Nizan experienced within the party , but also — and this needs stressing — underlines the extent to which he succeeded in retaining intellectual autonomy and integrity within the party itself . |
| 19 | The phenomenon reflects not only the difficulties of part-time recruitment in an area like Oxfordshire which lacks a large urban and industrial base , but also the fact that the Modular Course has a better chance of retaining and increasing such students than conventional courses ( Figure 2.2 ) . |
| 20 | The first hurdle to be overcome was the development of a joint US/New Zealand resolution which would meet not only the concerns of the South Pacific nations which were at the forefront of the initiative , but also would not alienate the US , whose powerful political muscle would be required to gain the necessary support . |
| 21 | It was not only the cottages of Surrey , Sussex and Kent that inspired the Arts and Crafts architects ; there was also a strong movement in Cheshire , where a wealth of clients wanted new homes not too far from the great cities of Liverpool and Manchester . |
| 22 | When women have had many children , and are older , births of higher order may suffer not only the effects of the mother 's physical debilitation from excessive childbearing but , as noted above , in certain circumstances , they may also compete for sustenance unsuccessfully with older siblings . |
| 23 | Humans are human because they share with others a common culture , a culture which includes not only the artefacts of its living members but also those of members of past generations . |
| 24 | Not only the statesmen of the age but also public opinion , partly sheltered from the realities of war by the employment of mainly professional armies , were untouched by the enthusiasm for peace which usually prompted such schemes and indifferent to the dreams which they embodied . |
| 25 | They depict , not only the scenes of whalers about their business , but also portraits of the town 's social life : picnics , weddings and parties . |
| 26 | Everyone called him just ‘ James ’ , including not only the denizens of the sport but all the periphery of FI life , discotheques , tennis courts , night clubs , fancy hotels , good restaurants , etc. , and I saw no reason to do otherwise . |
| 27 | The declaration of trust referred to in the previous section should contain not only the trusts upon which the former matrimonial home is held but in addition clauses relating to : ( i ) Repairs — Outside trustees will particularly wish to ensure that they are under no obligation to see to the maintenance and repair of the property , and under no liability in respect of lack of maintenance and repair ( see p95 ) . |
| 28 | But increasingly the view is that the interests of the company include not only the interests of the shareholders but the interests of the company 's creditors and employees . |
| 29 | At stake are not only the interests of potential motorway users and of persons whose land might be compulsorily acquired to provide a route for the motorway ; also involved are the inhabitants of villages and towns which will be relieved of through-traffic by the motorway ; British Rail may have an interest in inhibiting the development of alternative means for the transport of goods ; improved transport and communications facilities provided by the motorway may benefit some businesses at the expense of others ; and motorways have , of course , serious environmental effects which lovers of the countryside and people who live near the proposed route will be anxious to avoid . |
| 30 | Similarly , the Iran-Contra deal indicates not only the differences between US statements and actions over terrorism , but more revealingly the Iranian government 's willingness to engage in Realpolitik . |