Example sentences of "not [vb infin] a [noun] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Er I think we should also assume that the regional er budgetholders will not make a contribution to any costs we might incur cos I do n't think any budget they 'll have will be intended to cater for er you know , paying people 's wages for them getting unpaid time off . |
| 2 | A company can not make a loan to a director of the company ( see s. 330 ) . |
| 3 | Why not make a visit to the International Motor Show , the British International Antiques Fair , or any of the numerous public exhibitions covering everything from photography to holidays and travel , and classic cars to boats and caravans . |
| 4 | Because you do not want a return to destructive two party politics and you do know at first hand that Liberal Democrats do put ‘ people first ’ ; that local income tax is a fair and predictable alternative to the poll tax ; that our stance on Hong Kong is morally right and that we realise the urgency of environmental action with targets for achievement away ahead of the other two parties . |
| 5 | Clearly , the British people do not want a return to the failed interventionist , socialist policies of the 1960s and 1970s — and that is another reason why Labour will be defeated at the next general election . |
| 6 | Older teenagers do not want a mother to be yearning over them day and night , even when several hundred miles lie between them . |
| 7 | ‘ Or is it the case , as millions now believe , that she does not want a resolution to this dispute ? ’ |
| 8 | King Jigme Singye Wangchuck speaking in New Delhi on his arrival in India on Sept. 9 for a four-day official visit , said that he did not consider a monarchy to be the best system of government and that he had been working towards the greater democratization of his country . |
| 9 | If God is perfect in love and mercy , he does not need a ransom to be paid in order to allow people to return to him . |
| 10 | Sir : Labour does not need a commitment to proportional representation in order to scoop most of the centre ground at the next general election . |
| 11 | Though his skin was pale , he had the lips and round face of a black African , and that African quality of showing that one does not need a reason to be happy . |
| 12 | But Mr Ashdown , who is demanding a full-scale coalition , has so far rejected anything that Labour has offered , threatening to vote against a Queen 's Speech that does not include a commitment to electoral reform ; and Mr Kinnock has said that he has made no overtures — not even played the ‘ opening chords ’ — which would lead to a post-election pact . |
| 13 | Given their concern that only well-founded ideals of the good , and not any ideal one believes in , should be implemented , and given the general knowledge of human fallibility , it is not really surprising that the original position does not yield a commitment to any particular ideal . |
| 14 | If , for instance , you will not enjoy a visit to the opera , then you may prefer the next month 's barn dance . |
| 15 | Johnny Mars Blues Band Unrepentant Smiths fans need not beat a path to the door , this is nothing to do with Johnny Marr . |
| 16 | Chamber of Trade chairman , Dick King , told the Chamber of Commerce annual general meeting : ‘ I believe it is basically wrong for membership subscriptions to finance what is in effect a benefit provided for the town , and enjoyed by many other businesses who do not contribute a penny to the upkeep . |
| 17 | Why not send a deputation to the department who have all the facts ? ’ |
| 18 | It is your responsibility to make sure that at that time , the specified terminal is connected and not logged in — Offline will not allocate a terminal to itself if it is already allocated to another VAX process . |
| 19 | It is the users responsibility to ensure that at the time of the next offline run , the specified terminal is connected and not logged in — the offline system will not allocate a terminal to itself if it is already allocated to another VAX/VMS process . |
| 20 | The vote in the 20-member body was tied , however , and senior political leaders from several parties expressed the view that the preliminary decision did not present a bar to further negotiations . |
| 21 | That would not present a problem to England 's selectors , since the 16-strong party picked for India already includes one-day specialists Graeme Hick , John Emburey and Neil Fairbrother with eight limited-overs games due to be played on the sub-continent . |
| 22 | This international co-operation between clearinghouses does not preclude international co-operation on an individual library basis , nor does it mean that the Australian , UK and USA clearinghouses will not provide a service to individual libraries in another country which has or has not a clearinghouse of its own . |
| 23 | However such farmers were necessarily exceptions within a farming community where shortening bush/fallow cycles were retained ; they did not provide a solution to the underlying problem . |
| 24 | Regulation is an indication that competition policy can not provide a solution to the monopolistic behaviour of these sectors . |
| 25 | ‘ You CAN NOT trace a reply to an individual , ’ according to Jim Sullivan . |
| 26 | What is clear under both Article 35 and 36 is that the third party remains just that : it does not become a party to the entire treaty . |
| 27 | The loan would not become a burden to your dependents . |
| 28 | The loan would not become a burden to your dependents . |
| 29 | It 's complete now , so why not plan a trip to the Fort Region Leisure Centre in Jersey this year ? |
| 30 | ( We do not attribute a degree to the zero polynomial f = 0 ) . |