Example sentences of "not a question [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ The meaning of an ordinary word of the English language is not a question of law .
2 ‘ We 've driven a hard bargain — it 's not a question of charity !
3 So whereas aid at present is vital , cos there 's people starving to actually put the situation right i it 's not a question of aid at all , not a question of relief .
4 ‘ Oh , Tess , it 's not a question of forgiveness !
5 ‘ It 's not a question of idealism , ’ he says .
6 Except in the case of the stallion deliberately herding his mares , this is not a question of dominance or bullying .
7 it 's , it 's a question it 's not a question of cover , and it 's not a question of erm efficiency it 's a question of small mindedness .
8 It is not a question of loathing — rather sanguine hatred following the dive in the share price , ’ said one analyst .
9 ‘ It is not a question of money .
10 To him , the new spirit in portraiture is not a question of money : ‘ I had probably one of the wealthiest people in the country finally admit , ‘ With all that I have , I ca n't buy good taste ’ . ’
11 Denying the charge of racism , he protested that : ‘ It 's not a question of race , it 's a question of culture .
12 So this is not a question of colour we 're not against squatters , we 're against squatting ; there 's a big difference .
13 They hark back to an older , more religious notion , where it 's not a question of wholeness of being , but of holes .
14 ‘ It is not a question of blackmail , ’ he said .
15 ‘ It 's not a question of good .
16 ‘ It 's not a question of tolerance , but one of respect ! ’
17 This is not a question of instinct — culture is learned , not inbred , and does not refer to basic human needs .
18 ‘ Beauty is not a question of need .
19 ‘ It 's not a question of privacy , but of balance , of what your life 's about . ’
20 So whereas aid at present is vital , cos there 's people starving to actually put the situation right i it 's not a question of aid at all , not a question of relief .
21 It 's not a question of time . ’
22 ‘ It 's not a question of spying , ’ Richie said urgently .
23 The plan ‘ is designed to create disorder and to impede the smooth transfer of power , so it is not a question of democracy , ’ Li said in his annual work report at the opening session of Congress in Peking .
24 It was n't a question of impotence .
25 ‘ This is n't a question of integrity or honour .
26 But it was n't a question of age .
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