Example sentences of "'s [noun] [am/are] not to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Margaret Irwin herself accepted that the lack of success was caused by " the apathy of the women themselves … the woman does not take her industrial work as seriously as a man … [ she ] does not regard it as the permanent occupation of her life " .37 Margaret Irwin 's views are not to be dismissed lightly , but it is worth noting that she herself did not approach the question with any blazing convictions about equal pay . |
| 2 | He may continue to insist that , if the ANC 's exiles are not to be prosecuted when they come home , they must list their past crimes — even though this condition is delaying their return , and therefore the talks . |
| 3 | It has always been made clear that the Government 's reforms are not to be introduced at the expense of patient and client care . |
| 4 | , A report by the World Wide Fund for Nature ( WWF ) , has warned that drastic measures will need to be taken if fish stocks in Europe 's seas are not to be disastrously depleted . |
| 5 | ‘ His Majesty 's mails are not to be interfered with . |