Example sentences of "no [noun sg] that [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 It is no coincidence that hapless Oldham ran into a side containing both Ryan Giggs and Lee Sharpe on the wings , Bryan Robson behind them and McClair in his rightful slot up front .
2 They had views on major political issues too : it 's no coincidence that well-informed contemporaries mention the existence of an East Frankish " public opinion " in the context of Carolingian invasion plans in both 858 and 876 .
3 Its key terms , such as ‘ action ’ and ‘ act ’ , are universal , and it is no coincidence that ethogenic theorists tend to select illustrative materials across the ranges of historical and anthropological sources .
4 For example , it is no coincidence that interactive video is currently getting funding in subject areas such as mathematics where there is an acute teacher shortage .
5 It was no coincidence that these decades saw new programmatic statements of papal ideology and a revitalising of contacts between Rome and all parts of the west .
6 Jacqueline de Romilly , Professor of Greek Literature at the Sorbonne , in her Messenger Lectures at Cornell University in 1967 on ‘ Time in Greek Tragedy ’ , has argued that it was no coincidence that Greek tragedy was born at the same time as historiography .
7 It is no coincidence that mass schooling was invented at roughly the time when nation states had come into existence and the need arose to instil in their citizens the idea that the new entity had first claim on their loyalties .
8 It is no coincidence that most fishkeepers choose the traditional rectangular tank , as most of the potential problems outlined above just do no present themselves .
9 I was also under no illusion that some backbenchers on our side were nervous about the policy .
10 The fact that an infant child can complete correctly such sums as 9 + 3 = 12 and work through page upon page of identical problems is no indication that that child 's understanding of mathematics ( or number ) is being deepened .
11 The Iraqi media were already under strict government control before the war , and there was no indication that additional controls were imposed .
12 There was no indication that increasing jaundice increased the difference between the two methods of SaO 2 analysis .
13 And there was no indication that extra money was available .
14 Mrs Turnpenny said : ‘ He gave no indication that this threat would be any different . ’
15 There is indeed no indication that any Jew ever worshipped a Greek god before Alexander .
16 Where housing departments were developing strategies on homelessness , there was no recognition that disabled people become homeless as well , and conversely , that some homeless households contain disabled people .
17 Despite the stated belief in the Proposals that students at school should be exposed to a historic range of English writing , there is little attention to works written before the nineteenth century , and certainly no recognition that new relations with history are causing literary texts to be approached in new ways .
18 There is no allegation that any part of the money paid by the investors for the Euramco shares was paid to or received by the solicitors .
19 No wonder that bloody floor did n't collapse when you said that
20 It is no wonder that ordinary men and women throughout the country wish that Guy Fawkes had been successful when they consider the punishment that this House has levelled at ordinary men and women in a state of poverty .
21 No wonder that poor people living in the traditional way in India and many African countries have a considerably shorter life expectancy than we — with our better living conditions and easily available medicine .
22 It is no wonder that many passengers arrived on board with dozens of pieces of luggage and that the periodicals were full of adverts for trunks with unbelievable numbers of drawers , compartments , locks , straps , flaps and buckles .
23 The outdoor power tool market is the most rapidly expanding one for manufacturers , and it 's therefore no wonder that new product development should mean the launch of new shredders , trimmers and cutters almost week by week .
24 Heat and chemicals make the hair lose moisture and — as so many of us heat-dry and style our hair , and have perms and colourants — it 's no wonder that dry hair is becoming commonplace .
25 It is no wonder that one psalm-writer could sum it all up by saying :
26 It is no wonder that young people with no job , no prospects , little money and probably feeling that no one cares , should turn to petty crime .
27 That was the sort of thing we had to contend with at Ullapool ; no one really wanted us around , it was no wonder that this jewel of the west was most unpopular with our crews .
28 Add to that the recurrence of phallic imagery and the exclusive presence of men , never women , in the photos , and it 's no wonder that some critics describe the work as homoerotic .
29 It was no wonder that some politicians promoted the idea of a ‘ Marshall Plan ’ for Eastern Europe .
30 No wonder that independent experts and local authority treasurers are in despair about the timetable that is being forced upon them .
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