Example sentences of "is [pron] not [adv] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As Smith points out , the use of such a covert strategy is well established in research that uncovers behaviour that is itself not merely unethical or immoral but illegal . |
| 2 | And this mode of distribution is itself not only technical — manuscript copying and then printing — but depends on a wider technology , primarily determined by social relations , in which the ability to read , which is the true substance of distribution , is itself produced . |
| 3 | The Chief Constable 's earlier statement that he was deploying a special search squad to deal with loyalist terrorism is itself not very helpful , when the whole of the city of Belfast is left wide open to roaming terrorists from both sides . |
| 4 | The B-line however makes everything plain , not without some help from the A-line. is itself not very precise ( RV " judgement " ; RSV " right " ; " cause " ) . |
| 5 | And , finally , as destructive conflicts are usually about blatant power or win-lose situations there is something not quite nice about discussing power in research seminars or even in work organizations . |
| 6 | If it is insulting to suggest to a person that he is a homosexual , is it not equally insulting to suggest to a man that he is the sort of person who might be susceptible to solicitation in the streets by women ? |
| 7 | Is it not both illogical and unreasonable to require a person who has lost self-control to ensure , none the less , that his response is not disproportionate ? |
| 8 | Why is it not normally possible to ripen wheat or barley on the uplands ? |
| 9 | You might feel , you perhaps did feel , is it not astonishingly self-centred , is it not even offensively self-centred , this concern with his own greatness , his own importance , what I am writing now , what I shall achieve . |
| 10 | Furthermore , is it not overwhelmingly likely that there are other factors involved of which we know nothing , or which we simply overlook ? |
| 11 | Is it not also serious that it is implied that the Home Office knew about that involvement at the time ? |
| 12 | If the charge of hypocrisy can be raised against the latter , is it not also possible to raise it against the former ? |
| 13 | Is it not just harmless fun ? |
| 14 | With Guinness , as everyone knows , familiarity breeds content , Is it not somewhat sad , then , that the great Jonathan Swift , Dean of St Patrick 's Cathedral , Dublin and author of Gulliver 's Travels , who was familiar with stout , had the misfortune to be born too soon in history and was therefore denied the contentment of a glass of Guinness ? |
| 15 | Although that will be remedied by next June , is it not somewhat antiquated that such a system has persisted for so long ? |
| 16 | Is it not quite plain , even to you , that Eleanor Thorne became senile long ago , and even plainer that Alida wished to be rid of her ? |
| 17 | Is it not obviously appropriate , the traditionalists argue , to introduce children of the same age and ability level to new subject areas at the same time ? |
| 18 | Yeah , I know , do you want a cake or is it not too naughty ? |
| 19 | Even if such a quality of relationship is possible , is it not too painful to achieve ? |
| 20 | Is it not now obvious that , because of his policies , the Prime Minister is reduced to imagining recovery at home while inventing recessions abroad ? |
| 21 | Is it not more effective to introduce him to methods in order that such ‘ discoveries ’ as are made are appreciated and understood ? |
| 22 | Rather than create a new institution , is it not more feasible to improve our existing one , the police ? |
| 23 | Is it not more important to ensure the survival of important large firms , while at the same time promote fierce competition between them ? |
| 24 | Is it not more plausible that the minuet was all along danced both fast and slow and everywhere in between , that it was played ‘ faster or slower , according to the tune that is played , which the dancer is obliged to follow ’ ? |
| 25 | Is it not then possible that Satan , in his opposition to Christ and man , and wishing to destroy all that God has given , could do so by appearing in a godly angelic light ? |
| 26 | And is it not therefore necessary if you 're going to justify this western relief road and quote your own words , as a key link to the north , that will there have to do further work in order to make that road acceptable . |
| 27 | This is , however , a somewhat doubtful proposition since not only is it not entirely applicable to the Nordic countries without qualification ( nor nowadays within manufacturing industry in Britain ) , but significant differences also exist even within continental countries , especially as between France and Germany . |
| 28 | Whatever about the apparent failure of Desmond and his executives , is it not absolutely extraordinary that John V. O'Dwyer , of Arthur Cox , solicitor to and main board member of the Smurfit organisation , apparently did not brief Michael on the Independent 's retraction and the specific references to UPH and Desmond ? |
| 29 | As the Opposition believe that taxes , particularly local taxes , should be based on ability to pay , is it not absolutely scandalous that they suggest that the elderly and the single , whatever house they live in , should have to pay more than those with the ability to pay and are not willing to grant a discount ? |
| 30 | Is it not totally unacceptable that when only 13 questions were answered on Welsh matters , four of them should have been asked by Hon. Members with English constituencies and that most of the questions were answered by a Member representing an English constituency ? |