Example sentences of "is [not/n't] [adj] at [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Independence is as fictitious as the homogenous nation state , yet is is thought of as an ‘ objective ’ , because it is not possible at the moment to separate from an existing dominant state without making your own alternative . |
| 2 | It er it , we , certainly the expansion of Tadcaster has been looked at quite thoroughly , though not only by the local authorities , but by the private sector , and the , and I think the the agreement has been that it it is not possible at the scale which is required to meet the needs of Greater York . |
| 3 | According to the Copernican view , the earth is not stationary at the centre of the universe but orbits the sun along with the planets . |
| 4 | Perhaps it is not visible at every moment . |
| 5 | A state of affairs is not appropriate at the moment mind you |
| 6 | Ineligible bank bills are accepted payable by banks whose paper at present is not rediscountable at the Bank of England but whose names trade in the money markets . |
| 7 | ‘ The duties imposed … shall not require a local authority to do anything which is not practicable at a reasonable cost ’ . |
| 8 | The date of the move of the tender , though imminent , is not definite at the moment . |
| 9 | The permanent spatial structure is not present at the highest Rayleigh numbers at which observations have been made ( Fig. 22.8 ) . |
| 10 | He is not easy at the hostel and it is possible that he will have to return to hospital , but at the moment he is not certifiable . ’ |
| 11 | She is not impressed at the concept of working for dole money and says it might be a better idea to give people a minimum wage for doing community work . |
| 12 | However , it seems that the technology is not right at the moment in economic terms to fill the gap and to play a part in the crucial current round of negotiations in which the future of the coal industry in the next three to four years is the most important issue . |
| 13 | In Britain , in particular , there can be few areas where water is not available at a shallow depth . |
| 14 | Breakfast is a buffet , and although half board is not available at the hotel , there are plenty of cafes and restaurants in the resort . |
| 15 | We may test this suspicion by reference to various statements concerning the perceived nature of the new Citizenship Education ( though unfortunately because of frequent postponements of its publication date , the National Curriculum Council guidance document on Citizenship as a cross-curricular theme is not available at the time of writing ) . |
| 16 | A question that becomes even more vital when unanimity is not available at the ICC , and a victory involving the associates must be backed by at least two thirds of the nine Test nations . |
| 17 | Discovery is not available at the earlier stages in which the plaintiff may still be deciding how to formulate his claim , or whom to sue ; that would be to countenance ‘ fishing expeditions ’ . |
| 18 | ( 3 ) A requirement under this section to provide a specimen of blood or urine can only be made at a police station or at a hospital ; and it can not be made at a police station unless — ( a ) the constable making the requirement has reasonable cause to believe that for medical reasons a specimen of breath can not be provided or should not be required , or ( b ) at the time the requirement is made a device or a reliable device of the type mentioned in subsection ( 1 ) ( a ) above is not available at the police station or it is then for any other reason not practicable to use such a device there , or ( c ) the suspected offence is one under section 4 of this Act and the constable making the requirement has been advised by a medical practitioner that the condition of the person required to provide the specimen might be due to some drug ; but may then be made notwithstanding that the person required to provide the specimen has already provided or been required to provide two specimens of breath . |
| 19 | This gave rise to the situation contemplated by section 7(3) ( b ) where ‘ a reliable device of the type mentioned in subsection ( 1 ) ( a ) above is not available at the police station ’ and accordingly permitted the officer to require a specimen of blood or urine pursuant to section 7(4) . |
| 20 | M_N Media Not Available — the media item is not available at the present time ie. it is in a locked cabinet , inaccessible to the operator . |
| 21 | The difference is in the direction of more dissatisfaction in the lonely group ( but it is not significant at the five per cent level ) . |
| 22 | Joan Summers , who runs the Save the Children Fund programmes in the camps , says she is not surprised at the lack of overt reaction . |
| 23 | But this is not tenable at a time when the voice of the consumer and the making of comparisons between education and other enterprises grows more insistent . |
| 24 | He is not bright at the best of times . |
| 25 | Although the act has been passed by Parliament , it is not operative at the moment . |
| 26 | It is not clear at the moment if bone loss occurs among people with bulimia . |
| 27 | But he said : ‘ Football is as much to do with your mental attitude as it is to anything else ours just is n't right at the moment . |
| 28 | One of the girls was on the telephone in the outer office : ‘ I 'm afraid Mr Riddle is n't available at the moment … |
| 29 | ‘ Well , I did n't really believe it , but business is n't great at the moment , and if you had been the person concerned … ’ |
| 30 | I admit that life certainly is n't perfect at the moment , but at least I can cope with it . |