Example sentences of "is not [verb] for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This may be defined as care provided by family , friends and neighbours which is not organized via a statutory or voluntary agency and is not undertaken for financial reward . |
| 2 | Nothing new about that : the UN 's Fund for Population Activities , who produced the Report , is not noted for plain speaking . |
| 3 | Although such will does not defeat the claim of the other spouse under the provisions of the Inheritance ( Provision for Family and Dependants ) Act 1975 , if reasonable provision is not made for that spouse , it might be of " persuasive " use to the court in proceedings under that Act in deciding whether or not to award the surviving spouse a limited interest ( eg until remarriage ) or an absolute interest in the deceased 's share of the matrimonial home . |
| 4 | But if it is not calling for immediate independence , or for unity with Romania , the Popular Front is certainly demanding sovereign autonomy for Moldavia and a renewal of national culture and identity . |
| 5 | But if you accept that carbon dioxide is a much More insidious threat and nuclear power is the one major supplier of energy that does not produce it , the issue begins to turn not so much on the dangerous unacceptibility of reactors but on how you regulate and make them safe and ensure that their fuel is not diverted for military purposes . |
| 6 | The IAEA wants to be there to check whether fuel rods have been removed in the past , and to ensure that the spent fuel is not diverted for military purposes . |
| 7 | Delegates from Greenpeace and Friends of the Earth told a meeting in Manchester hosted by a group of ‘ nuclear free ’ local authorities that they would be pressing the Government to ensure the money is not diverted for this purpose . |
| 8 | So this is not intended for five years old , it actually refers to new vehicles . |
| 9 | MAFF ( and DAFS ) have also commented that the scope for Article 20 was limited in the UK ; this seems to pay little regard to the plight of on-farm woods and overlooks the point that the aid is not intended for large scale afforestation but for more modest schemes . |
| 10 | The gas is not intended for human consumption — but to deter the angry dogs not trained to tell the difference between a burglar and a saviour . |
| 11 | In the past , fresh fish used as bait has been standard-rated , on the grounds that it is not intended for human consumption . |
| 12 | Similarly , if debts due to the company are subject to a floating charge , the interest of the floating charge holder will be subject to any lien or set off that the company creates with respect to the charged assets prior to crystallisation , for a floating charge is not regarded for this purpose as an immediate assignment of the chose in action , it becomes such only on crystallisation . |
| 13 | The only rule here is not to go for exaggerated styles . |
| 14 | The only rule here is not to go for exaggerated styles . |
| 15 | The examiner is not looking for technical perfection and certainly would not find it in many candidates ' answers to this question . |
| 16 | It is a rule-articulated association which leaves its citizens free to pursue their own interests ; civil association is not constituted for any common purpose . |
| 17 | Moreover , in contrast to much of Buxtehude , the spaces are occupied for most of the day so that space is not freed for other uses , such as children 's play or adults ' talk . |
| 18 | The Gospel is not written for Jewish readers . |
| 19 | The argument is in some ways quite an attractive one , but since it leads to a rather complex and abstract phonemic analysis it is not adopted for this course . |
| 20 | The speculator 's sole intention is to secure a profit without providing any input , even if this is not achieved for many years . |
| 21 | This is due probably to the fact that people suffering from aphasia are more likely to come to the attention of a neurologist than individuals suffering from certain kinds of right hemisphere damage which may pass unnoticed by the individual himself such that he does not seek medical attention or is not referred for neurological investigation . |
| 22 | Taking these ageist attitudes one stage further , Price and Andrews ( 1982 ) state that ‘ diagnosed alcoholism frequently is not referred for alcoholic treatment because of health professionals ’ beliefs that the alcoholic is too old to benefit from treatment' . |
| 23 | A first flight is not expected for another year . |
| 24 | A decision by the Environment Secretary is not expected for several months after the close of the inquiry . |
| 25 | Unfortunately life is never simple — the Stores Platoon confirms that they have no Challenger engines in stock and that the next one is not expected for three or four days ; improvisation will obviously be needed if the Blues and Royals are to have all their tanks working . |
| 26 | With this mysterious absence of ‘ stain' goes a forgetting of grief ; though the Fellowship has just lost Gandalf in Moria , the fact is not mentioned for some twenty pages ( I , 350–70 ) , and indeed we are told that ‘ In winter here no heart could mourn for summer or for spring ’ . |
| 27 | If that real convergence is to be achieved , it will be necessary for the Community and member states to have worked out , and agreed to implement , regional and structural policies that — in the words of the draft treaty — ’ promote balanced development ’ ; but the Prime Minister is not negotiating for that either . |
| 28 | The prone position is not used for elderly patients or those with severe perceptual problems who might become severely disorientated , with increased flexor spasticity . |
| 29 | Even the new name of Israel is not used for some time ( it reappears in 35.10 and thereafter in Genesis is used interchangeably with Jacob ) . |
| 30 | This is not to suggest that because the budget is not used for fine tuning it is devoid of fiscal impact . |