Example sentences of "is not [adj] that [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is not self-evident that all clarifications or developments of the laws of war have to take the familiar form of multilateral conventions . |
| 2 | We might accept , for instance , that labouring on property should give the labourer some preferential interest in it ( for example , a right to the value added by the work done ) , but it is not self-evident that any particular set of more extensive rights is warranted . |
| 3 | But it was argued by the trade unions that the exceptional circumstances of such pilot schemes permitted these " fantasies " : It is not probable that any attempt will be made in London or Edinburgh to reduce the women 's prices , so long as the movement has the sympathy of the benevolent public , but when left to compete by themselves with establishments conducted on commercial principles , the temptation to resort to this course might prove irresistible . |
| 4 | The hand that copied the music was certainly of thoroughly professional quality , but it is not impossible that any of the named persons could have acquired such a hand , or , indeed , been a professional copyist . |
| 5 | If both parties benefit from an agreement it is not necessary that each also suffers a detriment . |
| 6 | By far the majority of the packages have been developed for the microcomputer , and with this sort of equipment increasingly available in schools , especially in the UK and the USA , it is not surprising that that medium is becoming popular . |
| 7 | So it is not surprising that each field-worker tries to select an unstudied people , or if that fails , a community whose present circumstances render them acutely interesting for ‘ theoretical reasons ’ . |
| 8 | It is not surprising that many inmates want to give up their appeals . |
| 9 | It is not surprising that many people , some of whom may have seen the equity in their homes rise tenfold , should decide to spend more . |
| 10 | It is not surprising that many Primary teachers at this time gave up trying their own hand at teaching the subject , leaving more and more to the ‘ expert ’ . |
| 11 | Considering the additional confusion caused by much industrial nomenclature , with many trivial and trade names , it is not surprising that many formulators prefer to stick with what they know and trust . |
| 12 | It is not surprising that many give up fishing at an age when they should be at their peak , with a true set of values and the all too rare ability to enjoy themselves even when fish are not being very cooperative . |
| 13 | A recent report of the Institute of Directors on the professional development of directors ( 1990 ) led a spokesman to say that ‘ it is not surprising that many boards do an adequate rather than an excellent job ’ ( quoted in The Independent , 1990 ) . |
| 14 | It is not surprising that many citizens ‘ banned and cursed her ’ , nor is it wholly surprising that there were some among them prepared to give her money to go on a pilgrimage to the shrine of St James of Compostella in Spain . |
| 15 | It is not surprising that many fish breed at this time , although cooler , fresh water is part of the trigger . |
| 16 | The above ideas were generated mainly on the basis of experiments and it is not surprising that many of the key characteristics of thinking in real situations were not given sufficient weight . |
| 17 | It is not surprising that many professionals involved in education are rather dispirited and disillusioned at this time . |
| 18 | It is not surprising that many beginners find such text bewildering . |
| 19 | The dimension of unc is that of voltage , so it is not surprising that many people refer to it as voltage or induced voltage , a usage into which I often lapse myself . |
| 20 | Perhaps it is not surprising that many younger doctors are voting with their feet . |
| 21 | Moreover , given the fact that classes have always been much larger in primary schools than elsewhere , and that primary teachers have persistently urged the need to improve pupil-teacher ratios , it is not surprising that many heads saw the opportunities afforded by PNP only in terms of smaller classes . |
| 22 | Religious support is normally little called upon — indeed the record of most religions with regard to these issues is not regarded as good , and so it is not surprising that many see religion as the suppressor of human rights rather than as their advocate . |
| 23 | In the crowded town centres with most of the houses built of timber , mainly with thatched roofs it is not surprising that such widespread devastation occurred . |
| 24 | It is not surprising that such symbolism should unconsciously echo or evoke those infantile structures of representation through which identities and differences are first negotiated and invested with a sense of mastery , or that these models should be reproduced in the way racism is itself conceptualized . |
| 25 | Since what the police regards as an entirely proper task of ‘ threat assessment ’ means the surveillance of what is entirely legitimate political activity by peace or trade union organizations , it is not surprising that such actions have given rise to concern . |
| 26 | Retaining fertile eggs within her body long enough for them to hatch there does not require major anatomical or physiological changes , so it is not surprising that all the major groups of land-living animals contain species that produce live babies . |
| 27 | So it is not surprising that few people exist who have ideal qualifications . |
| 28 | As parenting involves many quite complex skills , it is not surprising that most mothers and fathers experience occasional difficulties in transforming helpless , unsocialized infants into sensible children and teenagers , and eventually into reasonable adult members of the community . |
| 29 | Most of the time Harry was playing for Crystal Palace we were a Third Division club and so it is not surprising that most of the great achievements to which he helped to take us were in the FA Cup . |
| 30 | Again , it is not surprising that most Christians find this theory totally unacceptable . |