Example sentences of "is not [adj] that any " in BNC.

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1 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 .
2 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 .
3 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 .
4 Given these reservations about the nature and value of the reportage , it is not surprising that any dissenting opinion has to be found ‘ between the lines ’ .
5 It is not clear that any useful purpose would be served by the indiscriminate archiving of operational information of this kind .
6 It is not likely that any organisation participating in these ways will have anti-union attitudes .
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