Example sentences of "are [not/n't] [prep] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If you are not at a school or college , write after 1 June in the year preceding entry to PO Box 67 , Cheltenham , Glos . |
| 2 | The finance costs for the new debt are not at a level which is greater than that of the existing debt . |
| 3 | An increase in the price of debt is as significant as its refinancing : for this reason the [ draft ] FRS requires that the maturity of borrowings be assessed by reference to borrowings under related facilities only where the finance costs for the new debt are not at a level which is greater than that of the existing debt . |
| 4 | Innovations in teaching methods do not usually come in the form of simple additions to a teacher 's repertoire , generalizable to all subject matters , but are usually designed to achieve more effectively an understanding of some particular X. Usually , for a variety of reasons , the descriptions of ‘ how to proceed ’ are not at a level of precision which makes the teacher a programmed automaton ; it follows that any teacher persuaded to adopt the innovation must be willing and able to explore modifications to his repertoire in order to try and achieve the hoped-for improvement in his pupils ' understanding of X at which the innovation is aimed . |
| 5 | You are not at a loss and can choose , from the textbooks to hand , the derivation that looks best , or that is closest to that of the lecturer . |
| 6 | That 's because many brigades charge for call outs which are not for a fire ( false alarms count as fires ) , or for a life-threatening situation . |
| 7 | If you are not on a diet what is your pattern of eating behaviour ? |
| 8 | Although they will grow on successfully when put out into the garden in spring or summer , the flowers you get in future years may well turn pink if you are not on an acid soil . |
| 9 | are not with a client whether for Investment Business or otherwise |
| 10 | While you can only rely on issues raised in the statements that you exchange , and you must not mislead the court or the other side , you are not under an obligation to give your opponent notice of any weak points in your case . |
| 11 | These impressions are not of a kind that occur in our daily life . |
| 12 | The scope of this section is wide , since there are three reasons why a person may be dealing otherwise than as a consumer : first , because he is a businessman ( see s 12(1) ( a ) ) ; second , because the other party is not a businessman ( see s 12(1) ( b ) ) ; and third , because the goods are not of a type ordinarily supplied for private use or consumption ( see s 12(1) ( c ) ) . |
| 13 | Mr Justice Hutchison said the 1936 Act primarily envisages a system where the local authority has a power and a duty to try to secure that premises are not in a state which constitutes a statutory nuisance . |
| 14 | Even when our conscious feelings are not in a state of conflict , it is difficult to portray them relatively accurately in words , but it is much more so when they are . |
| 15 | Often they are not in a state to talk . |
| 16 | If you are not in a position to be ruthless about getting rid of people on the platform , school them in the proper way to behave — sitting still , looking towards the speaker and not thumping the table in their enthusiasm . |
| 17 | They are probably shocked by the news , and are not in a position to make a rational decision . |
| 18 | Where the national audit offices are not in a position to meet the Court of Auditors ' requirements , private professional firms should be asked to do so . ’ |
| 19 | With regret , therefore , I have to inform you that we are not in a position to offer you employment in any research division of the company . |
| 20 | Sociologists of religion are not in a position to say whether or not a particular movement is or is not ‘ really ’ a religion . |
| 21 | It is not hard to see why , since we are not in a position to evaluate the merits of different population distributions in any meaningful way . |
| 22 | Teachers in schools being tested are thus powerless , since they have no control over the measures used and are not in a position to dispute the findings ( although this depends on how the results are used , and if , for example , they are published ) . |
| 23 | HM Inspectorate are not in a position to follow such discussions up with any kind of sustained support . |
| 24 | Nurses and phlebotomists are more willing to comply with universal precautions than the medical profession , whose example may in the long term compromise the safety of other health care workers who are not in a position to assess the risk . |
| 25 | Nevertheless , developing and maintaining standards of high quality practice in mental health services , especially those providing ‘ round the clock ’ care in hospitals and residential homes , is an uphill struggle and people who depend on others to provide the basic necessities of life for most of their lives are necessarily vulnerable as they are not in a position to complain effectively , ‘ vote with their feet ’ or refuse to be consumers of a bad service . |
| 26 | They are not in a position to make professional judgments but rather they are more like the craftsman who inherits techniques and modifies them with experience . |
| 27 | The following list is just a sample of new courses and schemes , many of which illustrate the way that the University is developing new ideas to meet the needs of people who want further training but who are not in a position to commit themselves to full-time study . |
| 28 | But they are not in a position to do anything about it unless they obey their conscience instead of the whip . |
| 29 | We are not in a position to identify potential benefits and pitfalls , but it does seem as if CCW is alive to the way in which all the schemes should integrate effectively . |
| 30 | At this stage , we are not in a position to say anything about them . |