Example sentences of "are not [verb] [prep] a " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | And horrified Superintendent Peter Edwards of British Transport Police , said : ‘ We are very fortunate we are not dealing with a major disaster . |
| 2 | As I have said , we are not dealing with a demon but something worse , a soul steeped in mortal sin . |
| 3 | If you are not leaving with a sour taste in your mouth , it may be viable for you to enter into an agreement with the company that you will continue to provide it with the benefit of your expertise , pursuant to a consultancy agreement . |
| 4 | It means that the proletariat is leading the entire working nation behind it , that it is responsible for the development of the whole of society , that it is becoming a great collective organiser of the entire national economy , that the direction of development is not towards a widening of the gulf between the fundamental class ( the working class and peasantry ) and that things are not moving towards a ‘ third revolution ’ , etc . |
| 5 | Some undertake this role at a working level by assisting and challenging the business units when they submit their plans ; for example , by questioning why the business units are not competing in a certain way or as much as they should . |
| 6 | Although there are many laws on the statute book ( often dating from colonial administration ) , they have either become dead letters or are not integrated into a coherent national conservation programme ( FAO Soils Bulletin No. 30 , 1976b , lists various legislation for different countries ) . |
| 7 | These themes are not integrated into a tight ideological system , which can compute attitudinal positions with the precision of a mathematical formula . |
| 8 | ‘ We are not aiming at a local audience , but are bearing the EEC in mind , and of course all those who come to the Frankfurt Book Fair at the same time . ’ |
| 9 | In order to ensure uniformity in all the member states , it must be recognised that the concept of ‘ matters relating to tort , delict and quasi-delict ’ covers all actions which seek to establish the liability of a defendant and which are not related to a ‘ contract ’ within the meaning of article 5(1) . |
| 10 | It must therefore be stated in reply to the first part of the second question that the term ‘ matters relating to tort , delict or quasi-delict ’ within the meaning of article 5(3) of the Convention must be regarded as an independent concept covering all actions which seek to establish the liability of a defendant and which are not related to a ‘ contract ’ within the meaning of article 5(1) . |
| 11 | Among others , these prevent double counting of non-trade exchange differences which could otherwise be included under deductions for cases III , IV or V Schedule D , of exchange differences on currency acquired under a forward contract and indefinite deferral of unrealised gains ; ensure carry-forward of losses are not prevented by a drafting technicality ; enable regulations to apply arm's-length test exclusions to debts that vary in amount ; and extend the rules on translating forward currency contracts to those not reflected in accounts prepared under normal accounting practice . |
| 12 | All I can say is , it is a good job players are not breathalysed before a match , because all of us were completely smashed ! |
| 13 | Usually a husband and wife are regarded as living together if they are not separated under a court order or a deed of separation or separated in such circumstances as are likely to prove permanent ( Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988 , s282 ) . |
| 14 | Note that if national currencies are not replaced by a single union currency and the as if assumption is met , then intra-union exchange rates will be fixed even if they are not de jure fixed . |
| 15 | Now if these maxims of co-operation are not honoured by a speaker on a particular occasion and the hearer has reason to suppose that this is intentional , the hearer will look for meanings other than those which are explicitly expressed . |
| 16 | ‘ The problem is the marginalisation of elderly people from mainstream society , a lack of rights , and the fact that they are not politicised as a group . |
| 17 | Attitudes towards employment , retirement , and early retirement are not formed in a vacuum . |
| 18 | If this population is representative of the situation nationally , substantial numbers of patients with end stage liver disease might benefit from liver transplantation , but are not referred to a centre . |
| 19 | Statistics for the number of recipients of all benefits are not collected on a regional basis . |
| 20 | In this case the seller will probably require some statement of the efforts that the acquirer will take to collect the debts , provision for unallocated payments received from debtors to be attributed first to pre-completion obligations , and a right to take over the enforcement of debts which are not collected within a period of , say , six months . |
| 21 | It may be that time limits , even when employees help set them , are not viewed as a standard of excellence by most employees in these job settings . |
| 22 | You may not have heard of the journalist or author concerned but that does not mean that they are not engaged on a bona fide testing programme or working on a first-class magazine feature . |
| 23 | They are not examined with a view to appraisal which might require adjustments to concepts of syllabus design to accommodate them . |
| 24 | The various values and beliefs that coalesce to maintain , reinforce , or sometimes modify the political culture are not generated in a vacuum ; they are acquired through a process of socialization . |
| 25 | The surprises of God are not intended as a substitute for strategy . |
| 26 | They are presented in order to illustrate some similarities and differences in the way the Cockcroft recommendations are being interpreted in relation to assessment and are not intended as a review of all the initiatives currently being undertaken . |
| 27 | The charges are not intended as a pollution tax per se , although the NRA acknowledges that they may cause some businesses to review polluting activities . |
| 28 | By antecedent , in terms of the example , I of course mean only R and C. In virtue of this fact of generality with respect to independent conditionals they are not tied to a particular situation , as are dependent conditionals . |
| 29 | To mimic this , we should have to speed up our stroboscope so that its flashes came twice as fast as the cycles of mains electricity , which are not noticed in a fluorescent strip light . |
| 30 | of its shares and the other shareholders have not served notice requesting the preparation of group accounts and the company 's securities are not listed on a stock exchange in any member State . |