Example sentences of "are not [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Alternating periods of flood and drought are not to the liking of any plant , certainly not to roses . |
| 2 | Chris Turner at Barclays de Zoete Wedd says : ‘ We are not at the bottom yet . |
| 3 | The CBI report on manufacturing , even in its narrow understated way , shows that we are not at the bottom . |
| 4 | If , however , there are always general substantive assumptions being made , which are not at the mercy of experience , because they govern the interpretations of experience , then the diagram is not a complete model of scientific method . |
| 5 | They are not at the cutting edge of Harvard Business Review ( HBR ) type networking but they are I suspect typical of many organizations . |
| 6 | ‘ You are not at the station now . ’ |
| 7 | We are not at the time of business , we are here to affirm the call ! |
| 8 | That is one of the options being considered , but presently they are not at the point where they can delegate projects . |
| 9 | Those trenches are not for the defence of London . ’ |
| 10 | Unless certain peaks are foreseen , the engagements offered are not for the day but for the full length of the " event " . |
| 11 | The Secretary of State 's proposals are not for the sake of better industrial relations but , for the sake of the worst prejudices of the Tory party . |
| 12 | If they are not on the goal-line five metres from the mark when the kick is taken and they then illegally prevent a try being scored the referee 's decision would be the award of a penalty try . |
| 13 | PEOPLE who help buy the homes they live in but whose names are not on the title deeds should be able to stop the legal owner selling over their heads , the Law Commission for England and Wales recommended yesterday . |
| 14 | Do we have enough information over , say , a single map sheet to be able to plot all the potential ley markers including those that are not on the map ? |
| 15 | Any other business allows matters to be raised which are not on the agenda . |
| 16 | They look upon people as an important resource so they actively involved the children in thinking about the future whereas children are not on the agenda in Britain . |
| 17 | ( 3 ) Further discussion of items from the minutes of the previous meeting is now permitted , provided that the items are not on the Agenda for the current meeting . |
| 18 | The facts are , aerobic classes are not on the syllabus , facilities for the disabled are highly commendable but not practical in premises where most classes are held in upstairs locations . |
| 19 | On the twenty seven part-time stations where the people are not on the station , they 're at home , they 're at work or elsewhere , each one carries a little alerter with them , erm tiny little gadget in his pocket , and by means of this erm radio communication I was talking about earlier , by pressing the right button for the appropriate station , er er it triggers off these alerters and the men respond to that call , come to the fire station , where the telephone is live waiting for them and the message is passed on that way . |
| 20 | As for those remaining at Smiths they can only hope that the recession has done it 's worst — and that further job cuts are not on the horizon . |
| 21 | British people are not on the dole in Germany ; they are on the dole in Britain . |
| 22 | Opt for central purchasing of forms that are not on the word processor . |
| 23 | Dawyck Gardens could be an expensive taxi journey from Peebles as they are not on the back road to Innerleithen ; the Southern Upland Way is 212 miles long , not 202 ; Dunslair Heights can best be reached from Lee Pen by sticking to the ridge and taking a firebreak from the south ; and the suggested route from Byrness to Chew Green along Harden Edge saves no distance over the normal route outside the fence , while taking the walker one kilometre inside the MOD warning signs . |
| 24 | Crisps , peanuts and many convenience dinners are not on the menu at all . |
| 25 | Contact your ward councillor and try to interest him or her — even if they are not on the committee they may be able to influence the councillors who will take the decision . |
| 26 | They are not well off , but they are not on the breadline and it is to our credit that we have a structure that supports people when they are between jobs . |
| 27 | Lord Armstrong wrote in his letter : ‘ We do not apply the arm 's length principle to the national museums and galleries , and we are not on the whole much troubled with allegations of political interference in curatorial or Museological policies … ’ . |
| 28 | They are not on the whole involved in direct teaching and , second , each of them has to have a separate viewpoint because the focus of the job is mainly outside that of any school . |
| 29 | While these problems are not on the scale found in Zambia , they are becoming more acute . |
| 30 | Just to add to what 's been said erm there , there have been some points raised er along the lines I 've mentioned and as a result of that erm it is felt that erm notification to members who are not on the application sub-committee of applications which affect their ward area could be improved and that is er I hope to be the subject of a report to the next meeting of the Application Sub-Committee , so that er matter i is something which is , which is being picked up and will be considered by that sub-committee but it does give me the opportunity to say that erm the definition of a complaint i is certainly not a precise one and I certainly would n't want members of this committee to feel that I was being complacent er as a result of there only being three complaints that we received . |