Example sentences of "not [verb] [adv] by [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ealing 's films of the 1950s also deal with communities , not torn apart by inner rivalries but bonded in solidarity against an external aggressor . |
| 2 | This work is not carried out by MAS but we should be mindful of opportunities to sell ( subtly ) the firm 's services in this area . |
| 3 | Thus , we would undoubtedly feel less happy if political polls were not carried out by independent agencies . |
| 4 | They are very interested in successful women , but not turned on by facial good looks . |
| 5 | Political behaviour is not shaped exclusively by social forces . |
| 6 | The charge was not made openly by Labour candidates , but there is little doubt that the belief was fostered that a vote for the Alliance was a vote for cessation of relief . |
| 7 | Even if he did not do so by personal choice , the execution would doubtless be ordered from Washington as a matter of course . |
| 8 | Exactly the same issues arise in relation to the task of spelling non-words to dictation , and here again it appears that this not done solely by phoneme-grapheme rules , but that some role is played by units larger than the grapheme ( Campbell , 1983 ) . |
| 9 | Ah but you 're not the You know I 'm not going down by bloody choice no not by choice . |
| 10 | The idea that ‘ the youth of today ’ are exceptionally ill-mannered is not borne out by political canvassing . |
| 11 | This is a purely theoretical stance used by economists not borne out by practical experience of how systems will work . |
| 12 | ( 1983 ) have argued that maps based on the European Air Chemistry Network may be misleading in several respects , such as in failing adequately to show the pattern of time variations over the years or the large degree of uncertainty attaching to individual contours , and assuming a geographical homogeneity which is not borne out by detailed calculations with data taken from adjacent sites . |
| 13 | According to Eric Midwinter , former director of the Centre for Policy on Ageing , ‘ Discrimination by age is as vicious as discrimination by race or sex and not borne out by medical evidence . ’ |
| 14 | It is surprising that some people in Liverpool chose not to pay their community charge , when they were urged not to do so by Labour Members of Parliament ? |
| 15 | Following Lea ( 1984 ) , they suggest that true conceptual categories involve equivalence classes of stimuli that are not tied together by perceptual similarity , Mediated generalization is clearly not to be regarded , according to this view , as making the stimuli perceptually more similar . |
| 16 | All electric fencing requires regular attention to ensure the system is ‘ alive ’ and not earthed out by wet grass touching the wires . |
| 17 | It will be important for governors to present their reports in such a way as to ensure that the quality of their schools is not judged solely by academic results but by success in meeting the educational needs of all pupils , including those whose progress can never be measured on an examination scale . |
| 18 | Today provides a more immediate issue- the final opportunity for cricket to show it 's not administered entirely by blithering idiots . |
| 19 | Its growth , therefore , does not come about by territorial gains , but by individuals and groups submitting their wills to that of their Heavenly King . |
| 20 | This line of argument does not demand an exercise in conspiracy theory sociology , or even a belief in premeditated state malice , only an acceptance of the realities of the world of policy formulation in which both issues and policy prescriptions are not structured solely by empirical reality . |
| 21 | This was not taken up by mainstream researchers . |
| 22 | This proposal was advanced as an important measure towards disarmament and the creation of zones of limited arms , but it was not taken seriously by Western leaders since it required in effect wholly asymmetrical concessions by East and West . |
| 23 | Although MAS will obviously be seeking to create an auction , it is normal to state that the vendors are not motivated purely by financial concerns but give great importance to other factors such as finding the right buyer , etc . |
| 24 | First , to dismiss the large body of academic work on media influence , particularly with regard to the effects of violence , and replace it with a series of insinuations ( which are not backed up by hard evidence of any sort ) displays a breathtaking arrogance on the part of the writer . |
| 25 | ‘ The public library is the only channel of communication of ideas and feelings which is not controlled either by powerful minority interests or by monopolies . |
| 26 | Later , items prised away on doorsteps end up either in the Lanes — a cluster of antique shops with a bijou veneer , much frequented by visitors to Brighton — or , if they are not snapped up by local dealers , at markets in London . |