Example sentences of "not [verb] quite the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Categories such as ‘ theatre and entertainment ’ or ‘ cinema and film ’ did not include quite the same things in 1987 as in 1961 , or not in the same proportions . |
| 2 | Something must have told him that he 'd not said quite the right thing , for he looked at Zeinab uneasily afterwards . |
| 3 | Members of the public , that is : public figures , says the report , need not expect quite the same degree of sanctuary . |
| 4 | Sadly many of them did not show quite the high standard of dress they expect of their pupils . |
| 5 | The Conservatives have been lucky to have a plethora of external think tanks , which come up with the ideas , while being strictly deniable ( the IPPR has somehow not done quite the same for Labour ) . |
| 6 | Unfortunately , people do not feel quite the same craving to buy products made of recycled materials . |
| 7 | Such arguments as these suggest that price subsidies and in-kind transfers do not possess quite the overwhelming advantage for the stimulation of consumption of goods that appeared to be evident above . |
| 8 | This borrowed item , no doubt bequeathed by some burly and well-meaning district commissioner , does not possess quite the same significance in this ambience as it had in its original context . |
| 9 | ‘ Yes , ’ Frau Nordern sat bolt upright and gave Marx her commanding glare which , however , did not have quite the same effect on him as it had done on the Duty Officer . |
| 10 | A ‘ Dear Joan ’ feature , the letters of Mrs Kinnock to her chum Miss Joan Ruddock , does not have quite the same humorous potential . |
| 11 | In the totalitarian state however , agriculture does not have quite the same result . |
| 12 | The supposed expansion in directions perpendicular to AD still ensures that there can be no stable periodic orbits , but an analysis similar to that in the previous section does not have quite the same result . |
| 13 | While the prospect of cycling through York is attractive the idea of doing the same thing in Newcastle or Middlesbrough does not have quite the same allure . |
| 14 | Another example could well be Peter Brooke who , though not having quite the same entrepreneurial approach , certainly had the business instincts and connections to build a significant position for Spencer Stuart in the UK , principally among the more traditional British organisations . |
| 15 | BRITAIN 'S national indoor athletics championships at Birmingham will not seem quite the same this weekend with new sponsors , no Cosford , no national TV coverage and no Linford Christie . |
| 16 | The work does not offer quite the same opportunities for an indulgent emotional approach , perhaps because the prevalence of the march motto-theme keeps conductors nearer to the straight and narrow . |
| 17 | However , although Reynolds ' headhunting PR is effective enough in the USA , it could be argued that the firm has not achieved quite the same level of consistent quality as Spencer Stuart in all its overseas branches . |