Example sentences of "not [vb infin] the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | Certainly he did not stay the full course which was seven years for the qualification of a Master 's degree , the necessary precondition for further study of law , theology and medicine . |
2 | Its concern with adolescent love , and the way in which its idealism and purity can not evade the sullying effects of adult realities , paralleled Minton 's own fear of lost youth , his obsession with adolescence and desire for a love that could only exist in a state untrammelled by adult responsibilities . |
3 | Although these drugs are effective , they do not reduce the reflux of other gastric contents ( pepsin , bile ) and they do not modify the underlying causes of the disease by restoring lower oesophageal sphincter pressure or improving oesophageal clearance and gastric emptying . |
4 | I do not think the Prime Minister imagines that this country 's future would be secure if we remained outside . |
5 | Nor did it impress the Arab states , which pointed out that if Israel was able to absorb hundreds of thousands of Jews it could certainly absorb more than 100,000 Palestinian returnees ; or the United States , which did not think the Israeli offer ‘ provide[d] a suitable basis for contributing to solution of Arab refugee question . ’ |
6 | If he were to reflect on that , I do not think the hon. Gentleman would want it to happen . |
7 | ( g ) Section 3 does not cover the moonlighting tenant . |
8 | But there will come a point where productivity gains alone will not cover the necessary wage increases . |
9 | This section does not cover the first £25 each claim each person except loss of deposit claims . |
10 | Von Frisch ( 1967 ) is the classic account of the dance language of the honeybee ; but does not cover the recent controversy : Gould ( 1976 ) is the best source for that . |
11 | The C & AG should not cover the nationalized industries . |
12 | Their relative goodness of fit can not properly be judged because the hypotheses do not cover the same input . |
13 | In the general theory of relativity the natural frame anywhere is chosen to be a frame in free fall , but we can not cover the whole Universe with one frame . |
14 | A pattern need not cover the whole board ; thus in Os & Xs , a pattern may cover just a row , or just a diagonal . |
15 | The chantry certificates of 1545 , even if one accepts their record of communicants in the parishes as accurate , do not cover the whole country , and again there is uncertainty as to the proportion of the population below communicant age . |
16 | Occupational Welfare is not evenly distributed , and does not cover the whole workforce . |
17 | Referring to Moser 's three sources of sampling bias mentioned earlier , it is clear that the sampling frame used ( two general practice records ) does not cover the whole population of housewives ; yet there is no evidence that these records represent a particularly unrepresentative sub-sample of the population . |
18 | The sample was picked from telephone directories which did not cover the poorer segments of the electorate . |
19 | You also find Marian that we were talking about that this morning as well we can not cover the national curriculum without more homework |
20 | The Fund does not cover the overseas branch offices of MNPs with fewer than 75% solicitor principals . |
21 | Although CBT may not cover the full range of expert decision support facilities such systems incorporate additional , purely training features such as teaching , practice and checking . |
22 | Even so , this did not cover the full cost of the project , confirming that some form of subsidy was essential . |
23 | The doubts as to whether costs will be available to a party and the possibility that what costs are payable by the other party will not cover the full costs of seeking legal assistance are powerful factors in decisions as to whether and when to settle . |
24 | Preincubation of neutrophils for 30–60 minutes at 37°C with colchicine ( 2.5×10 - 5 M to 2.5×10 - 4 M ) ( Sigma ) before carrying out the indirect immunohistological labelling did not affect the staining pattern . |
25 | Secondly , preincubation of neutrophils with anti-myeloperoxidase antibody did not affect the staining pattern of PSC sera . |
26 | The Stock Exchange 's exoneration does not affect the Serious Fraud Office 's investigation into Maxwell share-support schemes and the report does not cover transactions outside the period named . |
27 | The legislation would not affect the flat-rate State pension . |
28 | Aideen Rogers won her match 5 and 4 and Tracy Eakin got home 2 and 1 but defeat for Eavan Higgins , Power and McCool meant Mary McKenna 's half in the last match could not affect the overall result . |
29 | Each has its own slight advantages and disadvantages , but , in practice , both are excellent for the purpose , and the choice of knot does not affect the overall quality of the rug . |
30 | In itself , this information will not affect the immediate distribution of manpower but it will provide a basis for planning for changes in the manpower profile for each managerial unit . |