Example sentences of "not [vb infin] in [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Thus without DNA , proteins would not exist in modern organisms ; but without proteins , DNA could not exist . |
| 2 | In Marshall ( Thomas ) ( Exporters ) Ltd v Guinle [ 1979 ] 1 Ch 227 Megarry V-C held that an express contractual restriction on disclosure did not also prohibit use of the information ( the plaintiff was , in fact , granted an injunction against use on the grounds of the defendant 's duty of good faith but this duty will not exist in all cases ) . |
| 3 | Accepting the uniqueness of capitalism in the disjunction between the extraction of economic surplus and extra-economic coercion also suggests that in post-capitalist societies the correlation between base and superstructural form is highly significant , i.e. that ‘ pure ’ economics do not exist in such societies . |
| 4 | An overwhelming body of evidence indicates that Nazareth did not exist in biblical times . |
| 5 | It is probable that homologous cross-veins do not exist in many orders but their positions in some cases are so constant that analogies , if not homologies , can be traced and similar names are applicable . |
| 6 | Do you consider any of these to be culture specific : either because the genre does not exist in some cultures , or because it is substantially different ? |
| 7 | As we shall see later , it is not that the superego does not exist in these circumstances , but that it is undeveloped , unsupported by cultural forces of a progressive character ( and therefore vulnerable to exploitation by those of a regressive nature ) , and is primitive in its functioning . |
| 8 | For example , the management information function referred to frequently in the chart did not exist in most Colleges before the study was carried out , but appeared to be essential for effective operation in the future . |
| 9 | Medieval kings did not think in those terms . |
| 10 | Medieval kings did not think in those terms . |
| 11 | But Anselm did not think in these terms . |
| 12 | Market forces will not rule in those circumstances . |
| 13 | It is characteristic of faith that it can not remain in two minds ; it can not leave things in the air . |
| 14 | Dr Semb-Johansson speculates that acid rain may be to blame , as toad tadpoles would not survive in acidified ponds . |
| 15 | Many water plants can not survive in acidified pools or streams , and dippers and otters are less likely to be found there . |
| 16 | Thus in a class of 31 fourth-formers , 14 pupils did not know in any terms however simple , the significance of Good Friday nor 9 of Easter Sunday ; 21 could not name one book in the New Testament and 27 one book in the Jewish Bible . |
| 17 | This does not matter in normal situations , because the radius of curvature of space-time is very large compared to the uncertainty in the position of a particle . |
| 18 | Portuguese and Danish funds may not invest in other countries . |
| 19 | The word ‘ bound ’ begs a number of questions , and does not appear in other writers ' views . |
| 20 | The words which do not appear in other lists fall into several important groups : signs relevant to deaf culture , signs which might be subject to borrowing by languages in contact , signs where compounding is likely to occur , number and colour terms . |
| 21 | There is , of course , nothing in this paragraph which might not appear in many schools ' booklets . |
| 22 | George Neilson in Scotland [ q.v. ] , and Goddard Orpen in Ireland , she was to prove in a stream of articles and books that motte and bailey castles did not appear in these isles until after the Norman invasion . |
| 23 | New buildings did not appear in any numbers until the 1950s . |
| 24 | It is not possible simply to dispense with such tests , because there are occasions , especially when dealing with highly context-bound readings which do not appear in ambiguous sentences , when they are the only practicable way of diagnosing ambiguity . |
| 25 | One hopes that privatisation would not result in such measures being taken and that the independent monitoring body — the National Rivers Authority — will have enough bite to stop it from happening . |
| 26 | It is important to note that a presupposition of this sort of sampling is that each stage is composed of similar sub-units so that sampling at each stage will not result in unrepresentative samples . |
| 27 | It is important to note that the preferential creditors are given priority where a receiver is appointed with respect to a charge ‘ which , as created , was a floating charge ’ ; thus the fact that the charge has crystallised at the time a receiver is appointed does not result in preferential debts being denied their statutory priority . |
| 28 | Greater coordination between member states to develop industrial policies which are effective and do not result in protectionist programmes to sustain " sunset industries " . |
| 29 | If the firm is operating at MES , the opportunity to expand output will not result in lower costs . |
| 30 | In addition , it can be demotivating for staff who are subjected to a prolonged investigation that does not result in tangible benefits that offset the level of disturbance caused . |