Example sentences of "not [adj] [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 But he added that it was not normal to find such evidence .
2 To reach structures deep within the brain it is not possible to use external landmarks , like folds in the cortex , directly .
3 It is not possible to use Carboniferous shale velocity data for inversion estimates because regionally continuous homogeneous shale sections are not recognised .
4 I , I ca n't understand the secretariat allowing this to come out were told by the president that it was not possible to use this money unless it was grant related .
5 Therefore , it is not possible to use this condition to argue that a future is underpriced , only that it is overpriced .
6 Lord Keith , along with other British judges , sees the rule in Marleasing as one of interpretation only which leaves the national judge a margin of discretion to find that it is not possible to reconcile national law with Community law .
7 As suggested by Szekeres ( 1972 ) , it is therefore possible to use these as coordinates in region IV , although care has to be taken at the boundaries and it is not possible to extend these coordinates into the prior regions II and III .
8 However , the Gould-Jacobs reaction is unsuitable for producing 1-cyclopropyl-quinolonecarboxylic acids or 1-cyclopropyl-azaquinolonecarboxylic acids of the ciprofloxacin type because it is not possible to alkylate 1-unsubstituted quinolones or azaquinolonecarboxylates with cyclopropyl halides .
9 It is not possible to take separate sectors of administration , appoint an official to be in charge , give him a budget and let him get on with it , because if anything is raised in the press or in the House about this sector , there must be an immediate channel of communications to and instructions from the top .
10 The pipette shield furthermore enables the operator to view the pipetting operation at eye height , which is usually not possible using conventional shields .
11 Population studies of gastric acid secretion in children at risk from undernutrition are clearly not possible using conventional intubation techniques .
12 The relation of the one continuum to the other is not possible using Newtonian mechanics .
13 All that I have said in the last chapter about preparation and being able to sort out important issues is again not possible given this scenario .
14 ‘ If the custodian works alone on the site , sometimes it is not possible to spend much time with a school party — but they are keen to get good support material they can give to teachers .
15 Also worthy of closer inspection is the church at Stanley , its twin towers ornately fashioned in stone although it is not possible to see any detail from the canal .
16 It is not possible to explore any world faith in depth on one period a week .
17 Unfortunately the practice ratings from Study 1 were not recorded so it is not possible to test this hypothesis .
18 Since no objective accident data were available for the areas shown in the films used in this study , it is not possible to define certain films as exemplars of risky junctions a priori .
19 The rates of both fatal and other accidents have fluctuated over the years and it is not possible to reach any conclusions concerning long-term trends in socio-economic differences .
20 Our study was retrospective and because the quality of general practitioners ' records varies and most records are destroyed after a patient dies , it was not possible to include such patients in our study .
21 Unlike classical behaviourists , functionalists believe that is not possible to explain intelligent behaviour unless we make reference to processes that are taking place inside a person 's head .
22 Those who argue that an objective science of society is not possible maintain that sociology can never be free from ‘ ideology ’ .
23 Only when it was not possible to squeeze another inch from the land do they stop , allowing the coarse heather to take hold on the steep cliffs .
24 Because of the variable nature of the factors contributing to manoeuvre-induced instrument errors , it is not possible to give positive guidance as to the magnitude — or even sense — of the errors likely to be encountered during a given manoeuvre .
25 The betting odds here are extraordinarily long ; theory suggests that it is not possible to liberate useful energy this way nor is there any natural phenomenon that gives us confidence that this can occur .
26 It is not possible to answer this question in terms of the technical efficiency of the device ; its inherent qualities , however admirable in principle , were directly affected by economic factors .
27 Research in the Arts is mostly conducted on an individual basis and it is not possible to do full justice to this activity here .
28 According to Jesus , it is not possible to consider real foundations in marriage and in life without also considering the spiritual dimension to our lives .
29 It is not possible to consider this scheme in a tort book and students should consult a specialist work for detail .
30 It is not possible to review this novel without such a background sketch , however flimsy .
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