Example sentences of "not be on the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If pupils at school could study , say , chemistry , physics , and philosophy ; or mathematics , music , and philosophy , would they not be on the way to acquiring just that theoretical , critical , and general expertise that is needed ? |
| 2 | Boys and girls should not be on the road after dark . |
| 3 | Piotr Skubiszewski 's forthcoming contribution to the series ‘ Storia Universale dell'Arte ’ , the volumes on Western civilisation edited by Enrico Castelnuovo , will not be on the shelves until 1993 . |
| 4 | In Fig. 9–7(a) point 1 is the centre of the box and , unless individuals have identical preference maps , can not be on the contract curve . |
| 5 | If there is , for example , an active regional policy , then regional issues need not be on the competition policy agenda . |
| 6 | Profits may not be on the agenda , but quality certainly is and Bob said : ‘ We get no favours nor do we want them . |
| 7 | Basking on a beach will definitely not be on the agenda for Louise . |
| 8 | Back will not be on the England squad plane to Lanzarote on Thursday morning , and a number of experienced internationals will be relieved . |
| 9 | ‘ If you let the pace drop you would not be on the pitch for very long . |
| 10 | The argument is clear : anti-insider dealing law is unenforceable ; an unenforceable law is a bad law ; bad law should not be on the statute books . |
| 11 | If so , it would not be on the basis of contract ( there being no contractual bond ) nor on the basis of a duty of fidelity ( since the confider does not employ the employee ) , but on ‘ the broad principle of equity ’ . |
| 12 | Otherwise , whether we eventually accept or reject any particular religious belief , it may not be on the basis of understanding but of mis-understanding that we choose . |
| 13 | No planks for the flooring yet , and if it is raining we can not be on the roof . |
| 14 | But , although pre-Budget issues will not be on the Cabinet agenda on Thursday , the signs are that the dissenters — Social Security Secretary Peter Lilley , Welsh Secretary John Redwood and Chief Secretary Michael Portillo — will step up their battle against any fresh tax rises . |