Example sentences of "that be not a [adj] " in BNC.

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1 YOU : That is not a simple matter ; we know that they were very large .
2 That is not a possible way to combat boredom .
3 Unless you are a raving genius , doing that is not a good idea .
4 ‘ Tara has always been remote , ’ said Raynor without expression , and at once Grainne thought : and that is not a good thing !
5 However , that is not a good reason for trying to levy high tax rates that no-one can enforce .
6 Erm , and , that is , that is not a good deal as far as my shared genes are concerned .
7 And the other thing to say to from me is yes , we would love a multiplicity of views to go to the District Health Authority , I and my predecessor Betty Stanford , who were District Council Members on that health authority , we were there and able to listen to and able to contribute to the debate , the Government White Paper has taken us off , so that is not a good start in terms of how you involve the city and the district with the policy decisions of the health authority .
8 Again , that is not a haphazard system , but one which our legislation has recognised for many years under successive Governments .
9 That is not a complete explanation for Athens ' continuing preoccupation with Sicily , which culminated in the great expedition of 415 , but may be relevant to the first contacts .
10 That is not a retrospective or prescriptive but a descriptive process and will allow the citizens of this country to measure the standards of service that they receive from their local authorities .
11 Much difficulty could be avoided if the only candidates permitted to work for a PhD were those who were virtually certain to obtain it , but that is not a feasible option in the modern university .
12 The state of this flat , that is not a proud claim to make .
13 Er that is not a consistent theme within the D O E strategy .
14 That is not a normal fog , ’ said one of my young uncles .
15 That is not a healthy sign .
16 That is not a pious , Sunday School motto .
17 That is not a fair analysis of the position .
18 The individual teacher may well have made a significant development in his or her own understanding , but that is not a sufficient condition of securing publication ( thesis three ) .
19 But that is not a valid excuse .
20 That is not a happy position .
21 We want , above all else , a system of inspection that does not derive from ideology , that is not a quick fix , that does not represent a commitment to privatisation on the ground that the Department of Education and Science must deliver its element of privatisation .
22 You can continue a ritual after the faith is dead — that is not a conscious , ‘ pretty ’ piece of archaeology — but you can not revive it . ’
23 That is not a theoretical matter , but a practical issue .
24 that is not a little bit .
25 So that 's a that is n't a straight logarithmic curve , but that 's a thing that occurs in nature a lot and in electrical circuits , that 's a growth curve .
26 Besides , you said she wants to take up where you both left off , so if that is n't a close association — ’
27 That is n't a modern party , is it ?
28 Mrs Cole-King has already caused a stir by suggesting she had no objection to the idea of women holding communion in private homes , but she now says she realises that is n't a good idea and it certainly wo n't be something she 'll be campaigning for .
29 " Strictly speaking , that is n't a well-formed question " the scullion croaked , choking as Quiss 's fist tightened the material round its throat .
30 If that is n't a rude question .
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