Example sentences of "if not [art] [noun sg] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | But then what is Wonderland if not a celebration of special effects from white roses being painted red to Cheshire Cats dismantling before your eyes ? |
| 2 | He should value her , a woman of substance : she had , if not a sack of gold weighing sixty kilos , at least one of the most handsome trunkfuls of linen , drawn-thread-work and crochet table-mats in Ninfania . |
| 3 | Only a minority of the population would have the plasmids needed to combat such a stress but at least the species , if not a majority of individuals , would survive . |
| 4 | There is instituted under it , however , a regime which , if not a part of the constitution of the United Kingdom , at least discharges there a function which , in most other democratic states , is a constitutional function . |
| 5 | Yet that audience with the King on Sunday night did produce an improvement in spirits if not a change of mind . |
| 6 | A loose stone under a bed-leg ( I test to find , -10 penalty if not a follower of Sigmar , +20 if a Cleric or Initiate of Sigmar ) can be prised up , to locate a hollow space in which the Cleric hid a note stuffed inside a small copper jar . |
| 7 | Having got so far it seemed appropriate to have a word with Tom yesterday , if not a glass of champagne . |
| 8 | The result accurately reflected the election campaign , which had sharply polarized the country on political , racial and class lines , despite the similarity , if not the style of presentation , of both candidates ' short-term economic adjustment policies . |
| 9 | What is the BBC about if not the making of programmes ? |
| 10 | It is possible — just — to imagine a relatively orthodox artist , critic or historian appreciating the demolition of postmodernism ( if not the evidence of late capitalism 's corruption and decay ) . |
| 11 | At the present , with a judicial interest rate of 15% , it seems possible to argue that unless the funds retained in the hands of the insurer can achieve a better return , the value of the claim is best restricted by meeting some portion of , if not the whole of past loss , particularly past loss of earnings . |
| 12 | It is clear that London is out of kilter with much of the rest of England , if not the whole of it . |
| 13 | After all , it was , if not the crux of the whole enterprise , an extremely important component , because his purpose in this was no eccentric whim but a sincere manifestation of the philosophy which had pervaded most of his adult life and which was clear to all who knew him — namely , the conservation of our precious resources . |
| 14 | NINETEEN EIGHTY-TWO just might go down as a memorable year in the history of Britain , if not the rest of the world . |
| 15 | The new mass housing was the corporation estate , which mimicked the form if not the content of the middle-class suburbias , though on an unprecedented scale . |
| 16 | But it is doubtful whether they would have had any opportunity even to attempt that massive task if the years of the War had not profoundly changed public attitudes , and even softened the mind if not the heart of that great enemy of education and old boy of Harrow , Winston Churchill . |
| 17 | Adhesion generally occurs readily and if not the quality of the PLL coating should be questioned . |
| 18 | The subsequent legislation accepted the spirit if not the detail of these recommendations . |
| 19 | It all sounds effortless , but this is the effect if not the reality of Charlie Parker , alto saxophonist . |
| 20 | If the Secretary of State has discussed inter-city routes with the chairman of British Rail , will he tell us what is his view , if not the view of Cabinet colleagues , on the privatisation of InterCity ? |
| 21 | ‘ The whole thing seems to be mushrooming , ’ said Mr Rankin who feels that riders are exceeding the spirit of the planning permission , if not the letter of it . ’ |
| 22 | the importance of the Nation , if not the importance of the monarchy . |
| 23 | Now one can say well what are we aiming for in terms of the sexual harassment free environment , and I think that what one would be aiming for is if not the atmosphere of a girls ' convent school one 's certainly aiming at an environment where women can work and study and interact without the sense of being constantly on display as sexual objects , and , you know , to that extent I do n't know if it is the case that a large number of the respondents are saying , you know , ‘ I have come from an environment when I have n't had to deal with this before , and I do n't expect to have to deal with it ’ then we should certainly sit up and take notice of that . |
| 24 | The controversial Commons amendment over the Maastricht Treaty 's social chapter — which last week was said to threaten the entire treaty , if not the future of the Government — simply did not matter . |
| 25 | The moral seemed obvious : the reversal of the onslaught on wages and the defence of a minimum wage , if not the establishment of a living wage , could be secured by an alliance among unions . |