Example sentences of "[not/n't] [verb] [prep] the extent " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Because over-heating the gilding will ruin the finish , this stage is not carried to the extent of driving off every trace of mercury , so some evidence of the plating technique is left . |
| 2 | Such feelings can , of course , be very positive but must not develop to the extent that they produce an unhealthy rivalry and competitiveness . |
| 3 | WE ARE fortunate that malt is not suffering to the extent of many industries in the current recession . |
| 4 | A book should be readable and clean , and the design should not obtrude to the extent that it distracts the reader from the author 's thought . ’ |
| 5 | After the Seebohm Report ( Cmnd. 3703 ) with the creation of the local authority social services departments in 1971 , expectations of improved community care services were not fulfilled to the extent expected . |
| 6 | It is a poor leader who does not know his opposite numbers , and while I do not go to the extent of General Montgomery in the desert with a picture of my primary competitors hanging on the wall of my office , I know them all , and have a healthy respect for them . |
| 7 | The two schools of thought then do not diverge to the extent that has first appeared . |
| 8 | However , overall the women do not complain about the extent of their sacrifices : ‘ In a struggle you do n't see how many people are sacrificed . |
| 9 | Most commentators , from the 1968 Select Committee onwards , argue that HM Inspectorate should not expand to the extent that it is able to carry out a full programme of regular inspections ( Hopkins , 1982 , is an exception ) . |
| 10 | I know I could n't believe like the extent of the different meats that |