Example sentences of "[not/n't] [verb] a [adj] return " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the late 1980s developers knew that they would not make a decent return on their investment on a pay and play basis . |
| 2 | He did not make a settled return to London until 20 October . |
| 3 | The recognition of expenditure incurred in areas such as product and market development , especially where this expenditure does not yield a positive return by the end of the accounting period . |
| 4 | They generally do not expect a short-term return . |
| 5 | In a similar way many economic models can not show a positive return to soil conservation measures except on very productive land with high susceptibility to erosion ( Harmon , Knutson & Rosenberg 1979 : Ervin & Washbourn 1981 , for examples in the USA ) . |
| 6 | The shares , priced at FFr72 ( 707p ) yesterday , represent a risky investment that even on the company 's own projections will not give a decent return for another 10 years . |
| 7 | However often he and his ministers warned the population not to expect an overnight return to prewar prosperity , the head of the government was naturally held accountable for the persistence of food and fuel shortages , black marketeering , and bread rationing . |
| 8 | The stated aim is to bring product engineering closer to customers ; the Wall Street Journal quotes a senior DEC manager saying president Ken Olsen feels DEC is not getting an adequate return on its $1,600m annual investment in product engineering . |
| 9 | It does not seem a great return for all the time and money expended . |