Example sentences of "[not/n't] [verb] with universal [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The suggestion from the Prime Minister that education be geared to serve utilitarian ends was not received with universal approval . |
| 2 | Over the top ? the radical plans of Nick Farr-Jones , leading from the grant against Scotland ( left ) , have not met with universal approval . |
| 3 | His decision to sacrifice the newspaper to MacQuillan rather than sacrifice the estate to the newspaper had not met with universal approval , but he did not let that trouble him . |
| 4 | Tshisekedi 's election was not met with universal approval . |
| 5 | The partial compensation found in the fertility of the black and brown immigrants of the Commonwealth countries who had sent over 3 million people into Britain since 1962 did not meet with universal enthusiasm , as the evidence from the Race Relations Board frequently suggested . |
| 6 | His appointment was not greeted with universal enthusiasm , for while his tenacity and methodical approach were respected , his mind was slow and he lacked any spark of technical brilliance . |