Example sentences of "not [to-vb] such [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For the present it would be advisable not to report such allegations without giving the person defamed an opportunity to refute them in the same report . |
| 2 | Within academic circles , to cite a popular work , other than to condemn it , is sometimes seen as an admission that the author is a ‘ lightweight ’ or a populist , and there is considerable peer pressure not to include such citations . |
| 3 | I 'm positively not the person to advise anyone on cut-price marine systems or to encourage the idea that it is possible not to compromise such principles by going down market . |
| 4 | Eagerly , the gods gathered " like flies " , smelling the savour of the offering , swearing not to cause such destruction again . |
| 5 | On balance , it is probably better not to define such obligations in the partnership agreement itself except in general terms ( Clause 13.01 ) ; ( c ) the obligation on a partner not to involve himself in other professional activity save for the benefit of the firm ( and in particular not to compete with the firm ) and to account to the firm for any profits made . |
| 6 | In any event most sellers prefer , as a commercial issue , not to discuss such questions with their buyers , and , instead to protect themselves by the use of appropriate credit vetting procedures , or else , where possible , by requiring payment upon delivery , or even in advance of delivery . |
| 7 | The union officials then put an embargo on the importation of yarn by ordering Lewis dockers not to handle such yarn . |
| 8 | Were she not to experience such moments of trepidation there would be something strange m her nature indeed . |
| 9 | Buyers prefer not to leave such issues to the general law . |
| 10 | At home , while Ministers are careful not to use such words as ‘ green shoots ’ in public , they use them off the record all the time to political journalists , who dutifully pass the message on to the reading public . |
| 11 | Is the answer not to keep such breeds of dogs , or to accept that in doing so there is going to be a consequence of damage to the environment , albeit localised and perhaps , in terms of our global worries , extremely small ? |
| 12 | Entities , however powerful , which were non-sovereign or merely quasi-sovereign , were now generally agreed not to possess such rights . |
| 13 | The meeting supports the Young Barristers Committee 's view that all chambers should resolve not to permit such exploitation , and put in place a mechanism to ensure that it does not take place , with the support and involvement of heads of chambers , senior members and Clerks . ’ |
| 14 | On the other hand , it is determined not to allow such arrangements to be Trojan horses for anti-competitive cartels ‘ leading to market sharing , raising of barriers to entry and the intensification of market power ’ . |
| 15 | The name Smith and its offshoots — Smithe , Smyth , Smythe , Syme , Smither , Smithers , Smitherman , Smythyman , Smithie , Smithye and Smythye — plus its relational offshoots Smithson , Smythson , Smission , not to mention such forms as Whitesmith and Goldsmith and the less obvious Faber ( Latin faber = smith ) and Angove ( Cornish an = the , and Old Cornish gof = smith ) , form a formidable list of names from a single occupational group . |
| 16 | This is not to condemn such initiatives but to indicate the gap between their objectives and the actual work on the ground . |
| 17 | No transitional provisions are proposed , although representations are sought on whether or not to have such rules . |
| 18 | There is little requirement from other European members for Britain either to have or not to have such weapons . |
| 19 | Miss Fergusson professed not to notice such inconveniences and to be positively intrigued by the scrum of third-class passengers on board ; she would occasionally return with an observation or a question designed to stir Miss Logan from her dismal state of mind . |