Example sentences of "not [adj] that [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is not self-evident that membership of a trade union should be a condition of participation in industrial democracy ; nor enough for the majority Report to assert , simply as a statement of belief , that ‘ if employees wish to be represented on the board , they must be prepared to organise ’ — that is , to join trade unions — ‘ to make representation on the board effective ’ . |
| 2 | But in view of passages in Revelation like 7:3 which speak of ‘ sealing the servants of God in their fore-heads ’ , and Romans 4:11 which speaks of circumcision as ‘ the sign and seal of being in the right with God through faith ’ , it is not impossible that baptism may have been in the apostle 's mind when he spoke of this sealing with the Spirit . |
| 3 | It is not impossible that nationalism will decline with the decline of the nation-state . |
| 4 | It is not impossible that nationalism will decline with the decline of the nation-state , without which being English or Irish or Jewish , or a combination of all these , is only one way in which people describe their identity among the many others which they use for this purpose , as occasion demands . |
| 5 | He , while happy to be of some use , was not content that inequality on this scale should persist — inequality of opportunity , of course , for as a station-master he was a hierarchical man . |
| 6 | The trial judge found that it was not foreseeable that fuel oil on water would catch fire but there was some foreseeable damage in the fouling . |
| 7 | ‘ I 'm not sure that man Kennedy that Nicola was supposed to be meeting ever existed . ’ |
| 8 | I am not sure that militant was a word in common parlance at that time . |
| 9 | I 'm not sure that rock'n'roll should be anything more than joyous noise — maybe ultimately one that means nothing , but then so what … ? ’ |
| 10 | But , like a minority of Imperial subjects , he was not sure that fear was sufficient justification for the isolation of whole worlds from the rest of the universe . |
| 11 | I am not sure that Health Boards will wish to initiate a strategy which is 10 years out of date . |
| 12 | Is it not outrageous that coalfield areas such as Nottinghamshire which have been waiting nearly two years for this money are still denied it because of the party political games played by the former Cabinet Minister and now Labour Commissioner Millan ? |
| 13 | It is , therefore , not unexpected that mortality rates are higher among the lower socio-economic groups . |
| 14 | Meanwhile Tess was not hopeful that Angel would come in answer to her letter . |
| 15 | Probably now , and certainly after 1992 , it is not certain that gas in the United Kingdom sector will be landed in the United Kingdom ; it is likely to be sucked into mainland Europe , where prices are higher . |
| 16 | It 's not certain that driver fatigue did contribute to this latest accident . |
| 17 | But it was still not certain that war would come and , moreover , the reality of Berlin was less appealing than the romantic challenge seen from a basement flat in Earl 's Court . |
| 18 | Although it is not certain that property qualifications were required for liverymen , several companies are known to have imposed minima for admission to their freedom . |
| 19 | Considering the number of changes associated with midlife , it is not surprising that stress is especially high at this period . |
| 20 | As the UK ( and other more prosperous countries ) have moved up the league table of relative prosperity , it is not surprising that assistance under Objective 2 has been fiercely debated . |
| 21 | Thus , it is not surprising that interaction between the two can result in cumulative movements in income for example , if income is rising at an increasing rate , both investment and consumption will be rising , causing further rises in income in the next period . |
| 22 | While such wilful ignorance prevailed it is not surprising that pacifist opposition to Sir Edward Grey 's foreign policy tended to be episodic and dominated by side issues . |
| 23 | With the addition of a third element of expediency it is not surprising that informalism or delegalization is the fashion in family law today . |
| 24 | It is therefore not surprising that otaku are fascinated with new technology such as virtual reality or digital compression as it connects to pornography . |
| 25 | With little effective pollution control being undertaken in California , it was not surprising that air pollution worsened during the 1950s . |
| 26 | It has been suggested that in their nest-building and brood-rearing habits , ants secrete large amounts of antibiotics , which check pathogens and it is these that affect pollen , while bees and wasps do not , so it is not surprising that ant pollination systems are rare . |
| 27 | Given the desperate urgency of the situation , and the fact that males usually outnumber females , it is not surprising that competition between males for females is intense . |
| 28 | With his attention diverted to the new studio , the honour of the Royal Command Performance and the crisis with his South African production , it is not surprising that Tiller was unaware that he was losing control of his Manchester school . |
| 29 | Since the latter two specialists do not receive any special training in the sexually transmitted diseases , and neither will notify the cases that they see even if they manage to diagnose them , it is not surprising that chaos ensues . |
| 30 | So it is not surprising that deconstruction was reduced to what could be easily handled and passed on . |