Example sentences of "not a [noun] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is not a decision to be entered into lightly . |
| 2 | This issue involves a question of principle as to whether a local authority can sue for libel and not a decision to be made in respect of each individual action . |
| 3 | Military build-up must therefore be understood as a component of the policy of East-West détente , not a concession to those who opposed it . |
| 4 | A Boeing spokesman , Craig Martin , said that finding an equity partner for the 777 project was not a prerequisite to launching the new plane , and that the company might fund development costs from its own cash resources . |
| 5 | Winnie and Rab , whatever else : the sloshing wine , they kicked and whooped the party , it was not a night to be forgotten . |
| 6 | To be sure , there were promises in a very general sense that ‘ My Spirit abides with you : fear not ’ ( Hag. 2:5 ) , but this was an assurance to the people as a whole , not a promise to the individual . |
| 7 | I am not a child to be frightened by a resolution of a board of directors , or to be soothed by the present of shares ( each carrying 10 liability ) in a company which has been losing money every year from its commencement , and which nothing short of a miracle could make pay a dividend as hitherto managed ; neither is my position in Scientific Circles here such as to render my retaining the editorship of any advantage to me — indeed , I am vain enough to think that I confer more than I receive . |
| 8 | It promises , not a bedrock to philosophy and lifestyle , but a feast of weird explanations , a mental trip . |
| 9 | is not a vehicle to which the Motor Vehicles ( Type Approval ) ( Great Britain ) Regulations 1979 applies but which is being driven from premises of the manufacturer by whom it was made , or of a distributor of vehicles or dealer in vehicles , to premises of a distributor of or dealer in vehicles of the purchasers of the vehicle , or to premises of a person obtaining possession of the vehicle under a hiring agreement or hire-purchase agreement . |
| 10 | Akitas are majestic in both appearance and outlook — an adult weighing over eight stone is not a breed to be taken on lightly . |
| 11 | Everything looked uniformly flat and boring — not a mark to be seen . |
| 12 | Under section 23 , however , it is possible for someone who is not a trader to be convicted . |
| 13 | ‘ Not a word to anyone , though , mind . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ Now you must find a bed for me , ’ he added , ‘ and remember , not a word to anybody . |
| 15 | As they stood by the covered courtyard Hennessy said , ‘ Remember , please , not a word to anybody . |
| 16 | Not a word to him . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ No — not a word to anyone . |
| 18 | ‘ Not a word to anyone about what I have told you , ’ warned ‘ Worthy ’ Evans . |
| 19 | It was in a concealed metal box underneath the dashboard , that he 'd had one of the fitters weld in one evening for him , thirty quid and not a word to anyone , least of all Tom Holdfast . |
| 20 | Anyone who can train a suitable bird can set up a falconry centre , but the birds themselves are expensive to buy and to maintain , so it 's not a hobby to be undertaken lightly . |
| 21 | As she considered this , Hilda intercepted her gaze , saluted her , and majestically , graciously , demonstratively , voluptuously blew a kiss across the room : Liz waved back , less flamboyantly but with equal composure , for what did it matter , after all , that Hilda Stark was there , was it not a tribute to them both , to the efficacy of the cure ? |
| 22 | Was it not a benefit to him to have the crew sail the ship home rather than abandon him and it in a foreign port ? |
| 23 | This is not a reference to problems such as the environment , about which there is a consensus . |
| 24 | As with males , this is not a reference to the side-effects of hot-blooded Latin lovers , but means any object that is found in the body but is not of the body . |
| 25 | This is not a reference to any pet the Austrian physicist Erwin Schrödinger may have had but rather to a ‘ thought experiment ’ he proposed ( a thought experiment is one that can not actually be performed , but the examination of which can reveal scientific truths — or , at least , plausibilities ) . |
| 26 | The James Brothers ( Pembrokeshire Aviation Group , 36pp , illus , sbk , £4.00 inc p&p ) by Paul Williams is not a reference to the infamous Jesse and Frank James of cowboy legend , but tells the story of Howard and Hebbie James from Pembroke , two of Wales ’ aviation pioneers . |
| 27 | This makes Stark 's reference to ideology as ‘ prejudice-begotten thought ’ clearly not a reference to Marx 's own writing . |
| 28 | Dismissing a charge under section 14 , the court held that since section 14 did not deal with a sale of goods , a reference to a shop sale was not a reference to a ‘ facility ’ within the meaning of section 14 . |
| 29 | Power is a relation between social groups not a possession to be worn like a garment or flaunted like an antiracist badge . |
| 30 | There was not a weakness to be seen and no-one at the game would back against them ending a 26-year wait for the Championship . |