Example sentences of "for not do [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Gloucester started as favourites to win this one … and in a game of penalties must have been kicking themselves for not doing better … |
| 2 | Crosland opposed this , and thought Crossman ‘ crazy ’ for not doing so as well . |
| 3 | Unless you are given convincing reasons for not doing so , insist on a reduction |
| 4 | One good reason for not doing so is that ‘ grandmother cell ’ models have real difficulty in explaining how our visual systems cope with novel input . |
| 5 | That this is the case stands , quite independently of the reasons which may have been given for not doing so in the past , reasons which may or may not appear cogent today . |
| 6 | ( 4 ) Subsection ( 3 ) above does not apply where a society or associated body is authorised by the scheme to relieve itself of its obligation to take the steps it is directed to take or pay the compensation awarded by the society 's undertaking an obligation to give the requisite publicity for the reasons for not doing so and the society undertakes that obligation . |
| 7 | ( vii ) Where the chairman holds a proxy requiring him to vote for a particular resolution , if no one else proposes that resolution , he must do so unless he considers that there is good reason for not doing so ( r 6.89 ) . |
| 8 | Such an order should be made save where there is good reason for not doing so , for example , where the proceedings have been instituted or continued without good cause . |
| 9 | A certain amount of cross-border examination to ensure that European Community rules are met already exists and , as my hon. Friend knows from what I said earlier , in future we shall have much tighter enforcement rules to ensure that those countries — all of them — that sign up to European directives will have to obey those directives or face fines for not doing so . |
| 10 | One of the common threads that have emerged from my dicussions has been the necessity , when considering how the law might be reformed , of tackling the question of protecting employees from being obliged by their employers to work on Sundays , against their wishes , or incurring any penalty for not doing so . |
| 11 | Mr. Ian Hunter , Secretary General of the Association of Optometrists , wrote in reply to the Minister 's letter : ’ To restart national health service eye examinations for the over 60s would now cost about £25 million but the cost for not doing so will be two or three times as much because eye disease will remain undetected until treatment is less effective and more expensive . |
| 12 | The British Broadcasting Corporation , for instance , stressed in particular the need to observe the advice of military authorities " unless there are very strong reasons for not doing so " , and the need to be " circumspect " in showing pictures of death and injury of soldiers and civilians . |
| 13 | The price for not doing so was costly mistakes and severe stress . |
| 14 | Of course no experience is self-authenticating , but it is reasonable to accept claims made on the basis of experience ( *b and c ) unless sufficient reason is produced ( *a ) for not doing so . |
| 15 | The unemployed movement served to increase Communist influence , but was attacked for not doing so fast enough . |
| 16 | And as for not doing much , you 'd hardly recognise the place ! ’ |
| 17 | They criticized Christine Jackson for not doing enough . |
| 18 | Critics on the left have attacked Roosevelt for not doing enough , and have seen the New Deal as a " missed opportunity " . |
| 19 | Question 12 tells us whether you are happy with how things are , and question 13 asks you about the reasons for not doing more . |
| 20 | The Report criticised the crew of the Croydon for not doing more to rectify the compass problems which they had experienced and for relying too heavily on D/F bearings , but it implied that the Darwin W/T station should not have stated the bearings of ‘ night error ’ , they should have known they were nothing of the sort . |
| 21 | Some have criticised him for not doing more to help urban California , where 80% of Latinos live . |