Example sentences of "and not [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | A form of rich picture was drawn up following the initial investigations , but it was used mainly as a summary of the structures , staffing levels and other essentially static factors that existed in the situation , and not as the basis for selecting a relevant system . |
| 2 | Ferguson senior added : ‘ All I ask is for the United fans to judge him on what he does on the pitch and not as the manager 's son . |
| 3 | Their ports and forts in the Spice Islands or the West Indies or the West Coast of Africa were intended as supply bases for shipping and not as the starting point for territorial expansion . |
| 4 | Moreover this , exercise is intended as an illustration and not as the presentation of a detailed proposal for a capital sharing tax . |
| 5 | This leads them to see the organization as a well-defined unit and not as the heaving , changing mass with fluctuating boundaries that it really is . |
| 6 | Literary meaning must therefore be analyzed in its own terms , in the words of the Thèses ( Vachek 1966:49 ) as a ‘ semantic composition ’ , and not as the reflection of external factors . |
| 7 | The Agreement shall not apply to any claim brought against an occupier of land if the mud is deposited either by vehicles other than his own , or jointly by such vehicles and his own vehicles , and his Insurers grant indemnity to him in his particular capacity as an occupier of land and not as the user of the vehicles . |
| 8 | Taxes Act 1988 , s683 provides that where income under a settlement is payable to or applicable for the benefit of any person other than the settlor then unless the situation comes within one of the following five situations ( listed in TA 1988 , s683(1) ) the income shall for the purposes of " excess liability " be treated as the income of the settlor and not as the income of any other person for tax purposes . |
| 9 | Ironically , and not for the last time in history , the Communist-inspired proletariat had more clout outside the Soviet borders than within . |
| 10 | As he said ( and not for the first time ) , you ca n't beat a bit of local knowledge . |
| 11 | That let off seemed to breathe relief back into the home side , and not for the first time this season the imposing physical presence of youngster Ferguson proved crucial with a deft header which set up Cleland for a fine angled finish from 15 yards for the leveller . |
| 12 | Whatever the size , an acer is grown mainly for the leaves — for their shape , their poise and their colouring — and not for the flowers , which are insignificant . |
| 13 | Both were convicted and sentenced to hang , ironically for a mass of mundane crimes , and not for the Royal Mail robbery that had made them so famous . |
| 14 | But is it a dialogue , or does each blackbird whistle for itself and not for the other ? |
| 15 | Rescripts were often penned for a case , and not for the world at large . |
| 16 | He quotes Gamgee : ‘ He toiled for lucre and not for the advancement of veterinary science ’ . |
| 17 | This case is , as is readily appreciated , a case merely for the existence of some sort of second chamber , and not for the House of Lords as at present composed . |
| 18 | As the throng of workers laughed and joked , tucking into the vast amount of food laid out before them , Annie 's mind went back to other Mell Suppers and not for the first time , she reflected on how her family had dwindled . |
| 19 | The opposite side of the argument is that in task allocation people may not receive appropriate care at appropriate times and that the day is succession of minor interruptions , made for the convenience of the organisation and not for the benefit of individuals . |
| 20 | Reduction of the hours worked for the full-time employees and not for the part-time employees would result in a financial advantage for the full-time employees . |
| 21 | Lord Oliver described the relationship in the following way : ‘ … the purpose for which the auditors ’ certificate is made and published is that of providing those entitled to receive the report with information to enable them to exercise in conjunction [ with others ] those powers which their respective proprietary interests confer on them and not for the purposes of individual speculation with a view to profit . ’ |
| 22 | Special care he reserved for his own wife and not for the Mrs Strawsons of this world . |
| 23 | Things change and not for the better , to my mind . |
| 24 | The ground rules of completion are designed for the interests of the public and not for the interests of the profession alone . |
| 25 | I have a rule that once I consider a portrait is finished , I will never make alterations ; after all , as the painter , you are painting a portrait for yourself and not for the sitter 's wife . ’ |
| 26 | The whole episode was built around the book and before very long , and not for the first time , the fascist implications were there again , not only as far as Alf was concerned but , by implication , involving me too . |
| 27 | … the obligation [ entails ] two principal elements ; first , the existence of a relationship giving access , directly or indirectly , to information intended to be available only for a corporate purpose and not for the personal benefit of anyone , and second , the inherent , unfairness involved where a party takes advantage of such information knowing it is unavailable to those with whom he is dealing . |
| 28 | If your father 'e 'ad listened to the nurse and called for the doctor and not for the priest — puh ! ’ |
| 29 | It was n't fair that a king should give up his throne for her , and not for the weaver 's daughter . |
| 30 | Her voice dropped , turning low and vicious , and not for the first time , Michael Lee realized how cold and calculating , how vicious and cunning she was . |