Example sentences of "not to [noun sg] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Since the downfall of military regimes in South America and elsewhere provide clear evidence that no political structure relying solely on coercion can hope to survive for long , we should not be surprised to find that the most effective form of social control involves attempts not to crush opposition but to stop it arising in the first place : that is , by the control of people 's ideas , rather than of their actions . |
| 2 | But we must not be misled by the atmosphere of religious exaltation : the pagans are , by implication , cattle for the slaughter ; the call is not to missionary work , nor even to humane conquest , if such a thing exists , but to slaughter . |
| 3 | Fitt 's decision not to back Labour at the moment of crisis received the full backing of his SDLP colleagues . |
| 4 | He flew down to Karachi on April 27th and told them not to back Miss Bhutto 's call for fresh provincial elections . |
| 5 | ‘ Therefore my purpose in this book , ’ he writes , ‘ is not to state conclusions but , like a radio interviewer , to ask why and what and how , and thus to re-open a file that has perhaps been prematurely closed . ’ |
| 6 | It is assumed that these are linked not to profit maximisation , but depend on the size of the enterprise . |
| 7 | A more measured response is not to abandon welfare but to shift the carrots : make welfare reward work . |
| 8 | The food is nouvelle , but not to starvation point , and of a consistently high quality . |
| 9 | The government was not to influence content , but the state and/or regulatory bodies and/or the law courts were to ensure that ‘ civilized values ’ , ‘ morality ’ and ‘ decency ’ were respected . |
| 10 | The changes which we hope to introduce relate not to subject content , or pedagogic style but to learned outcomes ; ie we wish to see pupils leaving school who have not simply assimilated and regurgitated ( with varying degrees of success ) packages of information , but have developed those skills and attitudes necessary for independent ‘ finding out ’ . |
| 11 | The government agreed not to station security forces on Bougainville on condition that the BRA disbanded itself and surrendered its weapons and prisoners to an international peace-keeping force . |
| 12 | I was referring not to press reports , but to my conversation with the gentleman concerned . |
| 13 | In particular , the factor shares refer to shares in the cost of output , not to factor shares in the value of output . |
| 14 | For the autocracy the aim was not to spread general enlightenment but to improve the quality of the civil and military leadership , to train men capable of developing administrative , military , and technological skills . |
| 15 | Also reviewable are decisions of prosecuting authorities whether or not to institute proceedings , although the available grounds of review may be limited . |
| 16 | But even the most socialist of them shared the view , articulated by Brailsford before the war , that the first task of the pacifist was not to overthrow capitalism but to ‘ check the worst consequences of a capitalistic foreign policy , and , if possible , turn it to some partial good . ’ |
| 17 | Th do n't want to extend the the d debate on this , just to point out that paragraphs thirty five and thirty seven , P P G three , both related to local plan policies and not to structure plan . |
| 18 | Both preferences reflect the power of domestic producer interests , whose aim is not to spur development abroad but to sell exports and block imports . |
| 19 | It is possible that the different results for dichotic recognition of melodies obtained by Kimura ( 1964 ) and Gordon ( 1970 ) were due not to stimulus differences in the two experiments but to differences in the musical experience of the subjects employed . |
| 20 | There is no reason not to abridge time . |
| 21 | As in London , the civil authorities were anxious not to court unpopularity by exacting vengeance on the twelve seamen ultimately arrested . |
| 22 | She was ever watchful , and careful not to court publicity . |
| 23 | THE BEACH BOYS : Never Learn Not To Love aka Cease To Exist |
| 24 | What we and Holyfield do know is that Bowe offers a safer route , if not to heavyweight immortality then to respectful acceptance by his peers for his efforts inside the ring , in line with the respect his quiet dignity commands outside it . |
| 25 | European monetary system ; Germany promises not to raise interest rates but refuses to lower them . |
| 26 | Here we report that histidine at position 197 in the fifth transmembrane helix of the human neurokinin-1 receptor binds specifically to CP 96345 but not to peptide agonists . |
| 27 | The idea is a relatively new one to engineering but certainly not to planet earth : collagen , keratin , chitin and cellulose are some of nature 's strong fibres and make possible everything from bones and lobster carapaces to giant sequoias . |
| 28 | The best remedy to all such difficulties is not to harbour grievances silently but to raise the problems as they arise and to deal with them before they get out of control . |
| 29 | Loose-laid cables have the advantage of quick installation and flexibility , not to mention price , but exposed cables are vulnerable . |
| 30 | Employers ' preferences refer not to personality characteristics developed by a specialized , occupational socializing agency — the school — but to life-cycle characteristics . |