Example sentences of "no [noun sg] that [adj] " in BNC.

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1 It is no coincidence that hapless Oldham ran into a side containing both Ryan Giggs and Lee Sharpe on the wings , Bryan Robson behind them and McClair in his rightful slot up front .
2 It is no coincidence that 1974 , the year in England and Wales which saw the end of the decline the proportionate use of imprisonment , and the beginning of a major economic crisis during which the numbers of male unemployed more than doubled by 1976 and increased by a factor of 5 by 1984 , also marked the beginning of the end of the welfarist consensus .
3 They had views on major political issues too : it 's no coincidence that well-informed contemporaries mention the existence of an East Frankish " public opinion " in the context of Carolingian invasion plans in both 858 and 876 .
4 Its key terms , such as ‘ action ’ and ‘ act ’ , are universal , and it is no coincidence that ethogenic theorists tend to select illustrative materials across the ranges of historical and anthropological sources .
5 For example , it is no coincidence that interactive video is currently getting funding in subject areas such as mathematics where there is an acute teacher shortage .
6 It 's perhaps no coincidence that this , like three other memorable performances , two of them listed above ( Jurinac and Schwarzkopf — both EMI ) — the third is Flagstad 's with Fürtwangler , occasionally available on ‘ unofficial ’ discs — are taken from live events , because an audience obviously helps the singers to communicate that much more intensely .
7 It 's no coincidence that this is the likely period of the next general election .
8 It was no coincidence that these decades saw new programmatic statements of papal ideology and a revitalising of contacts between Rome and all parts of the west .
9 Perhaps it 's no coincidence that some of your readings that have made the most indelible impression on your audiences have been of works like the Berg Three Orchestral Pieces , the Honegger Liturgique .
10 Jacqueline de Romilly , Professor of Greek Literature at the Sorbonne , in her Messenger Lectures at Cornell University in 1967 on ‘ Time in Greek Tragedy ’ , has argued that it was no coincidence that Greek tragedy was born at the same time as historiography .
11 It is no coincidence that mass schooling was invented at roughly the time when nation states had come into existence and the need arose to instil in their citizens the idea that the new entity had first claim on their loyalties .
12 It is no coincidence that most fishkeepers choose the traditional rectangular tank , as most of the potential problems outlined above just do no present themselves .
13 A failed test means no progress that round , and a test failed by 30 or more means the character has slipped right back to the bottom of the stairs — anyone beneath him must make another I test at -20 to avoid being carried back down as well .
14 The court made no recommendation that this could be used as a basis for impeachment , however , and Interfax news agency said a reference on these lines had been deleted .
15 I was also under no illusion that some backbenchers on our side were nervous about the policy .
16 President we should be under no illusion that this reactionary government will continue to attack local government to attack local to attack local government our public services are at the mercy of the fast-buck merchants within the private contractors who are bidding for council services .
17 This is , of course , no indication that strenuous aerobic exercise during pregnancy is not harmful , but an uncompromised normal fetus may not be harmed by intense maternal exercise in the first and second trimesters of pregnancy .
18 The fact that an infant child can complete correctly such sums as 9 + 3 = 12 and work through page upon page of identical problems is no indication that that child 's understanding of mathematics ( or number ) is being deepened .
19 The Iraqi media were already under strict government control before the war , and there was no indication that additional controls were imposed .
20 There was no indication that increasing jaundice increased the difference between the two methods of SaO 2 analysis .
21 And there was no indication that extra money was available .
22 The characteristic PFLA data gave no indication that either of these organisms was present in the mud or the concretion .
23 As far as the use of fixed-term contract workers was concerned , for which consistent data was available , we found no indication that this had increased between I 980 and 1984 .
24 Apart from a pleasant faint odour of oil paint there was no indication that this was a working studio , though the walls of her hall were hung with examples of her work .
25 As yet , though , there was no indication that this particular voyage of the Beagle was to be considered as one of the most important events of all time .
26 Instead , they were faced with a statement from a Scotland Yard spokesman that there was no indication that this was terrorist activity , while the IRA had denied all involvement .
27 Mrs Turnpenny said : ‘ He gave no indication that this threat would be any different . ’
28 Leeds boss Howard Wilkinson whose own title defence is in tatters , admitted : ‘ There are eight or so teams up there , but there is no indication that any of them are putting together the kind of run that looks ominous ‘ Blackburn showed the sort of confidence against us that comes from the feeling that you have got a chance .
29 There is indeed no indication that any Jew ever worshipped a Greek god before Alexander .
30 ‘ The result is : ( 1 ) That this Act does not necessarily require anything to be done under it which might not be done without causing a nuisance ; ( 2 ) That as to those things which may or may not be under it , there is no evidence on the face of the Act that the legislature supposed it to be impossible for any of them to be done ( if they were done at all ) somewhere and under some circumstances , without creating a nuisance ; and ( 3 ) That the legislature has manifested no intention that any of these optional powers , as to asylums , should be exercised at the expense of , or so as to interfere with , any man 's private rights .
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