Example sentences of "while [not/n't] [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The absence of all but a handful of examples in the biographical sources of this method of obtaining mevleviyets leads to the inference that someone obtaining a mevleviyet by this route could not expect to get much further in the hierarchy ; and indeed the provision itself , while not prohibiting the practice , does remove one of the principal prerogatives of the holders of mevleviyets . |
| 2 | While not naming the other candidates , Mazowiecki in his resignation speech criticized the " many promises made without backing " and the " many strong , often demagogical accusations " made against the government . |
| 3 | While not meeting the demands made by all of Quebec 's separatists , the deal represented a substantial increase in provincial autonomy . |
| 4 | Particular religions , while not embodying the fullness of Truth are necessary to convey what it means to speak of absolute Truth or Ultimate Concern . |
| 5 | Nevertheless , if the court 's powers are to be meaningful , there must come a point at which the court , while not disregarding the child 's wishes , can override them in the child 's own best interests , objectively considered . |
| 6 | This model , while not recognising the absolute right of regulatory rules to modify common law and equity , gives some recognition to their public law nature by taking into account of them in ascertaining the precise content in a given context of a common law or equitable obligation . |
| 7 | While not doubting the pharmacological dimension to drug-addiction , it is nevertheless true to say that in many cases this is only an external consequence of an existing internal dependency which is just as addictive , even though repressed . |
| 8 | While not inviting the Board to adopt in regard to Zaidie and Matadial a rule such as that which applies to accomplices , the alleged victims of sexual assaults and young children , the defendant submitted that there was an obligation ( not performed in this case ) to advise the jury to proceed with caution where there was material to suggest that the evidence of the witnesses might be tainted by an improper motive . |
| 9 | He may seek to clean up military malpractice at the lower levels of command , while not jolting the top too much . |
| 10 | ‘ He keeps the ball rolling while not rocking the boat ’ |
| 11 | They are duly grateful to Joseph Kosuth for keeping the ball rolling while not rocking the boat . |
| 12 | And , while not denying the severity of Poland 's problems , the scale of economic hardship and poverty facing Africa makes them stand out as candidates for debt relief . |
| 13 | More recently , and critically , Jim Gillespie ( 1984 ) , while not denying the significance of the LLP , points to the need to break with the implicit teleology of these explanations . |
| 14 | While not denying the clinical value of the EEG as a non-invasive technique it is probably fair to conclude that electro-physiological research has so far not contributed anything new to our knowledge of cerebral asymmetry but rather has corroborated findings from other areas of investigation . |
| 15 | Given the character 's added rebellious nature — playing chess on the Ottawa security link and receiving calls from her small boy on the Downing Street red line ( ‘ I ca n't give him my office number , that 's a state secret ’ ) — she fully exploits the rich comic potential of the role while not missing the pathos of the woman striving to hold her lover , albeit more idealistically than emotionally . |
| 16 | Thus , while not abandoning the other studies advocated by Citron , a comprehensive trial of M vaccae as an immunising agent as well as an immunotherapeutic one would seem highly desirable . |
| 17 | In trying to allow for the distinctiveness of the particular historical origins of a text while not abandoning the claims for larger historical consequences , New Historicism may veer too much towards seeing history as symbolic . |
| 18 | While not having the concentrations of poisonous gases found in petrol engine exhausts , they give out far more ‘ particulates ’ ( soot ) . |
| 19 | While not having the sea views of nearby Gullane or Kilspindie , the course was a great challenge to one 's golf , and I found the lunches the best of any club-house in Britain . |
| 20 | Four ‘ change-facilitating factors ’ are picked out by Ramon ; heavy and unchanging reliance on segregated institutions ; the existence of a minority of psychiatrists prepared to act politically ( while not having the desire to act in a party political framework ) ; the autonomous nature of the regions leading to more enthusiastic reform beginning in socialist and communist areas ; and perhaps most importantly for the concerns of this book , |
| 21 | The purchase and use of washing-machines , dishwashers , vacuum-cleaners , cookers , micro-wave ovens , freezers and other such goods , is an act which , while not changing the relations of production and the mode of production , does alter the productive forces in this sector of the economy . |
| 22 | While not offering the flexibility of repayment of an overdraft or Managed Rate Facility , since new bills may be used to replace those maturing , they can provide a continuous source of funds . |
| 23 | Phil Marsh would like to record thanks to Steve Underhill and the 6024 Society for all their help while not forgetting the vast amount of work done by Keith Lobley and Nick Illesley . |
| 24 | While not forgetting the observations in Black-Clawson International Ltd. v. Papierwerke Waldhof-Aschaffenburg A.G. [ 1975 ] A.C. 591 of Lord Reid , at p. 614f , Lord Wilberforce , at p. 629c–g , and Lord Diplock , at p. 637D , where he wisely warned against departing from the plain and natural meaning in favour of a strained construction , I am much impressed by the more adventurous but very logical pronouncements of Viscount Dilhorne , at pp. 622c–623e , and Lord Simon of Glaisdale , at p. 646e–g . |
| 25 | The tremolo is a two pivot-point semi-floating type and promises to be an improvement on the traditional design , while not going the whole way into the locking camp . |