Example sentences of "not bear [adv prt] by [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | The idea that ‘ the youth of today ’ are exceptionally ill-mannered is not borne out by political canvassing . |
2 | This is a purely theoretical stance used by economists not borne out by practical experience of how systems will work . |
3 | ( 1983 ) have argued that maps based on the European Air Chemistry Network may be misleading in several respects , such as in failing adequately to show the pattern of time variations over the years or the large degree of uncertainty attaching to individual contours , and assuming a geographical homogeneity which is not borne out by detailed calculations with data taken from adjacent sites . |
4 | This assumption is not borne out by any evidence — after all , the dolphins have no perceivable technology — but it is fair to guess that at least some intelligent species will develop an advanced technology . |
5 | According to Eric Midwinter , former director of the Centre for Policy on Ageing , ‘ Discrimination by age is as vicious as discrimination by race or sex and not borne out by medical evidence . ’ |