Example sentences of "not as [art] matter [prep] " in BNC.

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1 It is noteworthy that at this time ( when secularised education was patronised by nearly all the governments of Europe including those that were nominally Catholic ) this query was dealt with as a matter of discipline by the Congregation of propaganda , and not as a matter of doctrine by the Congregation of the Inquisition .
2 ‘ But not as a matter of influence as such .
3 A reserve of justice remained with the King , and so those who could not get relief in the King 's ordinary courts might , with some hope of success , petition the King and his Council for redress , if not as a matter of right at least as a favour .
4 And , indeed , this must be done , not as a matter of sympathy with Ireland , but as a demand made in the interest of the English proletariat .
5 While persecution varies in intensity from country to country and over time within one country , I can think of no Marxist-Leninist government which has not as a matter of official policy harassed , discriminated against and persecuted religious minorities .
6 When appropriate , members of the family can pray for each other , not as a matter of form , but as a genuine response to Christ 's centrality and reality in the life of the family .
7 Generalizing is a matter of saying what else things identified by the same concept have in common , not as a matter of logic but as a matter of fact .
8 The power to grant injunctions , which now arises under section 37 of the Supreme Court Act 1981 , is a discretionary power , which should not as a matter of principle be fettered by rules .
9 It is for the tribunal which decides the case to consider , not as law but as fact , whether in the whole circumstances the words of the statute do or do not as a matter of ordinary usage of the English language cover or apply to the facts which have been proved .
10 The Act does not as a matter of law preclude a court from holding that an action for negligence lies in favour of a person who could formerly have brought an action based on loss of services but in view of the current law on economic loss it seems most unlikely that such a development will occur .
11 This includes training , using varieties resistant to certain pests , forecasting and biological control , using pesticides only in response to problems , not as a matter of course .
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