Sentence examples for Not invariable from inspiring English sources

On the other hand, if the productive connections were not invariable and necessary — but only held for the most part — then the physician could reliably but not invariably produce health (Metaphysics, 1026b30-1027a25).

Colour, pattern and curves are the most obvious but not invariable features, as are a bringing together of unlikely companions of form and material.

He says this better behaviour was not invariable and criticised Isis fighters at some checkpoints who harassed or swore at women whose face was not hidden.

Although gills are generally used for water breathing and lungs for air breathing, this association is not invariable, as exemplified by the water lungs of sea cucumbers.

A common though not invariable characteristic of night eating syndrome is repeated awakenings during the night, with the patient almost compulsively consuming food or drink each time in order to fall back to sleep.

Erskine May, the accepted authority on parliamentary procedure, says that it is "the usual but not invariable practice" for prorogation (the end of Parliament's sittings) and dissolution to occur on the same day.

But these changes in body composition, he added, "are not an invariable accompaniment of aging".

Such feelings may be generated by muscular effort; exhaustion of the energy supply to the muscles of the body, however, is not an invariable precursor.

Thus knowing the intention is not an invariable antecedent of testimonial knowledge.

However, this is not an invariable rule, and there are situations in which a statutory power is not amenable to judicial review.

If the power exercised by a body has a legislative source, it will ordinarily be amenable to judicial review in the absence of compelling reasons to the contrary, but this is not an invariable rule and decisions without a sufficient public element will not be amenable to review.