Sentence examples for becomes not to from inspiring English sources

"I love it, but the older I get, the harder it becomes – not to enjoy it, exactly, but to walk out on stage with the eager confidence required to make the act work.

Under such conditions the role of the critic becomes not to help us to discriminate between "better" and "worse" or "higher" and "lower" monetised cultural forms, but only to tell us if our precious time will be wasted – and for this task the group amateur mind is indeed far more effective than the unitary perception of an individual critic.

Under such conditions the role of the critic becomes not to help us to discriminate between "better" and "worse" or "higher" and "lower" monetised cultural forms, but only to tell us if our precious time will be wasted – and for this task the group amateur mind is indeed far more effective than the unitary perception of an individual critic.

"I am always fascinated how quiet everyone becomes, not to miss a moment when faced with nature's sunsets and it's splendid display of colours, balance and peace.

So my priority became not to introduce anger".

Both above and below ground the city has become, not to put too fine a point on it, pleasant.

The more other merchants accepted the checks, the stronger any individual merchant's motivation became not to be left out.

"Our goal became not to use less energy but to produce those services — heat, light and power — at the lowest possible cost," says Sant.

"And therefore the question becomes not if to settle but where to settle".

The argument then becomes not whether to have socialism but how to have it.

The question becomes not how to change ourselves, but rather where we can thrive.