Sentence examples for not usually to from inspiring English sources

THEATER: SONGS FROM O'NEILL -- To think of Eugene O'Neill, below, is not usually to think of a singalong.

A slanging match between civil servants, international or national, is not usually to be desired, but in this case it may be useful.

"However, the media can be unruly and there are risks — not usually to life and limb, but to reputation — in dealing with it".

The aim of such protests, these advocates say, is not usually to prevent controversial speakers from presenting their ideas but to encourage them to take the microphone at a time other than commencement day.

They provided the indispensable "men on the spot" who learned the local languages, perhaps adopted some local customs -- though not usually to the fatal extent of "going native" -- and acted as the intermediaries between a remote imperial authority and the indigenous elites upon whose willing collaboration the empire depended.

A paranoid conspiracy theorist is not usually to be taken seriously.

Private confession to elders, who were not usually ordained to the priesthood, was a normal practice.

When people compare New York to Rome, the reference is not usually meant to be flattering.

Sensitive parts of the body not usually exposed to the sun are especially prone to sunburn.

They do not usually apply to countries who are not a party to them.

It is not usually necessary to remove keys from a laptop in order to clean it.