Example sentences of "but it represent [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | That may not sound very imposing , but it represented a major advance . |
| 2 | In others a little more imagination was required : This may not sound much like science , but it represented a significant departure from the book learning of his day . |
| 3 | Thus , as prices rose , the effective rate of duty fell : the amount yielded was the same , but it represented a smaller proportion of the value of the goods . |
| 4 | The transformation of SunSoft 's operating system development effort into a modern design and production process is not typical of the software industry , but it represents a new model for the software business that will come to predominate , he believes . |
| 5 | This statement is not quite the same as the official DHSS objectives for RMI but it represents a reasonable paraphrasing . |
| 6 | I am not sure how accurately that can be measured , but it represents a substantial cost to the NHS , which the hon. Member for Eccles compared , in my view rightly , with the large sums of money that the European Community still commits to subsidising tobacco production , against which we have argued vehemently in Brussels . |
| 7 | The circular is a mere twelve paragraphs long , but it represents a dramatic change in policy . |
| 8 | He had repeated once more that the central position in the Peace Alliance belonged to the Labour Party " for not only is it the largest opposition party , but it represents the essential core for any progressive alliance — the working class " . |
| 9 | In one way this statement is more conservative than the previous one in that it has elevated the popular usage ‘ Republican Sunday ’ to a part of party language and thus confirmed the belief that Catholicism and republicanism are the same thing , but it represents an important departure from previous positions in clearly tying the DUP 's position to that of the electorate . |