Example sentences of "choice but [verb] [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | With President Reagan 's support , the new secretary of state was convinced that the crumbling Soviet Union had little choice but to negotiate a new relationship with the democracies . |
| 2 | Nolan J. accepted that , as a practical matter , Woolwich had little choice but to make the three payments . |
| 3 | He concluded : ‘ I accept that , as a practical matter , Woolwich had little choice but to make the three payments . ’ |
| 4 | It is noteworthy that this author has not as yet published any papers relating to his thesis , and so authors wishing to refer to his work have no choice but to cite the original thesis . |
| 5 | ‘ I prefer Mr. Carus 's submission that an Orthodox rabbi is pursuing a vocation and has no choice but to accept the Chief Rabbi 's disciplinary decisions . |
| 6 | Worried about how chilled I was , I knew we had to retreat , but in the meantime there was no choice but to follow the tugging rope . |
| 7 | In a highly competitive market the returns would be a satisfactory performance measure ; for a monopolist it might merely reflect that any inefficiencies in service have been passed on to the customers who have no choice but to pay the higher prices . |
| 8 | When they landed there was no choice but to start the ten-mile journey to Achnacarry Castle on foot , so they set off , even though they had been walking all day . |
| 9 | The computer paradise to which you emigrated in D — AAW 1 ( 81% , Issue 85 ) was rudely shattered when your electricity was cut off , leaving you with no choice but to find the electricity-board office and pay the bill . |