Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] but [adv] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This was not a one-off experience but rather the culmination of many experiments , much discussion and thoughtful provision of leading ideas by the teacher . |
| 2 | Answer guide : They have no direct effect but often the debtor is the other side of the sales entry . |
| 3 | He tried to distance the party from the question of public ownership but then the shadow Scottish secretary , Tom Clarke , acknowledged the possibility of private Scottish companies operating under a Labour government . |
| 4 | The Templeton series on district general managers confirmed the importance of this issue but also the lack of progress . |
| 5 | Thus the coastline receives not only the products of marine erosion but also the waste derived from subaerial erosion . |
| 6 | My contention is that the main cause of the British predicament has not been the British economy but rather the decline of sterling and the failure of British policy to adapt to that decline … . |
| 7 | Its most likely function would be to enable one speaker to convey not only the matter of a remark by another speaker but also the manner in which it was made . |
| 8 | Concepts such as ’ semantically correct ’ and ’ semantically incorrect ’ remain somewhat contentious , and in practice are inessential to the text recognition problem : the measure of success is not found in adherence to some formal semantic proof but simply the ability to choose the same word as a human observer would . |
| 9 | The decided cases do not yet give a clear answer to this problem but presumably the retention of title clause would entitle the seller to take and re-sell such of the timber he had supplied under this contract as remained unsold and unmixed in the buyer 's possession . |
| 10 | Yet there were many even among his admirers who acknowledged that there were latent dangers in having the country who were certain to provide the numerically strongest contingent additionally furnishing not just the manager and assistant coach but also the captain . |
| 11 | From the foregoing sketch one can recognize not only the features of the political culture outlined in the preceding chapter but also the convergence of those features and their interplay with the experience of history . |
| 12 | They do not question the need for such training but only the practicality of it . |
| 13 | Herzberg ( 1966 ) argued that we need to take into account not just the needs and motivations of the individual worker but also the context within which they are operating . |
| 14 | He added : ‘ The IRA , for too long , has been able to conceal its real sectarianism but recently the mask has begun to slip as they become more desperate for political success . ’ |
| 15 | There are many who will never forget that sad time but now the East Lindsey coastline has a happy atmosphere ; sometimes throbbing with the joy of summer seaside thrills but more constantly pulsating gently in natural tranquility , . |
| 16 | So you , so I , I , I do n't agree with you on that point but anyway the point of refining , the point of refining the capital programme is there is an im implication of , of , of debt repayment er , which is part of revenue , which could have an implication er , upon how we reach our reductions . |
| 17 | The Bank is in any event concerned that disclosure of the particulars of any of this information would compromise not only the proper conduct of that investigation but also the effectiveness of the Bank 's supervision . |
| 18 | In Further Education , despite the impact of demographic factors , the number of candidates rose by 13% ; this must reflect not only the attractiveness of the National Certificate but also the success of the colleges in promoting their services in a competitive environment . |
| 19 | The manufacturers found themselves ‘ excluded alike from the County Commission of the Peace and the Municipal Corporation ’ , and from ‘ this essentially ‘ caste ’ struggle between the Tory squires and the radical manufacturers ’ ( Webb and Webb 1963:93 ) there emerged not only the widening of the parliamentary franchise but also the pressure for change in the urban areas . |
| 20 | He planned a very large church but only the baptistry was ever completed ( in 1856 ) . |
| 21 | In broad terms , a high p/e ratio suggests a share is expensive ; a low one means it is cheap — although the p/e will also reflect not only next year 's likely performance but also the outlook for the company beyond that . |
| 22 | It is true that it is possible to get over this by good workmanship and sophisticated construction but then the cost is higher than that of building in steel or plastics . |
| 23 | For a moment he was n't sure if the sudden give and click was the lock opening or the key breaking but then the door almost unbalanced him by swinging open . |
| 24 | Visiting should be tailored not only to the needs of the elderly person but also the amount of time you can reasonably spare from other family responsibilities . |
| 25 | This means you have two choices to make — not only a suitable colour for the mounting card but also the background to go with it . |
| 26 | It is not just the initial charge but also the upkeep — permanently tinted or lightened hair will need the roots retouching regularly . |
| 27 | This is a tough remit but then the student trainers we selected are tough — a battle hardened crew from the cultural interface , who are either full-time interpreters or language teachers — and of whom I am inordinately proud . |
| 28 | But the implications of Clark 's analysis go further than this , seeing the problem of precarious values as affecting not merely day-to-day behaviour but also the way in which a whole organization may conceive its tasks . |
| 29 | The terms include not only basic matters such as salary , bonus entitlement , company car and medical insurance but also the date of commencement of employment , age and a description of the function of each employee in the business . |
| 30 | This is because the frame will have to accommodate not only the thickness of the plain glass but also the thickness of the mirror and that of the hardboard backing . |