Example sentences of "but to [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But to Enoch it meant a very great deal . ’ |
| 2 | Employers ' preferences refer not to personality characteristics developed by a specialized , occupational socializing agency — the school — but to life-cycle characteristics . |
| 3 | She was n't a pretty woman , but to Erlich 's eye she was about the best there could be . |
| 4 | She complained of blisters on her hale glaring days they worked away like this , too tired and stiff at night to want to go anywhere but to bed . |
| 5 | She was not deterred ; she went back , day after day , not just to the agencies , but to photographers and fashion editors . |
| 6 | Thus , Britain as colonial power could represent the achievements of ancient civilizations such as Mesopotamia or Egypt as the beginnings of a linear historical relationship leading , not to the people who now dwell in these same areas , but to Britain itself . |
| 7 | That is a product of the present lack of interest in the construction industry which the Minister must address , because the skills shortage is of crucial concern not only to those in the industry but to Britain , because we must invest in training in the 1990s if we are to survive . |
| 8 | The company has promised much in the past but to date failed to perform up to the market 's expectations . |
| 9 | The Longman Group 's semi-official history of the party will doubtless provide the basic starting-point for scholars of twentieth century Conservatism for years to come , but to date it offers still only a largely introductory , if more detailed , survey of the Conservative party in the first three decades of this century . |
| 10 | There are systems of fitting a bead on one line into any of a series of keyholes on another but to date only for light loads on small kites . |
| 11 | But to date there have been no takers . |
| 12 | The management have registered the building with the local Fire Officer and the plans subsequently requested have been submitted , but to date no inspection visit has been made . |
| 13 | In July 1991 a warrant was issued for the officer 's arrest but to date he has not been apprehended . |
| 14 | AI submitted its report to the new Government of Bangladesh , urging it to end these human rights violations but to date has received no response . |
| 15 | Social gerontology draws on a broad range of social science disciplines for its theories and methodologies , but to date its debt to economics and economists has been slight . |
| 16 | The links between research , policy and practice are very clear and could be cost-effective ( ! ) but to date most of the resources for dealing with the aftermath of marital breakdown have been allocated to the judicial system . |
| 17 | The currency convertability restrictions threaten to wipe out the country 's domestic base of small resellers unless suppliers opt to extend credit facilities further , but to date there has been no indication that suppliers are prepared to take such steps . |
| 18 | In Germany , owning Nazi material is legally akin to hard drug possession , but to date only one arrest has been made . |
| 19 | The organisations concerned have asked that details of the comments received be mad public , criticising the level of secrecy surrounding the exercise , but to date , the UKCC 's response , from registrar Colin Ralph , has been only that publication of the consultation report is ‘ possible ’ . |
| 20 | His immediate reaction was to turn and walk away , but to date , his life had been spent turning and walking away , allowing his mother to have her own way , to do things her way . |
| 21 | Attempts have been made to determine whether there is a correlation between manual preference and eye dominance , but to date the results are conflicting . |
| 22 | ( The exception is Venezuela , but to date Moscow 's trade with Caracas has been almost negligible . ) |
| 23 | This is not to deny that there are those amongst the Sandinistas who are urging a more orthodox Marxist-Leninist approach to the problems of Nicaraguan development and the need to counter threats from Washington , but to date the Nicaraguan Communist party ( Partido Socialista Nicaragüense ) has been almost completely excluded from the process of implementing the revolution . |
| 24 | They have posted off to Baron Cuvier and Goethe and Dr Buckland and I know not whom else , but to date have received no answer . |
| 25 | But to date only three of the 12 member states — Germany , Denmark and the Netherlands — have submitted a programme of " complementary measures " to cut CO2 output . |
| 26 | Well done to all QT 's who have already enrolled themselves and reminded their class members to renew membership but to date we still need over 1,000 members to meet Sports Council requirements . |
| 27 | Whatever our personal views on politics , morals and society are , we have responsibilities not simply to the here and now but to society over a much longer term . |
| 28 | But to Phyllis Broome , a Worcestershire neighbour , writer and walking companion , he wrote : ‘ Here is the biggest job in the world and if I fail I shall share the fate of many a bigger man than I. But it 's a fine thought , is n't it ? |
| 29 | But to Japan 's Ministry of International Trade and Industry' ( MITI ) the word has a different meaning . |
| 30 | But to Dad , it was an insult . |