Example sentences of "be a [adj] but [not/n't] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | In Oxfordshire , for example , nursery classes ( for three to five year olds ) were forced to close , nursery placements being an allowed but not a compulsory provision . |
| 2 | Clearly an equitable geographical distribution of services is a necessary but not a sufficient precondition for an equal , let alone an equitable , use of services . |
| 3 | Second there is general agreement that a minimum level of literacy is a necessary but not a sufficient condition for the process of industrialisation . |
| 4 | Fifth thesis : Research is a necessary but not a sufficient ingredient for higher education |
| 5 | A commitment ideologically and professionally to a holistic assessment of need and risk , rather than the assessment of eligibility for service , is a necessary but not a sufficient condition for effective assessment practice . |
| 6 | It was a noisy but not a violent affair , the clashes between the Blackshirts and the Red Front outside being mainly verbal . |
| 7 | She was a Christian but not a Church one . |