Example sentences of "but it is [adj] [verb] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | But it is possible to reduce company car costs while increasing the employee 's perceived remuneration . |
2 | But it is possible to reduce salt consumption further by ‘ placing the salt shaker at some distance from the table ’ . |
3 | Even under local management of schools there may be little that you can do about restoring peeling paint work and cleaning grimy windows , but it is possible to keep litter under control and flower beds and grassed areas looking attractive . |
4 | The cost of all this clothing is expensive to buy brand new , but it is possible to get hold of good priced secondhand clothing . |
5 | If the E111 form was not obtained prior to departure , the medical costs are insured by the policy but it is possible to obtain recovery from the Department of Health and Social Security . |
6 | As was soon discovered , it acts rather like chlorpromazine , but it is slower to take effect . |
7 | Practice may vary but it is usual to restrict fibre in the diet to reduce the bulk of faeces . |
8 | The absence of an evaluative element is a limitation for anyone trying to select between different items , but it is helpful to have access to comprehensive lists of titles which can be searched by a variety of subject approaches , especially since these include recent titles which are unlikely to appear in published bibliographies . |
9 | ‘ This has been a big exercise , ’ said Crawford , ‘ but it is all nearing completion now and the new systems should be up and running during the next six months . ’ |
10 | It is not necessary to bring convictions every time , but it is necessary to prevent terrorism . |
11 | But it is easy to generate trade interest and early sales with a gimmicky new product in gadget-hungry North America . |
12 | You do n't have to , but it is convenient to put solder pins at the input and output terminations ; it makes disconnection easier if this becomes necessary when fitting the unit into a case . |
13 | It is clear that these were not discrete categories but it is convenient to consider abuse of power under the following headings : |
14 | The company did not say anything about the level of losses , but it is hard to improve profitability against a background of falling sales . |
15 | The company did not say anything about the level of losses , but it is hard to improve profitability against a background of falling sales . |
16 | But it is hard to blame Labour 's 1992 defeat on poll tax-related non-registration . |
17 | A smaller than usual proportion of members who had sat in the Good Parliament were re-elected to this parliament , but it is hard to find evidence that the government tried to ensure the election of their own supporters . |
18 | In most circumstances , during negotiations , an air of confidence will be implied but it is sensible to stress confidentiality ; for example , by stating that the information is confidential and must not be disclosed to anyone else without permission . |
19 | But it is difficult to draw sound conclusions from it , because ‘ problem families ’ need to be studied alongside ‘ normal families ’ and ‘ successful families ’ if we are to understand how they differ . |
20 | There can be no real intimacy without risk , but it is difficult to establish trust without risk to demonstrate it . |
21 | @% can be set equal to a decimal integer , but it is easier to use hexadecimal , since each byte can then be considered separately . |
22 | But it is important to consider set-up charges and early redemption penalties . |