Example sentences of "but in [adj] [noun pl] [pers pn] be " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is less true of public sector services than of the private sector , but in recent years it is in the latter that growth in employment has been concentrated . |
| 2 | It 's impossible to say if this element affected the Asian research scientist 's vote but in General Elections it is the issues , usually , which dominate . |
| 3 | But in such circumstances they are all we have . |
| 4 | Full access details are available from : Holiday Care Service , 2 Old Bank Chambers , Station Road , Horley , Surrey RH6 9HW. tel. ( 0293 ) 774535 , but in all cases you are strongly advised to contact the hotel in advance and explain your access requirements . |
| 5 | In some cases this is true , but in other cases it is not . |
| 6 | But in other cases it is a result of historical accidents in the development of the disciplines , and if the study of society were to be initiated all over again it would surely be divided rather differently . |
| 7 | They 're faster and stronger but in other ways we 're as good as them |
| 8 | The Romans were in some respects good engineers , as is evident from their sophisticated heating systems involving plumbed hot water and their networks of roads , but in other ways they were often surprisingly primitive . |
| 9 | There are some similarities to the New Confucian officials , of course — they dressed alike , in saffron robes , and had similar rituals and ceremonies — but in other ways they were completely different . ’ |
| 10 | It is like having an auntie in a way , but in other ways she is a mum because whenever it 's anything special , she always sends up something ... but it 's as I said before , like an auntie . |
| 11 | Always excellent on that yes , he 's a toad in some ways but in other ways he 's very good . |
| 12 | In herbivores it is the larvated egg which is passed out in the faeces but in other animals it is the hatched L1 . |
| 13 | In Newport it was the Licensing Act of 1921 that brought about this decision , but in other places it was India , or Ireland , or public spending . |
| 14 | Orc and Goblin units are called Mobs , but in other respects they are exactly like the regiments of Men and Elves . |
| 15 | But in other respects they were tribal hunters and food-gatherers . |
| 16 | The political influence of the countryside remains disproportionately strong , but in other respects it is now the urban centres which dominate the economic , social and cultural life of Japan . |
| 17 | It was a bit of a disaster in some respects , but in other respects it was a lively vibrant conference . |
| 18 | Merceron was not reappointed as a justice of the peace , but in other respects he was as much in control ( either directly or through his brother-in-law , who became vestry clerk ) as he had been before 1809 . |
| 19 | That may be half of what Darren paid for it , but in absolute terms it 's incredibly low depreciation over 40,000 and adds up to an excellent value motoring package . |
| 20 | New and expanded towns experienced the highest rates of population growth in the 1950s and 1960s , but in absolute terms it was the medium-sized cities , like Bristol , Leicester , and Southampton , which made the biggest contribution to overall population increase . |
| 21 | Once again , post-war performance was significantly above the level for the interwar years , but in international terms it was substantially below par . |
| 22 | The origins of Osiris are shrouded in mystery but in early times he was a fertility god , whose death and rebirth were connected with the cycle of the agricultural year . |
| 23 | The courts will not allow the taking of evidence abroad to develop into a ‘ roving enquiry ’ , but in many jurisdictions it is not essential to name in advance all the witnesses to be examined . |
| 24 | Occasionally official syllabuses contain very detailed advice for teachers and in one case ( Botswana ) , a separate , loose-leaf file has been prepared for each grade , but in many cases it is the teachers ' guide , or even the pupils ' text which provides the real plan from which the teacher works . |
| 25 | But in many respects they are very different , and they come from different times : they are separated from one another by three-quarters of a century . |
| 26 | These pressures I have described , both internal and external , invited change in almost every aspect of the curriculum , but in many respects they were also conflicting . |
| 27 | Hampden Babylon is a book about the sordid and seedy underbelly of Scottish football , but in many respects it is also a book about Scotland itself . |
| 28 | Connolly 's observation is often taken to confirm him as a better judge of literature than of politics , but in many ways he was remarkably prescient : Home was indeed ‘ honourably ineligible ’ for the new age which was dawning in the Tory party . |
| 29 | My perennial thoughts of transsexualism and suicide never left me , but in many ways I was happier than I had ever been in my life . |
| 30 | At first they operated alongside their toastrack predecessors , but in post-war years they were the only open cars in operation . |