Example sentences of "but it is [adj] [verb] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Of course no experience is self-authenticating , but it is reasonable to accept claims made on the basis of experience ( *b and c ) unless sufficient reason is produced ( *a ) for not doing so . |
| 2 | Every time a character is written/read PTR# is incremented by 1 , but it is possible to set PTR# to any number you like . |
| 3 | But it is possible to reduce company car costs while increasing the employee 's perceived remuneration . |
| 4 | But it is possible to reduce salt consumption further by ‘ placing the salt shaker at some distance from the table ’ . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | The cost of all this clothing is expensive to buy brand new , but it is possible to get hold of good priced secondhand clothing . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | As was soon discovered , it acts rather like chlorpromazine , but it is slower to take effect . |
| 9 | Typesetters can be accessed by routes other than PostScript but it is essential to match fonts exactly . |
| 10 | Practice may vary but it is usual to restrict fibre in the diet to reduce the bulk of faeces . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | ‘ 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 . ’ |
| 13 | It is not necessary to bring convictions every time , but it is necessary to prevent terrorism . |
| 14 | But it is easy to generate trade interest and early sales with a gimmicky new product in gadget-hungry North America . |
| 15 | But it is easy to accept Brown and Harris 's cautious suggestion that this same factor may make it difficult for the woman to get treatment . |
| 16 | In my own case , none of this is verifiable , and may seem far-fetched , but it is interesting to compare Winnicott 's concepts of both good-enough mothering and the mirror-image with what Bruch has to say specifically about the mothering of anorexics . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | It is clear that these were not discrete categories but it is convenient to consider abuse of power under the following headings : |
| 19 | But it is hard to persuade voters that you have managerial skills if you have been out of office for 11 years . |
| 20 | The company did not say anything about the level of losses , but it is hard to improve profitability against a background of falling sales . |
| 21 | The company did not say anything about the level of losses , but it is hard to improve profitability against a background of falling sales . |
| 22 | Talking about the penalty that never was , Ferguson added : ‘ It looked a clear penalty to me , but it is hard to get penalties in big games ’ . |
| 23 | But it is hard to blame Labour 's 1992 defeat on poll tax-related non-registration . |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | 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 . |
| 26 | Imposture is shown in Ackroyd 's novel , in this burlesque of the literary life , to be an interesting business , but it is unlikely to cause Chatterton 's reputation to inch back towards what it was in the retrospects of the Romantic period . |
| 27 | The dates of the ban have yet to be decided , but it is unlikely to prevent Roberts scheduled comeback in Britain on 25 March . |
| 28 | That 's a small mercy , but it is unlikely to rescue Scotland tonight . |
| 29 | Obviously , we do n't need to walk around in leotards or combat gear all day , but it is suicidal to wear clothes that impede our natural movement . |
| 30 | 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 . |