Example sentences of "but in [adj] way [pers pn] [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They 're faster and stronger but in other ways we 're as good as them |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 . ’ |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | Always excellent on that yes , he 's a toad in some ways but in other ways he 's very good . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | Now it does n't have to necessarily be the same subject but in some way it 's a repeated measures , that 's where you . |
| 9 | The French proved to be a highly motivated and very brave addition to the ranks of the SAS , but in some ways they were a mixed blessing . |
| 10 | BUT in some ways it 's hard for Deane because 1 ) he 's under a lot of pressure to score ; 2 ) Wallace is another good striker who gets many of the chances he 'd expect ; 3 ) the rest of the bloody midfield as always in the penalty area scoring goals ! ! ! ! ; - ) |
| 11 | ( This was a soviet instrument , but in some ways it was the only real policy party in Iran , the others were the factions of certain politicians . ) |
| 12 | But in another way it is perfectly possible — because the cost of immunising a child against the six killer diseases , and quite possibly saving his or her life , is just around £6 . |