Example sentences of "but it [is] [verb] by [noun] " in BNC.

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1 The Regulations derive from EC law , but it is accepted by UK practitioners that an employee is required to acquiesce in the transfer of his employment to Newco , provided the terms and conditions remain materially the same .
2 But it is accepted by physicalists of all kinds that the meaning or semantic value of internal states must be analysed in terms of their causal relations to stimulus and response , just as it is for the behaviourist 's dispositions , and is not something they possess in their own right , or of themselves .
3 That is the conventional view , but it is disputed by Maureen Cox , former teacher , now psychology lecturer .
4 The ESR reflects these changes in the various acute phase proteins , but it is affected by factors such as anaemia and hyperglobulinaemia , which may be irrelevant to the acute phase response in some prople .
5 I gave way to the hon. Gentleman because he felt that his point was important , but it is covered by section 12(1) of the Theft Act 1968 .
6 The basic professional stand against censorship is sound but it is weakened by inaction when opportunities arise to be decisive and it is further weakened by elements of the profession which seek to censor , while often interpreting this as positive discrimination .
7 For Simmel , objectification is the precondition for culture and thus society ; but it is mediated by exchange , which , as the expression of the relationship between things and desires , is the source of value .
8 To abide by the refusal may be difficult for the doctor ; but it is required by law , the principle of self-determination overruling any notion that ‘ the doctor knows best ’ or some vague notion of there being a public policy in favour of preserving life .
9 People call it a self-regulatory system , but it 's governed by statute , the Treasury presides over it all and the members of the SIB are not appointed by those whom they supervise .
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