Example sentences of "but in the [adj] [noun sg] it " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | The marriage primarily affects the parties thereto ; but in the second degree it may be an object of interest with a near relative , and in that sense a benefit to him . |
| 2 | But in the long run it only makes me feel worse about myself . |
| 3 | It seems certain that Louis-Napoleon would have preferred a prolongation of his power by legal means , but in the long run it was equally clear that he would not shrink from a confrontation with the opposition . |
| 4 | Weber notes that ‘ Property as such is not always recognized as a status qualification , but in the long run it is , and with extraordinary regularity ’ . |
| 5 | In the short run capital or plant capacity is fixed but in the long run it is variable . |
| 6 | Teaching does indeed take time , but in the long term it is a great time saver . |
| 7 | But in the long term it could be predicted that Vietnam also would lose interest in a South Asian neutralisation since it was an ascending regional power . |
| 8 | You can adjust them , but in the long term it does damage them . |
| 9 | But in the split second it took Angel Two to cover the few feet between them , Grant reflexively pulled the trigger of the shotgun . |
| 10 | But in the present case it appears that there was no sufficient evidence . |
| 11 | But in the present case it is contrary to fair play for Mr. Tully to prevent the plaintiffs from recovering damages caused by wrongdoing inflicted on Abbey . |
| 12 | But in the present case it was time to take a stand , to declare once and for all that on this occasion at least the truth was as obvious and evident as it appeared to be . |
| 13 | The court accepted that in certain circumstances information about prices could be invested with a sufficient degree of confidentiality to make that information a business secret or its equivalent but in the present case it found factors which led it to the conclusion that neither the information about the prices nor the sales information as a whole had the degree of confidentiality necessary to support the plaintiff 's claim . |
| 14 | But in the four-man final it was the Hawaiian goofy Ronnie Burns who , despite riding the longest tube , finished last . |
| 15 | This is not a wholly negative development , but in the new atmosphere it creates antiracist initiatives can only appear to be a patronizing and unacceptable form of special pleading . |
| 16 | Speaking broadly , we may say that in the Roman church it is regarded as presumption , in the Protestant churches it is a privilege or a duty , but in the New Testament it is simply a fact . |
| 17 | But in the preceding half-century it would be possible to speak in terms of an Angevin seaborne as well as land-based empire . |
| 18 | Of course it is difficult to generalise over time and between parties with respect to the relations between party and Prime Minister , but in the recent past it has become clear that the Labour Party outside Parliament has been concerned to exert a greater measure of effective control over Labour Prime Ministers . |
| 19 | The remedy could be screening , but in the first instance it is reasonable to hope that it will average out . |
| 20 | The museum with old apparatus and machinery is one kind , but in the nineteenth century it was the museum as a centre of research in current science which was more important . |
| 21 | It can include the immediate team of tutors and clinical teachers within the school of nursing , but in the wider sense it includes the medical staff and all trained staff of wards and departments , each with their special skills , personalities and valuable experience . |
| 22 | But in the final analysis it is a question of political history , which only the political historians can resolve . |
| 23 | But in the final analysis it had been he who wanted out . |
| 24 | But in the pluralist system it is important , when comparing the relative power of bureaucrat and politician , to ask which politicians are deemed to be in competition with officials . |
| 25 | But in the clinical area it is possible to teach concepts by observation and experiences supported by language . |
| 26 | The Te Deum was never the most popular text amongst composers of the pre-Baroque , but in the eighteenth century it enjoyed a new , though rather limited , vogue : from Purcell and Handel to Haydn , festive settings with large and colourful forces became the norm . |
| 27 | The idea of decentralization to departmental units of accountable management not only undermines the hierarchical authority structure traditionally used in bureaucracies to enforce equitable application of departmental rules ( see p. 26 ) , but its underlying aim , as Gray and Jenkins ( 1985 , p. 157 ) warn , ‘ may be to downgrade … the search for fairness and equity of treatment … since such practices may not be value for money ’ , In the private sector , where equity is less important ( and in some cases absent ) , the search for value for money conflicts with no particular value systems , but in the public sector it does . |
| 28 | The human race is producing so much information — it is n't factual information , we 're not just looking at price movements of stocks and shares , but in the scientific community it 's very much to do with ideas and how that person can get across his ideas , his concepts to people to half a world away . |
| 29 | It is n't factual information , we 're not just looking at price movements of stocks and shares , but in the scientific community it 's very much to do with ideas and how that person can get across his ideas , his concepts , to people half a world away . |
| 30 | Growing your own vegetables is much the cheapest way of avoiding pesticides in the long run , but in the short term it may be possible to get unsprayed produce from someone with a large garden or allotment . |