Example sentences of "but to create " in BNC.
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| 1 | Within moments , he is talking about Brecht 's THREEPENNY OPERA pointing out how Brecht invented an abstract London , not in order to escape from the reality of the city , but to create a generalized framework which could be relevant to audiences in many different places . |
| 2 | In this case it appears that the bolts have been placed , not for the purpose of protection , but to create an artificial gangway . |
| 3 | We want South Africans of all races to be free , not only to vote , but to create wealth for themselves and prosperity for their country . |
| 4 | But to create one must be great in oneself . |
| 5 | Mass democracy is a difficult and hitherto largely uncharted territory ; and we should be nearer the mark , and should have a far more convincing slogan , if we spoke of the need , not to defend democracy , but to create it . |
| 6 | Reviving the economy and allowing local elections was all very well for west Germans , but to create a government only in the western zones would be to divide the nation : German people might well be appalled by this and turn against their new leaders . |
| 7 | What will it be but to create envy to herself and discredit to you ? |
| 8 | Is my hon. Friend aware that , next month , my hon. Friend the Member for Hyndburn ( Mr. Hargreaves ) and I shall be visiting the European Commission and Parliament — not only to tell Mr. Delors that he can not have all the money that he is asking from the British people , but to create business opportunities for our constituents ? |
| 9 | Professor Hobsbawm considers that the rise of the cotton industry marks a fundamental change in that mechanised factory production resulted in such rapidly diminishing unit costs as to be " no longer dependent on existing demand , but to create its own market " . |
| 10 | Not do actually do the land reform themselves , but to create the conditions whereby they can believe in themselves . |