Example sentences of "[conj] yet the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The senior management in all the survey schools were concerned with the central problem described by one school as ‘ any distribution of monies to departments is fraught with difficulties — each department is aware of its own pressing needs and yet the overall sum available is insufficient to meet the needs of all ’ . |
| 2 | More generally , prices could be sticky and yet the major implication of the flexible-price model developed in chapter 4 could still be true . |
| 3 | And yet the mundane circumference beyond which he stepped at such times was also necessary to him : it was the circle in which he could stand and be safe . |
| 4 | And yet the personal bitterness still rankled in the heart of the fire , and as it had kindled it , so might it sour it and put it out . |
| 5 | Probably , in terms of company drive , this product was the sacred cow of all sacred cows and yet the economic tide was flowing against us . |
| 6 | And yet the vast majority of these savers will probably be entitled to gross payments . |
| 7 | And yet the effective auditor needs to understand management and to have a close working relationship with the managers . |
| 8 | And yet the effective place of this life-soiled object is in the body of the book , nourishing the reality of the whole Marmeladov set-up , like the children 's washed day-clothes drying overnight . |
| 9 | And yet the only alternative was to sacrifice Kirsty . |
| 10 | You 've got that right and you 've got carriage wrong and yet the only difference is the first letter right ? |
| 11 | The sound was so brittle , and yet the low end was unbelievable — you just banged one chord and you got this huge belt in the stomach . |
| 12 | And yet the various integrationist movements , brash or hesitant , in the 1940s looked to Britain for leadership , and clung to the hope that Britain would be absorbed , not least because of concerns over security . |
| 13 | I was so eager to start training an owl , I felt I knew what I was taking on , and yet the right bird eluded me . |
| 14 | That demanded constant attention , and yet the Prime Minister must also be able to stand back from the pressure of events and think about the future . |
| 15 | And yet the Danish princess was no great catch for the heir to the English throne . |
| 16 | And yet the individual worker is forgotten in all of this . |
| 17 | Society today is so often accused of being too mercenary , and yet the current strength of the RNLI as an organisation dependent on volunteers and voluntary funding must surely temper such an outlook . ’ |
| 18 | And yet the bare infinitive has been chosen by the speaker . |
| 19 | The double-axe was an everyday implement , and yet the great majority of those that survive were intended for ritual use ; some were made of very thin sheet bronze , some were very large , some were very small , some were made of lead or of soft stone . |
| 20 | And yet the Euripidean spirit can not be regarded as the ultimate cause of tragedy 's downfall . |
| 21 | He does n't know how to go about the work he has been put in charge of , and yet the successful solution of this case will be a great coup for him , politically . |
| 22 | He wrote month after month with fearful haste , and yet the Soviet editor only exaggerates slightly when he says that the manuscripts reveal ‘ immense , most rigorous work , literally over every phrase ’ . |
| 23 | And yet the waiting silence was almost more than she could bear . |
| 24 | Selby enjoy partially part part of their area enjoys assisted area status , part of it enjoys objective two status , it is an area where land is cheap , it is an area where there is a plentiful supply of labour , and yet the past allocation in the structure plan has not been taken up . |
| 25 | Oxygen is a prerequisite for the efficient production of energy in aerobic organisms and yet the diatomic oxygen molecules on which we depend are themselves ‘ diradicals ’ and major promoters of free radical chemistry . |
| 26 | And yet the shaming thing was , she wanted him to hold her , kiss her as he had before . |
| 27 | And yet the Vietnamese government is hoping . |
| 28 | And yet the popular music Press plays a key role in shaping new styles and sounds . |
| 29 | There was a spaciousness and simplicity of line that made a perfect foil for the few touches of vibrant colour that drew the eye , and yet the whole effect was completely uncontrived , as if it had all come together naturally . |
| 30 | And yet the physical medium can still radiate something that is attractive , beautiful even , although it is no longer ‘ beautiful ’ in conventional terms . |