Example sentences of "[conj] [adj] but [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We do not know whether peaks ( and troughs ) in phenylalanine control are more ( or less ) harmful than persistent but moderate hyperphenylalaninaemia . |
| 2 | As usual , he was at his desk before she arrived at the office , and , as always , she felt that brief but undeniable shock of pleasure at seeing him . |
| 3 | All too often though , the critical enthusiasm is immense , while the actual critical judgement disappoints , and we are left with the feeling that good but minor work is being overpraised for polemical reasons . |
| 4 | I could have mentioned cogito ergo sum , only I detest that shallow but influential maxim , now I 'm glad to say discarded . ’ |
| 5 | On any view of causes , a great deal in the life of each of us is completely out of our power , and our freedom must consist in the way we handle that small but crucial area which does actually come before us for choice . |
| 6 | Often imitations are extended to provide a more accurate rendition of the child 's intended meaning or elaborated so that new but related information is added . |
| 7 | Summing up the Japanese impact on Korea , it may be said that efficient but harsh administration was provided ; economic progress was promoted yet in a distorted way , designed to benefit the colonial master . |
| 8 | A year earlier he witnessed the Sex Pistols debacle at the Lesser Free Trade Hall , Manchester , a legendary bombastic event bludgeoned into rock history books by the Pistols ' typical blind arrogance and contrived but destructive chaos . |
| 9 | Mass market properties are generally tied to the practical lobby , with heavy-traffic flooring and impersonal but efficient reception counters equipped with computers . |
| 10 | His humorous and anecdotal but scholarly teaching style did not go unnoticed . |
| 11 | A good parent does not let his or her child do anything ; there have to be proper guidelines , firm but loving admonition at times and clear but gentle encouragement . |
| 12 | The pancreas appeared somewhat swollen and enlarged but peritoneal fluid was minimal . |
| 13 | That apart , from its shiny red spinner through the smooth tapering plywood-covered wings and fuselage to the tailplane-elevator assembly and simple but shapely fin and rudder , this aeroplane displays considerable thought in design and skill in execution . |
| 14 | Even so , it felt good , like real nature and how real apples should feel like , not bright green and synthetic but dirty green and coarse . |
| 15 | ‘ At St Mary 's he will long be remembered for his quiet , firm , and kindly but unassuming manner , apart from his service as a sidesman and his reputation in the country … |
| 16 | And cynical but obedient man servant Brassett ( Nick Bayly ) . |
| 17 | It is the reader of moving and extraordinary but cryptic poetry who needs to know this , not the perhaps nosey biographer . |
| 18 | 6 ( 6 ) STRICTLY BALLROOM : Stunning high-energy Australian film about a young and talented but unorthodox dancer . |
| 19 | Spacing should be about 23cm ( 9in ) , and it needs plenty of sun and well-drained but fertile soil . |
| 20 | The policy of developing a diverse range of domestic uses by a moderate price policy and vigorous but selective appliance sales promotion might in these conditions have been a reasonable one . |
| 21 | Backing all this up is a studio system that churns out ‘ stars ’ for Televisa 's bland pop-music programmes and melodramatic but successful soap operas ( which are watched as far away as China and Russia ) . |
| 22 | The main Viking field is earmarked for abandonment between 1997 and 2000 but major investment is necessary if the transportation system is to be maintained beyond that time frame , said Butler . |
| 23 | Detached pigment and small but generalised lowering of colours are two problems which the restoration team headed by Maria Grazia Bernardini and Sara Staccioli have identified in the ‘ Sacred and Profane Love ’ , which was probably last relined at the beginning of the eighteenth century . |
| 24 | And finally , and the most likely , that a mixture and muddle of all these considerations — political opportunism or opportunity , naive expectation , and well-meant but ill-judged intention — entered in central government 's motive . |
| 25 | The proof will be in whether solid but undramatic encouragement on the supply side can take effect before the delayed but severe clawback on the demand side strikes . |
| 26 | Eurotunnel dismisses these fears as unwarranted but international expert on terrorism , Professor Paul Wilkinson , has claimed that the Tunnel could attract tourists ‘ like wasps to a jampot ’ . |
| 27 | The AIMS of the CUCGA are to sustain the position and influence of Convocations and similar bodies as continuing but independent constituent parts of their institutions ; to promote the status and development of Higher Education ; to provide a focus and forum for the expression of graduate opinion on matters relating to education ; and to foster the development and use of graduate bodies for the support and enhancement of universities , polytechnics and equivalent institutions . |
| 28 | Librarians working in the various educational institutions see their work and their libraries in an active light , and tend to dismiss classification and indexing as necessary but tedious backroom tasks of a housekeeping kind . |
| 29 | He attached his team 's findings to his own reports , as quiet but conclusive proof of the steady advance of scientific progress and its ultimate conquest over infectious disease . |