Example sentences of "but unlike [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was done in an instant : the coal shovel , like a boomerang , sped at the young fellow 's head , but unlike a boomerang , it did not return . |
| 2 | The central idea here is that a proper name qua proper name not only picks out one object only , but unlike a descriptive phrase designates that same object in " every possible world " ; a " possible world " being understood as representing a possible but unactualised situation , or a series of situations , of which the given object might be a feature . |
| 3 | But unlike a lot of us who think it will be severely abused for a good many years to come , new agers are optimistic . |
| 4 | But unlike the modern crags , this wall had no bolts and the major difficulties ended only after pitch 23 . |
| 5 | But unlike the £30,000 Range Rover , the Discovery is financially more accessible : at £17,300 upwards , it 's appreciably cheaper than many of the Japanese intruders it is seeking to chase out . |
| 6 | At least the Bank of Japan , like the Fed but unlike the Bank of England , has felt free to cut its rates . |
| 7 | But unlike the brachiopods the molluscs are probably as diverse today as they have ever been . |
| 8 | The Mesozoic ginkgos were a varied and numerous group of plants , but unlike the spruces and pines they slowly declined in variety throughout the Tertiary . |
| 9 | Feral goats have inhibited the island of 150 square kilometres for at least 100 years , but unlike the exploding colonies of goats in some of the Galapagos Islands , the Aldabra goats have remained stable and perhaps even declined in recent years . |
| 10 | But unlike the W particles , which can be predicted by other ‘ non-unified ’ theories , the Z o is a feature only of a theory that unifies forces in a particular way . |
| 11 | He often succeeds in making his playing sound almost improvisatory , just as Poulenc himself did , but unlike the composer on a bad day , Tacchino is also scrupulously accurate . ( ) |
| 12 | Balkan aggression was directed at the Germans and Austrians for much the same reason that Polish nationalism was directed against the partitioning powers , but unlike the Poles , the Serbians and Bosnians were supported by the Russians . |
| 13 | A great formula has been known to appear to a scientist ready-made in a dream as though he were a Siberian shaman , but unlike the shaman he accepts it not on the authority of the dream but because afterwards it satisfies his most stringent tests . |
| 14 | But unlike the young hero in Tom Brown 's Schooldays who stood up to his tormentor Flashman , Charles went straight to the headmaster . |
| 15 | But unlike the movie there is no hint of romance with the pregnant wife of singer Bobby Brown . |
| 16 | But unlike the millions of Indians who live in hopeless poverty , England 's highly paid cricketers will have the best accommodation and hospitality available . |
| 17 | She had done some terrible things , but unlike the cold fish of an editor , Roddy Lou Thai , she was not all intellectual , no emotion … |
| 18 | ’ A particularly poisonous little girl might sting me into saying , ‘ Fiona has the same glacial beauty as an iceberg , but unlike the iceberg she has absolutely nothing below the surface . ’ |
| 19 | But unlike the lad in their TV ad , only one in six would call in urgent professional help to repair any damage . |
| 20 | But unlike the collections in Brooklyn , which have sat in storage while the museum awaits funds to build permanent galleries , much from the Denver collections will go on permanent display when the current renovations are completed . |
| 21 | But unlike the economy-wide agreements in Scandinavia , these exclude wages and deal instead with single , specific issues such as employment security or the progressive reduction of the working week ( i.e. ‘ they deal with problems often dealt with solely by the government and amount to the development of law by collective bargaining ’ ( Meyers , 1981 ) ) . |
| 22 | ‘ Public service ’ programming would exist , again at a price , but unlike the present system there would be no obligation on producers ( IBA , BBC ) to produce these and consumers would be free to avoid them . |
| 23 | Set beside the River Main , Frankfurt is home to Germany 's largest stock exchange , but unlike the City of London , Frankfurt can more than match each of the banks with a bar , disco , club or jazz cellar . |
| 24 | But unlike the mink I had filmed the previous year , this one appeared not to be very active . |
| 25 | But unlike the Spanish rallies , there were almost no women at Sheffield . |
| 26 | But unlike the local community , which would have had to organize , collect signatures for a petition , demonstrate and lobby in order to make its views heard and get them noticed , the company needed to do very little . |
| 27 | But unlike the P series , which was made entirely of metal , it makes greater use of plastic , a trend pioneered by the likes of IBM and Hewlett-Packard . |
| 28 | As in Out and Such , free direct speech interspersed with actual and remembered dialogue is the primary mode of the novel , but unlike the two previous works , Between renders the observations and fantasies of a sane mind in a familiar world . |
| 29 | The lobby has been operating even longer than MI5 and is almost as well known but unlike the secret service , the existence of the lobby has still not been officially acknowledged . |
| 30 | Like the chansons they are permeated with the stylistic influence of the Italian forms and show delight in the bawdy , the roistering , and the comic , but unlike the chansons they lack poetry , elegance , and lightness . |