Example sentences of "but [adj] a [noun sg] would " in BNC.
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| 1 | The honorary secretary of the Royal Statistical Society denies in a letter published on this page today that there are plans to set up an independent council to monitor the Government 's use of statistics , but such a development would be desirable . |
| 2 | But such a procedure would simply have led to the conclusion that the investigator had failed to elicit environments where the variable could be studied , and would miss the point that speakers were in fact making use of an entirely different range of choices to express stylistic differences . |
| 3 | Another option might be to regard EP as another aspect of IT Basic Skills ( spreadsheet , word processing , data management , statistics , etc. ) but such a module would seem to be consigned to the category of ‘ skills training ’ rather than being wholly educational . |
| 4 | Sheikha Grandmother , whom she wanted to visit , was a renowned figure , but such a trip would not be made for one outside the tribe circle . |
| 5 | Theoretically , Karla Fohrbeck could in her official capacity prevent any purchases she disapproved of , but such a veto would not only be in breach of artistic freedom but would also conflict with her idea of autonomy for the museums in her charge . |
| 6 | A loss might be made on this transaction , but such a loss would be preferable to the total abandonment of one 's savings or wealth , which would in any case have still had a value as bullion . |
| 7 | But such a tax would drastically hit the sales of tapes , which the Japanese are relying on to justify the £25 million factory in Telford , Shropshire . |
| 8 | But such a move would risk triggering a bitter battle for power , further weakening the party at a moment when it is especially vulnerable . |
| 9 | ‘ But such a move would provide more cash for acquisitions . |
| 10 | But such a strategy would not have served the United States ' interests , for it desired performance of the treaty . |
| 11 | But such a mechanism would not explain the increase in nuclear calcium that occurs following activation of lymphocytes or sea urchin eggs . |
| 12 | The President was empowered to declare a state of emergency , but such a declaration would require National Assembly approval within 30 days . |