Example sentences of "but [adv] [subord] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Of course , a rule permitting the directors to defend the company from a poorly-managed predator would be perfectly coherent ( and might be desirable ) , but this would not be because the entity has an intrinsic significance that merits protection , but rather because the rule would serve the rational purpose of protecting the interests of groups other than the shareholders who would be adversely affected by a change in control . |
| 2 | Trotsky ( 1971 ) suggested that fascist governments emerge not where class forces are ‘ balanced ’ , but rather when the bourgeoisie has already lost its battle with the working class ; only in these circumstances will capitalists concede a very high level of autonomy to a fascist political party or social movement which they can not control . |
| 3 | The comparison is relevant as people perceive noise not so much in terms of its absolute level but rather as the relationship of the noise to what exists normally . |
| 4 | We need to see teaching , therefore , not as the transmission of pre-existing knowledge to passive recipients , but rather as the provision of opportunities for children to continue to exercise their in-built drive actively to make sense of their experience and , thereby , to gain understanding of , and control over , the world in which they live . |
| 5 | The emergence of more professional search consultants coincided with the increased need for headhunting services to help rationalisation and reorganisation ; but arguably as the search industry was maturing , headhunting could attract better-qualified candidates , and as their earnings rose and headhunting became more profitable , executive search was increasingly being seen as a viable alternative to a line-management job . |
| 6 | It 's certainly absolutely dreadful and erm people complain when they come down and say , whatever 's happened to , it used to be such an attractive place , but obviously when the grass is knee high it does n't look very nice for anyone to see . |
| 7 | Oh well er , quality is more important than quantity , but obviously if the quantity is very tiny , i it is there 's not much room for quality . |
| 8 | In the end , what most people believed would happen did happen — but only after the manager had been led to think it would n't . |
| 9 | They could get hot water , but only after the fire had been going for a while and the back boiler had heated up . |
| 10 | It also follows that in looking at whether to call in , Ministers do not consider the planning merits of the proposal , but only whether the kind of issues that need to be decided are more appropriate for consideration in a wider than local context by the Secretary of State . |
| 11 | ‘ Opting out ’ will also be permitted , but only where a school seeks ‘ grant-maintained integrated status ’ , and chooses to progress towards full integration of Protestant and Roman Catholic pupils . |
| 12 | Whilst the experiment was limited to trainee engineers and by the type of microcomputer used , the results of this investigation indicated that : 1 ) the mode of man-machine interaction which was most popular and has the fewest dissenters , was one in which the user directed the course of action , as in the modular program ; 2 ) a fast design time was most likely to be achieved by the use of an optimization technique ; 3 ) an optimum design was most likely to be achieved by a preprogrammed optimization technique , but only where the problem , design parameters and constraints were understood ; 4 ) the technique thought most likely to allow some gaining of insight was one in which the user has control of the program , as in the modular program . |
| 13 | The agreement may provide for the amount of any fees to which it applies to be increased , but only if a percentage is specified . |
| 14 | A single currency may come into being in 1997 , but only if a minimum of seven countries meet the convergence conditions , and eight of the Twelve vote in favour . |
| 15 | They are open to your public relations efforts but only if the story you have to tell is directly relevant to their readers . |
| 16 | There is also a transient expression of c -fos , but only if the animal is unanaesthetised at the time of induction , suggesting that the c- fos protein is necessary for the generation of the most persistent form of LTP ( LTP3 ; see Box 1 ) . |
| 17 | But only if the couple who have 7 children repay the outstanding capital immediately . |
| 18 | The amendment differed from the original Human Life bill by allowing abortion in cases of incest , and after rape , but only if the rape was reported within seven days . |
| 19 | A project-based approach can provide interesting and meaningful links between mathematics and other subject areas , but only if the curriculum aspects are considered in sufficient depth , and the actual mathematics involved is made explicit . |
| 20 | " No doubt there may be cases in which the draftsman 's ineptitude will succeed in defeating the court 's efforts to find a meaning for the provision in question ; but only if the court is driven to it will it find a provision is void for uncertainty " ( Brown v Gould [ 1972 ] Ch 53 per Megarry J ) . |
| 21 | In quantitative terms the product is expected to make a net profit of ( 12,000 x £20 ) — £200,000 = £40,000 , but only if the forecast of sales is correct . |
| 22 | Perhaps a lack of supportive parent-child relationship is associated with childhood problems , but only if the person continues to lack a close supportive relationship in later life will psychiatric problems continue or recur . |
| 23 | Well , yes they may want to do something about it , but they may be just too scared to give any details which would lead to something being done about it , I mean things can be done about it , but only if the child wants them done . |
| 24 | On the official level , the PLO is still insisting that ‘ it is ready to accept to deal with the Baker plan ’ but only if the composition of the Palestinian delegation is publicly selected by the PLO . |
| 25 | On the official level , the PLO is still insisting that ‘ it is ready to accept to deal with the Baker plan ’ but only if the composition of the Palestinian delegation is publicly selected by the PLO . |
| 26 | Odd-Knut agreed , but only if the bottle was found tomorrow rather than today . |
| 27 | The 1893 Act allowed institutions a Parliamentary grant per pupil , but only if the institution/asylum met the standards set by the periodic visits of Her Majesty 's Inspector , so in order to meet these standards and obtain their grants , schools had to improve on the conditions in which the pupils were taught . |
| 28 | It remained technically possible for an Australian to be knighted , but only if the Queen were to make an award within her own personal order ( the Victorian order ) , an honour which was also available to non-Commonwealth citizens . |
| 29 | At the end of the term the landlord is guaranteed possession by the Court , but only if the landlord has followed certain procedural steps correctly . |
| 30 | ‘ I 'm willing to quit a lucrative job in the City for a voyage of discovery in another direction , but only if the set-up I 'm quitting for has an even chance of staying afloat for the voyage . ’ |