Example sentences of "but [adv] by [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They may involve two or more companies , who tend to be related not by product type but rather by similar customer profits . |
| 2 | Many of the summits can be reached but only by desperate scrambling . |
| 3 | Russell once said , ‘ It is not by delusion that mankind can prosper , but only by unswerving courage in the pursuit of truth . ’ |
| 4 | From this information , a job completion date is produced : The target is achievable , but only by hard work . |
| 5 | Rounding the mysteriously named ‘ Kitchen Corner ’ , all thoughts of worms and dragons were blown away , not only be the wind but more by magnificent sweep of Rhosili Bay . |
| 6 | More use could also be made of educational techniques to improve interpersonal social skills and increase levels of educational attainment , particularly as many long-term attenders are handicapped not just by their mental disorder but also by poor schooling and impaired learning ability . |
| 7 | This article would have to be amended to allow resolutions to be made effectively , not only by circulating a written resolution but also by oral contact with individual members of the board . |
| 8 | Disaggregated data will not merely be by product but also by geographical area . |
| 9 | The recent researches of Dr Snell point to a net decline in earning opportunities in southern England , brought about not only by the decline of cottage manufacturing but also by changing work practices in agriculture . |
| 10 | It is caused not only by drought but also by high world food prices and use of land for cash-crop exports . |
| 11 | But in the last few years feminists have begun to organise together as architects , housing workers , builders , designers etc , to question seriously assumptions around housing policy and structure ; assumptions held not only by politicians , housing officials and housing workers , but also by socialist housing activists . |
| 12 | Clement V had been brought to this action not only by his own need of royal collaboration in his moves against the Templars but also by careful preparation on the king 's part . |
| 13 | Some advocates of corporate social responsibility ( the term is deeply ambiguous , as will be seen in Chapter 9 ) maintain that companies should allow their decisions to be influenced not only by profit , but also by social policy factors . |
| 14 | So , it has been held that decisions of the City Panel on Takeovers and Mergers , which was set up neither by statute nor contract but simply by informal agreement , are subject to judicial review ; so are decisions of the Advertising Standards Authority and of the Code of Practice Committee of the British Pharmaceutical Industry . |