Example sentences of "any but [art] [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The cylinder index and any higher-level indexes : it is unlikely that any but the largest files will require more than one cylinder for these indexes , although a complete cylinder has often to be set aside for them , as is required by some manufacturers ' software . |
| 2 | At first pay little attention to timing , but , as you become familiar with various aspects of your subject , set yourself questions to be answered in a continuous and timed session without reference to any but the permitted aids . |
| 3 | Third , the so-called ‘ welfare state ’ has so far appeared unable to remedy any but the grossest forms of economic and social deprivation or effectively to restrict the range of wider socio-economic inequalities , in spite of the fiscal burden imposed on the population and the productive system as a whole . |
| 4 | Disputes as to whether an admitted rule has or has not been violated will always occur and will , in any but the smallest societies , continue interminably , if there is no agency specially empowered to ascertain finally , and authoritatively , the fact of violation … |
| 5 | The ideal interior is neutral and unobstructed , while the demand for floor area pushes buildings to the limits of their sites , making public spaces , or any but the thinnest facades , unprofitable . |
| 6 | The old man replies kindly , but says there is no mention of salvation in the Good Book ‘ for any but the sinful sons of Adam ’ — at which the lady gives a cry of despair and hurls herself into the sea . |
| 7 | This was ‘ due entirely to the schoolmasters who will not permit that children in their schools use any but the proper names ’ . |
| 8 | It was recognised , however , that such a solution was nigh on impossible for any but the simplest systems — and this is still true today , despite massive increases in computing power . |
| 9 | Even if we do achieve a complete unified theory , we shall not be able to make detailed predictions in any but the simplest situations . |
| 10 | Portability and transferability of programs between different systems is a considerable problem if any but the simplest facilities are used in a program . |
| 11 | Observations does not have space for any but the shortest accounts of research . |