Example sentences of "but [modal v] [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The ammeter can be left in but may show full deflection if the battery is in a very discharged condition . |
| 2 | The lower dose equivalence for QTc interval remains unexplained but may reflect compensatory mechanisms or greater β 2 selectivity of salmeterol . |
| 3 | Software can form part of an organisation 's assets , but may need continual adaptation and enhancement in order to keep it effective . |
| 4 | First , emphasize the importance of extinct groups ( n =29 , marked with an asterisk ) , many of which are generally regarded as major bodyplans , but may have morphological characters that could reveal more clearly relationships between disparate extant phyla . |
| 5 | Assessment of the extent to which the widespread , geologically correlated occurrences of mat deposits ( Fig. 1 ) represent synchronous deposition will depend on continuing refinement of Leg 138 time scales but may have major implications for chemical budgets and the rates of biogeochemical cycling . |
| 6 | This is rare in the United Kingdom but is relatively common in Eastern Europe particularly in joint ventures where one party , normally from part of the old Soviet Union , simply does not have hard currency available but may have valuable commodities . |
| 7 | Here , the cause will be a very different one to that associated with irrigation but may have significant repercussions for the exacerbated salinisation of one of China 's most productive agricultural regions . |
| 8 | The obsessive compulsive neuroses such as obsessive washing and the various phobias will require medical assessment but may receive particular help from Emotions Anonymous , which also covers a whole range of other emotional disorders that may be significantly disturbing to the life of the sufferer and be beyond personal control . |
| 9 | There is varied evidence that suggests that major geographical moves , either between or within countries , not only have a disruptive effect on people 's lives , but may produce lasting changes . |
| 10 | These causes are not necessarily genetic , but may include environmental factors such as upbringing in the family , social conditioning and so on . |
| 11 | Reasonable accommodation involves the making of modifications or adjustments in the employment process and to the workplace environment so as to ensure that disabled persons are not discriminated against but may enjoy equal employment opportunities with others . |
| 12 | The main conclusion to be drawn from this discussion is that a software-based System gives detailed control of the velocity profile up to medium stepping rates ( 1000 steps per second ) , but may limit high-speed performance , and is therefore well-suited to applications in which acceleration/deceleration operations predominate . |
| 13 | The court can not refuse to award the cost of private necessary nursing or domestic help , even though State help may be available , when assessing special damage ( see the Law Reform ( Personal Injuries ) Act 1948 , s2 ( Appendix B ) ) , but may take available State facilities into account when assessing future loss , following Cunningham v Harrison [ 1973 ] QB 942 . |
| 14 | Held , that , since in Part III of the Insolvency Act 1986 there was no definition of ‘ company ’ in relation to administrative receivers , by virtue of section 251 of that Act the definition in section 735 of the Companies Act 1985 applied and , therefore , unless the contrary intention appeared , ‘ company ’ was to be defined as a company registered under the Companies Acts ; but that a contrary intention was to be deduced from the proper construction of the provisions relating to administrative receivers generally and the Act of 1986 as a whole , whereby it appeared that Parliament intended that ‘ company , ’ in the context of section 29(2) ( a ) , should not be confined to the prima facie meaning of companies registered under the Companies Acts but should embrace unregistered companies liable to be wound up under Part V of the Act of 1986 ; and that , accordingly , the applicants were administrative receivers within the meaning of section 29(2) ( post , pp. 243F–G , 244A–C , D–G , 245F — 246A ) . |
| 15 | Budgets should not be kept to rigidly if conditions change significantly , but should permit reasonable flexibility . |
| 16 | If you are a single father , you have no automatic right to appoint a guardian , but should seek legal advice on your situation . |
| 17 | This observation will be followed by further direct measures of gastric acidity , but should stimulate renewed interest in the potentially crucial relationship between the gastric acid barrier and intestinal flora . |
| 18 | It said the investigation should not be carried out by the Scottish Office alone but must involve other bodies . |
| 19 | Laetacaras make good community fish , general or dwarf cichlid community , but must have sufficient territory if other cichlids are present . |
| 20 | Big horses and cobs do well in stalls BUT must have daily work/exercise |
| 21 | In India too people are convinced that the Western nations are seeing test-tube fusion and are keeping it a secret because they have realised that not only does test-tube fusion have great commercial potential , but could revolutionise military strategy . |
| 22 | The nature of the lymphocytes which dilute out the interferon positive cells must remain speculative , but could reflect increased numbers of cells producing other cytokines which have a primary role in the mucosal damage . |
| 23 | Dominique Strauss-Kahn , France 's trade minister , said his government would not act for a month but could demand retaliatory measures if the US acted . |
| 24 | Part of the reason why the shareholders had to wait so long for a return was that the original capital had been only 10,000 guineas , and the Company financed itself by fairly short-term loans from the merchants with which it did business , so the shareholders stood at the end of a long line of creditors but could expect substantial returns on their money in the end if the Company survived . |
| 25 | Small children may have no choice about being included , but could develop strong feelings about it as they grow up . |
| 26 | For example , the patient described by Shallice ( 1981 b ) could spell more than 90 per cent of the words dictated to him , but could produce plausible spellings for almost no non-words . |
| 27 | My wife began , I know not whether by design or chance , to enquire what she should do , if I should by any accident die , to which I did give her some slight answer , but shall make good use of it to bring myself to some settlement for her sake , by making a will as soon as I can . ‘ |
| 28 | The unconscious system obeys the pleasure principle and seeks pleasurable states of the psyche , but would ignore external reality without the guidance of the conscious and preconscious perceptual system . |
| 29 | The Netherlands retained its open policy on drug use but would help other members to combat trafficking , and there would be greater co-operation to stop the illegal movement of guns , ammunition and explosives . |
| 30 | His election , as candidate of the Alliance of Free Democrats ( SzDSz ) , reflected a deal whereby the Free Democrats would remain in opposition , but would accept parliamentary rules allowing the passage of most categories of legislation ( including the budget ) by simple majority . |