Example sentences of "but it has the [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Saint-Jean is not a mountain town , because it is only 500 feet above sea level , but it has the feel of a mountain town , because the hills close in tightly around it , especially to the south and to the east .
2 Tea has always seemed to me a childish and pointless affair , but it has the advantage of being morally blameless and socially safe .
3 It would occupy a fairly modest 2U of rack space , larger perhaps than a couple of its contemporaries , but it has the advantage of a distinctly uncluttered look about it .
4 It therefore does n't offer any ventilation bonus like an open fire does , but it has the advantage that it does n't suffer from back-draughts , which can blow smoke and fumes back into the room from open flues .
5 The weapon has a shorter range than the Repeater Hand Gun but it has the advantage that it can also be used in hand-to-hand fighting .
6 This may all sound very trivial but it has the effect of making me almost hate my body to the extent that I feel ashamed to let John see me naked .
7 SNP policy may be wildly optimistic , but it has the virtue of honesty .
8 When appropriate a statement or report will be issued : ‘ We have no other power but the word ’ said Beck at the project 's launch , ‘ But it has the value of slowing down the madness ’ .
9 But it has the disadvantage of confusion and obscurantism .
10 This may indeed be one possible solution , but it has the disadvantage that the need for analysis of the industry structure and competitive strengths of each of the smaller SBUs may be ignored .
11 Plug in an external hard drive to a serial port — this has the advantage of being the easiest but it has the disadvantage of being the most expensive .
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