Example sentences of "but [verb] other [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 Then there were those who were powerful , but lacked other virtues .
2 At first girls may be preoccupied with their pregnancy or baby and see education as unimportant , but seeing other girls working soon builds their motivation .
3 Lifted the embargo on food exports to Iraq but retained other sanctions , subject to bi-monthly review , with exceptions for specifically humanitarian purposes .
4 Therefore , since the cost reduction has the same effect as the price reduction but has other effects in addition , it is more worthwhile to strive after , if it is equally easy to obtain . "
5 The English-speakers have noticed that five times as many people in the Caribbean share many of their preoccupations , but speak other languages .
6 The lights on your vehicle not only help you see , but let other drivers see you , both at night and in poor visibility during the day .
7 But consider other areas of the home .
8 We maintain that this balance not only includes migration but includes other adjustments .
9 The patent licensing , know-how , franchising , motor vehicle , and research and development block exemptions also provide a special ‘ opposition ’ procedure whereby if an agreement satisfying the basic requirements of the exemption , and not containing any black clauses , but containing other restrictions on competition is notified to the Commission and not opposed by the Commission within six months of notification , exemption will automatically be conferred .
10 So , would a court faced with such a text which suggests meanings X or Y admit parliamentary material which clearly indicates an intention to legislate for an aspect of meaning X ( X ) but excludes other aspects of that meaning ( X ) and alternative meaning Y. Or , to take a more extreme case , where a legislative text suggests meanings X or Y , will the relaxed exclusionary rule admit parliamentary material which clearly suggests a parliamentary intention of another distinct meaning , Z ?
11 Juhan et al ( 1982 ) also studied the effect of glycaemic normalisation by the artificial pancreas on platelet function but employed other techniques .
12 Reid 's role in this coup is not to put money on the eventual winner but to back other horses in the race , thus distracting the bookies ' attention and stopping them pulling their usual trick which is to depress the winner 's official starting price by similar last-minute shenanigans .
13 You should have no particular problems in using the Bockingford , but try other papers with a harder finish .
14 Avoid them for two weeks , but substitute other foods that will fulfil your nutritional needs .
15 ( b ) The landlord lets part of a building but retains other parts such as a common staircase .
16 Most of the students investigated in this study were non-traditional in that they either possessed qualifications which met the general entrance requirements of the institution but had been gained them in non-traditional ways ( i.e. by other than full time attendance at secondary school ) , or they did not meet the requirement but had other qualifications or evidence of attainment acceptable to the institution in question .
17 Consequently , a comparative study of the settlement of labour disputes through statutory binding decisions would have to omit the Irish Labour Court ( despite its name ) , but include other bodies such as Industrial Tribunals in Britain , Conciliation and Arbitration Boards in Mexico and Labour Tribunals in India .
18 The future 's not certain for Little Jay , but to prevent other animals going through the same agony police say owners must be extra-vigilant .
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