Example sentences of "but [verb] great [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Relevance to post was also mentioned by both groups , but given greater prominence by the group with no training officers : |
| 2 | In its report , Sub-Saharan Africa : From Crisis to Sustainable Growth , published on Nov. 22 , 1989 , the World Bank reaffirmed the need for structural adjustment programmes ( SAPs ) as a prerequisite for economic recovery , but laid greater emphasis on " human-centred " development . |
| 3 | This did n't go down very well with the rest of the senate , but found great favour with Caesar , who allowed the sixty-first senator to keep umbrage . |
| 4 | The Riesling Clos Häuserer 1988 ( £7.25 ) is tight and steely on the nose but has great fruit purity and excellent acidity on the palate — needs time but will be superb . |
| 5 | This method has nothing in common with the pivotal method , but has great advantages in certain circumstances . |
| 6 | Although MAS will obviously be seeking to create an auction , it is normal to state that the vendors are not motivated purely by financial concerns but give great importance to other factors such as finding the right buyer , etc . |
| 7 | These are the same as in domestic competition , but assume greater complexity and risk once the firm strays from its known market . |
| 8 | As I arrived at the recent show of Eileen Cooper 's drawings at the Benjamin Rhodes Gallery after visiting the controversial ( read media-hype ) show , Strange Developments , at the Anthony d'Offay Gallery , I could not help but find great comfort in the sheer generosity of spirit with which these big drawings greet you . |
| 9 | The Governor urged China to take ‘ action to restore confidence ’ in Hong Kong , but gave greater emphasis to locals finding confidence within themselves . |
| 10 | The process of working towards partnership through a common vision for education will require considerable commitment but offer great gains in understanding and ownership . |
| 11 | About five miles further south is Certaldo , so similar it could be a ‘ sister-town ’ , but claiming greater glory thanks to close links with renaissance literary great , Boccaccio . |
| 12 | But take great care lighting stoves — tents are highly flammable . |
| 13 | They are popularly associated with Christmas , but have great value for musicians in all kinds of music . |
| 14 | Nations are big tribes , having the same principle of cohesion and justice , but offering greater protection . |