Example sentences of "but [noun sg] to [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But resistance to government reorganization was not simply based on self-interest ; what a person 's self-interest was , was defined by institutions and economic expectations , by a social framework which was to some extent traditional and entrenched . |
| 2 | In this case , then , to write about reality is not to relate word to thing , but text to text . |
| 3 | But reference to liability is valuable in that it emphasises that shareholders qua members may be under obligations to the company as well as having rights against it . |
| 4 | But reference to bandwidth is meaningless unless it is qualified by distance of the run . |
| 5 | But nose to bumper she followed Lucy 's city runabout and it was fine . |
| 6 | The old car went well at the start of the season , but attention to detail was wanting . |
| 7 | But attention to detail is the director 's trademark . |
| 8 | Teaching and learning is a messy , emotional and unpredictable business but day to day relationships and basic administration should be straightforward , comprehensive and simple . |
| 9 | Happily married couples , he thought , stood not face to face , absorbed in each other , but back to back , looking outwards upon the world . |
| 10 | Each spurt in investment has for a time been halfway successful in boosting harvests and production , but policy to date has failed to grasp the nettles of productivity , variety , distribution and responsible land use . |
| 11 | Where one party to a contract contracts to use certain goods for the purposes of the contract , considerations of title and quiet possession may be irrelevant , but conformity to description , sample , quality and fitness for purpose may well not be . |
| 12 | Most people want to like art — they know it 's good for you , or at any rate looks good on you — but face to face with a great painting they feel like gate-crashers at a Mayfair reception . |
| 13 | Sometimes it is slightly easier to say ‘ No ’ over the telephone , but face to face many women find it impossible . |
| 14 | Staff , in offering a course , are becoming directly accountable to colleagues in other subjects , not in an abstract sense , but face to face . |