Example sentences of "but on the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For Pound undoubtedly made the poem more obscure by asking for the excision of some transitional and bridging passages where the language was not at full pressure , but on the other hand he caused to be removed some extended sections which , being plainly extraneous , could only have added to readers ' bafflement . |
| 2 | But on the other hand , the statute will also include a clear intention that extended rights of audience are put into practical effect as soon as the necessary conditions have been met . |
| 3 | ‘ We accept that we might not get very much for it , but on the other hand we could get more , ’ says Julie Widlake . |
| 4 | On one occasion doctors had come to Buckingham Palace to take his tonsils out , but on the other occasion he had been what he called , ‘ a blue light special ’ ; he was rushed to the hospital with acute appendicitis , where the nurses , he said , had spoilt him rotten . |
| 5 | Some will argue that it was the decade when ‘ real ’ music was murdered by Stock , Aitken & Waterman or rap , but on the other hand the ‘ real ’ musician of mature years had never had it so good-Chris De Burgh , Fleetwood Mac and Eric Clapton never sold so many tickets , or so many records . |
| 6 | But on the other hand , she has her misgivings too . |
| 7 | If you do not do anything like this , but on the other hand you do walk a fair amount each day ( to the shops , to work , etc. ) record either the distance or the time spent in walking each day . |
| 8 | ( A companion horse should be brought in and kept nearby , but on the other side of the fence — so it does n't interfere when the foal is born . ) |
| 9 | I know she wants to help me and is worried about me , but on the other hand I think she is angry with me . |
| 10 | In fact , she had greasy hair and worried about her weight too , but on the other hand she was also attractive ; she had lovely teeth and something really friendly and sexy about her — lots of boys fancied her , that 's partly why they teased her . |
| 11 | I mean , I think there is too much media pressure on us , and I do n't think we should all be a size 10 , but on the other hand , everyone feels better if they feel they look good ; it 's natural . |
| 12 | But on the other hand , there are always some things — chocolate ads , for instance — that seduce me . |
| 13 | I feel that because I ca n't bring myself to talk about it , but on the other hand I ca n't forget it , I joke instead about hating my body , or hating being a girl , or hating men , then I get drunk and cry . |
| 14 | But on the other hand , I was furious ; I thought : this is ridiculous , why should n't I go out wearing what I want without getting hassle ? |
| 15 | In the coinage of the early Roman empire , for example , nearly all coins had the emperor 's head on one side , but on the other a great variety of designs were used . |
| 16 | But on the other hand , when the great came into contact with the king , when he held his councils and parliaments , when he decided that a mighty subject had stepped out of line , or had acquired too much power and wealth for himself , as happened to James V 's former favourite Sir James Hamilton of Finnart , executed in 1540 : then there was a high level of direct interventionist rule , very tough and irresistibly powerful . |
| 17 | But on the other hand , I know of nothing sadder than |
| 18 | On the one hand she thought she would possibly enjoy a hour 's gardening when she came home from work and that it would help her unwind , but on the other hand her adult children and her husband would expect tea at 6 p.m . |
| 19 | In countries like Colombia and Venezuela , there has been some tinkering with the traditional agrarian system , but on the other hand , Cuba has experienced a complete restructuring of the agrarian sector . |
| 20 | But on the other hand increasing age brought new social restrictions . |
| 21 | On the one hand it expressed its unease , recalling the need for a comprehensive solution which ‘ must translate into fact the right of the Palestinian people to a homeland ’ , but on the other hand certain members of the Community — Britain , Italy , the Netherlands and France — agreed to help implement the treaty militarily . |
| 22 | The suspense is because our winnings depend not just on which card we have played ( which we each know ) , but on the other player 's card too ( which we do n't know until the banker reveals it ) . |
| 23 | ‘ I think it was good to meet lots of different people but on the other hand , I have never really felt settled or had lifelong friends like most people , ’ he says . |
| 24 | Writing as President of the Light Railways Transport League in 1952 , he continued to show optimism over the future of the tramway : ‘ Here in Blackpool there is no talk at all about abandoning tramways , but on the other hand our progressive modernisation programme continues ’ . |
| 25 | ‘ No ! ’ and ‘ Well … on the one hand probably no … but on the other hand … ‘ . |
| 26 | But on the other side , it is not necessary to interview everyone in the club if the proper statistical sampling rules are obeyed and if proper tests of significance are applied to results obtained . |
| 27 | More skills might be needed here , fewer there ; some jobs might become redundant , but on the other hand others would probably be created . |
| 28 | He may have been something of a money-hunter , as his correspondence shows , but on the other hand he had a big family of relatives with a call on him . |
| 29 | Parents of allergic children have to walk a tightrope — on the one hand they need to warn their child about things to avoid , but on the other hand they must not make the child over-anxious . |
| 30 | My time was slow ( 10.14 ) , but on the other hand I had run fourth in my first World Championship . |