Example sentences of "but [is] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But is such confidence in the Diet warranted ? |
| 2 | Essentials fell even more sharply , but is above target . |
| 3 | I 've fallen for a boy who goes to the same school as me , but is two years younger than I am . |
| 4 | So looking at clauses joined by but is one way of revealing a speaker 's or writer 's underlying , unstated assumptions . |
| 5 | It is submitted that this is not a complete modern definition of what amounts to public policy but is one facet of that definition . |
| 6 | But is that impression accurate ? |
| 7 | But is that Englishness ? |
| 8 | Now there was some dispute over whether Berlin or Bonn should be the capital , they 've come down on the side of Berlin , but is that dispute settled now ? |
| 9 | Rodents have a value on the world scene , but is that value sufficient to give them permission to eat 20 per cent of the grain harvest of India ? |
| 10 | But is that pressure that women are putting on themselves ? |
| 11 | The sentence was upheld by the Court of Appeal in Ta'iz in 1986 but is pending ratification by the Presidential Council of the new Republic of Yemen . |
| 12 | However , as with the English infinitive , the speaker is not merely accepting this happening as a fact but is passing judgement on the appropriateness of its occurrence : the verb regretter here expresses a " critical idea " through which the happening être venu is " viewed " ( Guillaume 1971a : 218 ) . |
| 13 | The alternative Falconet launch method , from a fixed stand using rocket motors ( Zero-Length Launch ) has the advantage of mobility but is many times more expensive per launch . |
| 14 | gee , grief , that 's six times as much , you 'd have to have something for brown stains would n't you , you could n't just use them er hand like , but , but is brown mind you but erm |
| 15 | But is potential lies in the extra value it can offer AMV clients . |
| 16 | The carrier 's description of the goods is prima facie evidence of the receipt of the goods where the shipper is concerned , but is conclusive evidence of receipt where the good faith consignee is concerned . |
| 17 | The physician ‘ knew the patient ’ but is this type of knowledge morally relevant when deciding on life-terminating acts ? |
| 18 | Guttersnipe is loth to kick a man when he 's down but is this episode not an outstanding example of divine retribution for Cheggers Plays Pop ? |
| 19 | OK , so it 's your business to flog copies and you 've got a ‘ large and loyal readership ’ anyway , but is this peroxide pin-up above being challenged ? |
| 20 | But is this conclusion as inevitable as it has come to seem ? |
| 21 | But is this fear justified ? |
| 22 | We know something is interfering with the natural motion of the craft , but is this force making us accelerate , or is it stopping us falling under gravity ? |
| 23 | Dr Butler was dropped by the BBC in 1983 , but is this time on Radio 4 and listed in the April 9 TV team . |
| 24 | Nicky Henderson 's gelding has hated the testing surface on his two runs this season , but is top class on decent ground as he proved when hacking up from Halkopous at the Festival . |
| 25 | But is Royal Ordnance still able to serve the country as it used to ? |