Example sentences of "but [adv] of [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | These are of several types but predominantly of the circular tumulus design with its stone base and decorative cornice ( 80 and 84 ) . |
| 2 | He went into her giant bathroom to take his mind off things and stood there awhile between her mirrors , thinking not particularly of how he looked himself but mostly of the inflections that she had caught from Fred , and also of how it must feel to be this negligently perfect child , who had obviously never in her life spent herself combating a flaw . |
| 3 | Here the history of such sciences does not consist in the gradual unfolding and emergence of scientific truths , but rather of a history of ‘ veridical discourses ’ . |
| 4 | When some sociologists talk of the ‘ socialization function of the family ’ , therefore , they are not talking of a family deliberately and consciously performing a function assigned to it from outside by ‘ society ’ , but rather of a more subtle process that arises out of the facts of being married , of sharing a residence over a long period of time , and of parenthood . |
| 5 | Many sediments are composed not of one single grain size population , but rather of a combination of sub-populations . |
| 6 | It should be in the form not of a ‘ plan of action ’ but rather of a manifesto , which provides the framework of a sustained commitment to , and implementation of , development goals and their operational components , and embodies institutional mechanisms for continuous negotiation , monitoring , appraisal , criticism and modification . |
| 7 | Havel stressed that the dismissal was a reflection not of any disappointment with Vacek 's work , but rather of a resolve that the post should go to a civilian . |
| 8 | John Merrill has concluded that the rebellion was probably not the result of conspiracy but rather of the geographical remoteness of the island , the tenuous nature of government authority , and ancient grievances against Seoul . |
| 9 | [ Between 1989 and 1991 ] total recorded monetary losses due to accidents including business interruption , as monitored by the recording system , increased from $8.3 million to $131 million , a reflection not of an increase in the number and size of accidents , but rather of the increasing maturity of the company 's accident costing scheme . ’ |
| 10 | This should obviously lead to an improvement in the situation but regardless of the size of the corpus there will always be some transitions that are not found . |
| 11 | But regardless of the precise predictive value of this threshold , our findings show clearly that patients destined to suffer recurrence presented a persistent upward shift in the proliferative pattern which could be detected before the relapse occurred . |
| 12 | He may even have competed and undergone intensive schooling , but perhaps of the wrong sort . |
| 13 | This latter idea could lay claim to a basis in ideas of collegiality — but only of a limited nature . |
| 14 | If it is alleged that the tribunal has reached a wrong decision then there can be a question of law but only of a limited character . |
| 15 | Normally , Mr Rigby says , he has a great admiration for predators but only of the kind that need to be conserved . |
| 16 | Remember , though , that since the valetudinarian English gave Pau up the climate has reverted to what it was , so you need to be there on a day of reasonable weather , otherwise the Boulevard will not be tea Pyrénées at all , but only of the closer and less pleasing scene . |
| 17 | I am a friend of the religious groups , but only of the revolutionary religious groups ! |
| 18 | To ask a child to get dressed is a reasonable requirement of a seven-year-old but not of a two-year-old . |
| 19 | The number of matings strongly influences the reproductive success of a male , but not of a female . |
| 20 | For a time teachers of literature could assume that they were in but not of the academy , and keep a healthy distance from institutional pressures . |
| 21 | In this sense this imposed consciousness is a false consciousness for those who are dominated , since it serves the purposes of the superiors but not of the inferiors . |
| 22 | There are no weekends , every day is a potential workday … rains may interrupt the activities of the men … but not of the women . |
| 23 | It is a system where a reasonably educated person would have heard of Homer but never of Kalidas , of Ibsen but rarely of Tagore , of Joan of Arc but not of the Rani of Jhansi ( another woman who took arms to try to drive the British out of her country ) , of Goethe but not of his contemporary the great Urdu poet Mirza Ghalib . |
| 24 | Van Kol 's resolution won a majority of the committee , but not of the Congress . |
| 25 | An implication of differentiation theory but not of the associative theory , therefore , is that mere exposure to a pair of stimuli without their being followed by any special consequences should be enough to enhance their discriminability . |
| 26 | He did admit , however , that the growth itself had induced ‘ peculiar crises ’ , but not of the same character as those observed in the capitalist economies . |
| 27 | This will bring Koi to the surface , enabling you to give them a visual health check ( but not of the underside where ulcers may occur ) . |
| 28 | This may include meals but not of the kind or quality you may prefer . |
| 29 | He requested a bottle of red wine , but not of the common kind . |
| 30 | Top of my list of large trees is the Norway maple ( Acer platanoides ) — tough , fast growing and with beautiful autumn colouring , it is a native of Europe , but not of the British Isles . |