Example sentences of "but not on [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The third category is called the weak nuclear force , which is responsible for radioactivity and which acts on all matter particles of spin 1/2 , but not on particles of spin 0 , 1 , or 2 , such as photons and gravitons . |
| 2 | But they do n't care that the only honest answer to the West Lothian Question — which is to deny the right of Scots MPs to share in legislating for England and Wales on those subjects which in Scotland have been devolved to the Scottish parliament — would render any British government unstable , since it might possess a majority on some issues but not on others . |
| 3 | A heavy tax burden would fall on certain sectors of the middle classes , but not on others . |
| 4 | On these grounds ( but not on others ) , the implications of objectification have much in common with a whole series of critical writings which argue that representation or symbolism , as a relation between signifier and signified , tends to promote the unproblematic assertion of the signified ( for example , the modern conception of the self ) rather than investigating the mechanisms by which these are constructed in the symbolic process itself ( e.g. Coward and Ellis 1977 : 122–52 ) . |
| 5 | It is thought neither whimsical nor absurdly divisive to spend money on one 's friends but not on strangers ; to attempt to do so , other than in special social circumstances , will be to make a fool of oneself . |
| 6 | Corporal punishment was abolished in state schools from August 1987 ; independent schools may still use it , but not on pupils whose fees are paid by the state . |
| 7 | Then why should their legislature not impose this " strict " liability on manufacturers of automobiles but not on manufacturers of washing machines ? |