Example sentences of "but in [adj] respect [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The coming of the rains brought no physical relief to the besieged but in one respect it made things worse ; the smell from the decaying offal and from the corpses of men and animals became intolerable and hung constantly , undisturbed by wind , as a foul miasma over the fortifications . |
| 2 | Such cats may be at a disadvantage when hunting , because their sense of directional sound will be poor , but in other respects they can lead normal lives and make good mothers . |
| 3 | Orc and Goblin units are called Mobs , but in other respects they are exactly like the regiments of Men and Elves . |
| 4 | But in other respects they were tribal hunters and food-gatherers . |
| 5 | Its history is a long one in Scotland and in 1786 it was already a polled breed ( though some were scurred ) but in other respects it resembled the Highland , especially in shape and colour . |
| 6 | The political influence of the countryside remains disproportionately strong , but in other respects it is now the urban centres which dominate the economic , social and cultural life of Japan . |
| 7 | It was a bit of a disaster in some respects , but in other respects it was a lively vibrant conference . |
| 8 | This artist is less interested in ornament than Euphronios , often content with borders in black silhouette rather than red-figure ; but in other respects he takes on from him and goes further . |
| 9 | Merceron was not reappointed as a justice of the peace , but in other respects he was as much in control ( either directly or through his brother-in-law , who became vestry clerk ) as he had been before 1809 . |
| 10 | But in other respects she had had her own way . |
| 11 | But in many respects they are very different , and they come from different times : they are separated from one another by three-quarters of a century . |
| 12 | These pressures I have described , both internal and external , invited change in almost every aspect of the curriculum , but in many respects they were also conflicting . |
| 13 | Hampden Babylon is a book about the sordid and seedy underbelly of Scottish football , but in many respects it is also a book about Scotland itself . |
| 14 | It was designed as a safety net , but in many respects it has now become a high wire for farmers . |
| 15 | But in some respects he seems to be left over from a previous age . |
| 16 | Phylloxera is generally considered to be the greatest disaster in French viticultural history , but in some respects it has also been a blessing . |
| 17 | But in another respect they take issue directly with Richards , following the guidance of Eliot . |
| 18 | Not all the editors are guilty : the volumes prepared by Busser , Guilmant , Hahn , Marty and Debussy , for instance , may not measure up to today 's scholarly standards , but in most respects they do not seriously misrepresent the composer 's intentions . |