Example sentences of "but for the whole [noun sg] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Edward I , considering himself sovereign lord of both countries , appointed his own Warden not so much to keep the peace along a border whose very existence he denied , but for the whole Keeping of Scotland . |
| 2 | These courses are a very important initiative not just for this diocese but for the whole country at a time when we need to find new ways of helping lay people and priests to work together in furthering the mission of the church . |
| 3 | But for the whole country to flourish , the richer regions must yield all they could spare to help feed and develop the poorer ; and the manpower , too , must be deployed where it was needed to defend the vulnerable harbours and pirate bases of the north and the west , with all the consequent problems of travel in that wild land of mountain and river . |
| 4 | For the sake not just of the American people but for the whole world , we pray that Mr Clinton will fulfill his promise . |
| 5 | I desire the reader to remember that I do not make use of the word people for the mere vulgar or mobile , but for the whole community , consisting of clergy , nobility and commons … |
| 6 | But for the whole economy the increase is only 1.9 per cent , better than the 1970s but lower than the 1960s . |
| 7 | What one needs is a way of doing the sum over histories not just for particles but for the whole fabric of space and time as well . |
| 8 | Suppose that the strategy involves real innovation — not only for the group but for the whole industry . |