Example sentences of "[adv] [prep] [noun] but also of " in BNC.
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| 1 | Organized exclusively by women , it quickly became a symbol not only of peace but also of the values of the women 's movement . |
| 2 | A proper study of materials now requires a sound knowledge not only of metallurgy but also of crystal physics , ceramics , polymer physics , elasticity and continuum mechanics , as well as an understanding of practical mechanics . |
| 3 | Individuals from pressure groups , or at least representing specific interests , secure entry into the ranks of those who exercise power by virtue not only of expertise but also of personal qualities , such as persistence and charm , which enable them to persuade that they have something to contribute to public decision making . |
| 4 | Where in the past unions used to pursue claims on behalf of employees , the decline in union membership has now often been replaced by an employee-based legal expenses insurance , offering a valuable source not only of work but also of funding . |
| 5 | The enormities of the Hitler regime and the Holocaust opened up many fields of research into the workings of minds not only of fanatics but also of the mentally disoriented or diseased . |
| 6 | He had been trained at the Douai seminary and had been taught the art not only of argument but also of secrecy . |
| 7 | The tenth anniversary of the civil rights movement was celebrated on 1 January 1979 amidst a growing alienation of the minority Catholic population , a rising toll not only of violence but also of poverty and unemployment in the six counties , and an increasingly unbridgeable gulf within the majority Protestant ranks , with the Official Unionists and the so-called Democratic Unionists under the Revd Ian Paisley vying with one another in intransigence and extremism . |
| 8 | Angola 's vast mineral resources consisted not only of diamonds but also of oil , which was the backbone of the economy , providing 90 per cent of export earnings and making it , after Nigeria , the second largest oil producer in sub-Saharan Africa . |
| 9 | Now they were in the end-of-class ritual of thanks , part of ballet 's insistence on grace not only of body but also of spirit . |
| 10 | Certain occupations are important in terms not only of class but also of status . |
| 11 | Afterwards an auction of icing sculptures , mostly of clowns but also of flags of the European Community — that EC subsidy again ! — and then it 's time to pack away clown town for another year . |
| 12 | They are the product of social processes and they involve the activities not just of offenders but also of decision-makers and enforcers in the area of law and order . |
| 13 | From this it is clear that Goldner and Hendrix are acutely aware not just of quality but also of rarity and of what will not be available again . |
| 14 | One Soviet journal questioned why people ‘ in certain Atlantic capitals … want to fasten the word ’ neutrality ’ to Afghanistan 's non-aligned policy' and concluded that ‘ the ‘ neutralisation ’ label conceals a course aimed at the elimination not only of the government now in power but also of the very system established by the April [ 1978 ] revolution ’ . |