Example sentences of "but it be [verb] to the " in BNC.
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| 1 | But it is mistaken to the point of being morally grotesque to argue that , before we can decide whether human slaves should be liberated , we first need to count everyone 's interests , both slaves ’ and slave owners ' alike , and count equal interests equally . |
| 2 | But it is tied to the capitalist social order and therefore it can not strategically deal with the causes of discrimination ( this is as true of discrimination against women , against black people , against those with disabilities ) . |
| 3 | We may reasonably think that the vase-picture of the Underworld does bring us really close to the composition of a lost wall-painting , but it is adapted to the small , curved surface of a pot ( though , being a calyx-krater , the curve is only horizontal , and it does retain some of the character of a wall ) , and there are other important differences , in particular the nature of the red-figure technique . |
| 4 | A disc with a genuine de Reszke label is known , but it is attached to the wrong record ! |
| 5 | Yet I did not want to leave things alone entirely , without making an effort , but it is restricted to the expression of two things — the cypresses — the olive trees — let others who are better and more powerful than I reveal their symbolic language … |
| 6 | ‘ But it 's gotten to the point where if a song is not real predictable radio fare then it 's regarded as left-field . |
| 7 | The dragon looks fearsome , but it 's rooted to the spot and not very intelligent , so does n't present much of a problem . |
| 8 | In the towns they drink wine and liqueurs , but we ca n't do that in the villages … the result is that the gents can drink , but it 's forbidden to the lower classes . ’ |
| 9 | Urinary albumin excretion progression was not related to changes in urinary sodium and urea excretion , glycated haemoglobin concentration , or weight , but it was related to the sum of urinary sodium excretion during the whole treatment period ( r '=0.44 , p=0.05 for all patients ; r '=0.39 for enalapril group ; r '=0.36 for hydrochlorothiazide group ) . |
| 10 | But it was sent to the National Security Council and in the meantime Secretary of Defense Johnson , according to the internal ‘ History of the Indo-China Incident ’ prepared for and by the Joint Chiefs of Staff , had called upon the NSC to determine exactly how US security was threatened by the current situation in the Far East and to formulate tentative courses of action which were to be co-ordinated for the whole region and were to outline specific objectives to be attained . |
| 11 | ‘ did especially appoint John de Metingham ( then Lord Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas ) and the rest of his fellow justices … that they , according to their discretions , should provide and ordain , from every county , certain attorneys and lawyers , of the best and most apt for their learning and skill , who might do service to his court and people ; and that those so chosen only and no other , should follow his court and transact the affairs therein ; the said King and his council then deeming the number of seven score to be sufficient for that employment ; but it was left to the discretion of the said justices , to add to that number , or diminish , as they should see fit : ’ |
| 12 | But it was confined to the specific issue of whether a duty of care existed — to establish liability , a plaintiff must also prove breach of duty , and loss caused by that breach . |