Example sentences of "but it can [adv] [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Inspiring pyrotechnics may trick the trippies , but it ca n't hide the essentially old hat rock opera theatrics permeating every synth-splattered extravaganza . |
| 2 | The Diconix produces good results with minimal fuss , but it ca n't match the quality of the DeskJet Portable . |
| 3 | Hypnotherapy can be a valuable aid to slimming , but it ca n't provide the answer . |
| 4 | The accommodation model deals with the adjustments which speakers make with respect to each other in a particular encounter , but it can not explain the " base line " of behaviour which each individual brings to that encounter , i.e. the speaker 's own norm , which is itself somehow related to the community 's norm . |
| 5 | The court may determine the length of an order pending appeal but it can not exceed the appeal period . |
| 6 | Applied in haircare products it coats the hair , making it feel softer , but it can not alter the hair 's structure . |
| 7 | Baldwin 's speech sets out the boundaries within which the press must operate : it can act as an adjunct of the political parties , it can be the mouthpiece of the parties or politicians and it may even criticize governments in power , but it can not transgress the real line which marks off dependence on , from independence of , the political parties . |
| 8 | The creation may groan and travail in pain but it can not escape the destiny that God has eternally willed for it . |
| 9 | But it can not raise the DM550m ( $367m ) it wants to invest without a government guarantee . |
| 10 | It may paper over things and succeed in buying time , but it can not overcome the class-based conflicts that will eventually bubble up to the surface . |
| 11 | But it can not penetrate the frontal armour of new Soviet tanks , MoD sources say . |
| 12 | Not only does packaging provide protection for the product , but it can also reinforce the brand image and the point-of-sale attraction to the buyer . |
| 13 | It allows a repetitive task to become tolerable ; but it can also threaten the ordered hierarchy of an organization where discretion is to be minimized by directive communications . |
| 14 | ‘ Yes , sometimes you create this illusion for yourself , because you 've been with it a certain number of hours , but it can also go the other way : you might think something 's horrible and then come in the next day and realise it 's actually pretty good . |
| 15 | The low RF interference and low component count claims are usually made because the Cuk topology is not only able to accommodate the input and output filter chokes on the same magnetic core as the transformer , but it can also reduce the input and output ripple currents to very low levels . |
| 16 | Similarly We , Us , Our can refer to the protagonists in the poems but it can also describe the opinions or reactions of mankind at large ( 59 , 60 , 116 , 118 ) . |
| 17 | If you are wearing gloves and boots , this will not happen while you keep moving but it can easily affect the exposed parts of your face/nose when the temperatures are below freezing and the wind is strong ( the wind-chill factor ) . |
| 18 | A minute may sound a short time , but it can easily mean the difference between life and death to someone in the water . ’ |
| 19 | It is entitled to see ( and debate , if necessary ) the annual accounts and report of each industry but it can only question the minister on those aspects of the industry 's activities for which the minister is responsible . |