Example sentences of "but it is [adv] [adv] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Such an approach may demonstrate to the satisfaction of some that no crime is involved , but it is surely most unsatisfactory to rest the response of the law to what is seen as a testing moral and philosophical issue on some semantic sleight of hand . |
| 2 | The story-line of Between is far from straightforward , but it is logically relatively unambiguous . |
| 3 | ‘ A solidarity society is pleasant to live in , but it is neither economically efficient nor politically sensible . |
| 4 | It is not stated but it is also probably true that the greater is the haste for union the greater will be the potential dislocation . |
| 5 | Clearly this is a thoroughly British policy , but it is also thoroughly pagan . ’ |
| 6 | It is less effective in treating ulcers than carbenoxolone but it is also less toxic . |
| 7 | Digitoxin can cause heart irregularities , or arrhythmias , but it is also very useful in the treatment of certain arrhythmias . |
| 8 | But it is also very costly — to the individual , to the college and to society generally . |
| 9 | It is most often used in whole group work , but it is also very productive in forum theatre , particularly if the role you take on functions as an obstacle which the class ( or representatives of the class ) have to find their way round by argument , persuasion and compromise . |
| 10 | Foraging here is a little easier , but it is also more hazardous . |
| 11 | Not only does it go faster but it is also more controllable and better-protected . |
| 12 | Societal reaction theory directs research towards the ideas and beliefs that give child abuse meaning in given contexts , but it is also quite clear that child abuse is not reducible to those beliefs . |
| 13 | ‘ But it is even more galling when there is the prospect that foreigners may come in and do the work of dismantling it . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ But it is even more galling when there is the prospect that foreigners may come in and do the work of dismantling it . ’ |
| 15 | ‘ But it is even more galling when there is the prospect that foreigners may come in and do the work of dismantling it . |
| 16 | Since the order was primarily religious it has to be distinguished from specific cultural orders , but it is even more distinct from the social relations of patronage . |
| 17 | That point applies to nurses at the basic level , but it is even more important when they become a more valuable resource after their post-basic education has given them the ability to prescribe . |
| 18 | It is wonderful to have this array of foods accessible to us , but it is even more exciting when you know a little about the food , how it is produced , how to prepare it and how it should be served . |
| 19 | But it is even more difficult to get a shop allotted . |
| 20 | Sir : Returning from a long stay abroad , it is depressing to find so much rubbish in the streets , but it is even more upsetting to find it deliberately included in the newspapers as well ( 2 October ) . |
| 21 | It is also important to examine the throat for the presence of gonococci ( by cultural methods ) , since , not only may it be the only site involved , but it is rather more difficult to eradicate the infection from this place . |
| 22 | But it is generally more helpful to give meals for slimmers in single portions and it is very easy to multiply up the quantities , of course . |
| 23 | That may be more difficult , but it is ultimately more likely to lead to a cleaner world . |
| 24 | Position clearly has an influence but it is probably most significant when the individual 's goals are not being satisfied by the opportunities within a job . |
| 25 | Of course , this view is based on a foolish misapprehension ; but it is probably nevertheless true that a mistaken view of psychoanalysis , and a misuse of its teachings , has contributed in no small part to our present social predicament . |
| 26 | But it is probably relatively easy to give up compared to heroin . |
| 27 | This may be done manually on cards , but it is probably more efficient to mark up a print-out ( taken from a comprehensive database ) of all the titles in print in that subject area . |
| 28 | Social circumstances have changed since 1975 , but it is probably still true that many women are out of the employment market in their 20s and early 30s due to family commitments so that if the facts happened again , the result may well be the same . |
| 29 | Of course it is essential that the alternative assessment instrument is valid , reliable and practicable and that its use is documented , but it is no longer necessary to ask for permission . |
| 30 | But it is no longer cheap — and palm-fringed beaches , tropical languor and all that goes with them are in decidedly short supply . |