Example sentences of "but [pron] is [adj] [is] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is not unacceptable for an academic to employ a technique developed in industry , but what is strange is that this is combined with a remarkable lack of consideration for the impact of marketing itself . |
| 2 | ‘ We 're playing some superb football but what is awesome is that we are getting better . |
| 3 | Spenser 's world is not black and white , there are mixtures of these various combinations , but what is apparent is that a deviation from the right mixture invites disaster . |
| 4 | The answer is still not clear , but what is certain is that the five-rayed plan was established even in the Cambrian in a number of diverse echinoderms ; it is evidently highly functional . |
| 5 | Much remains to be learned of their activities , but what is certain is that they had converts in high places — notably Edward Wood ( of whom more anon ) , Leo Amery , and Lord Hailey of African Survey fame and immense Colonial Office influence — and that through their publication of a journal widely respected for its seriousness they kept before the eyes of the political establishment the idea of a new kind of empire . |
| 6 | But he admitted : ‘ I believe that unemployment will go on rising for some time yet , but what is certain is that the measures I have taken will assist the employment situation . ’ |
| 7 | But what is certain is that the democratic principle — that people should , as far as possible , make or participate in making the decisions that affect them most closely and importantly — could beneficially be applied far more widely in modern societies than It presently is . |
| 8 | It is hard to verify whether or not this is the dreadful fish it is made out to be or whether the tales are apocryphal , but what is certain is that the species itself does exist . |
| 9 | But what is certain is that the slaves themselves were the most able-bodied young people available and that the most valuable section of Africa 's labour force was systematically removed from generations of agricultural families , whose farming routines were devastated . |
| 10 | But what is certain is that its to their newspapers that many will go to find out . |
| 11 | But what is certain is that when the new campaign kicks-off on August 14 , Rushie will be raring to go . |
| 12 | What is likely is that the royal burgh and its muir were set up by David 's brother , Alexander I , in about 1120 , but what is certain is that when David founded Holyrood Abbey in 1128 , or soon after , his charter makes it clear that Edinburgh was by then a going concern . |
| 13 | ‘ But what is important is that we do not lose these sort of players from our game because of these things . |
| 14 | ‘ You have disturbed a burial site all right but what is important is that you do n't disturb it further , ’ he advised . |
| 15 | All three are equally correct for each of the knitters , but what is important is that we as knitters have at least a basic understanding of all pattern writing methods , so that we can use all patterns , in whatever form they are presented to us . |
| 16 | But what is important is that there is opposition er Chairman at the national level which is set to continue and once again representations are being undertaken er to be made to local Members of Parliament and to Members of the House of Lords . |
| 17 | We still fall well short of that , I mean er it 's bad news that anyone is addicted to drugs but what is important is that we should actually know who is and so we can help them . |
| 18 | But what is interesting is that even die-hard sexists have had to change their argument in defence of traditional usage . |
| 19 | Amidst the verbiage and jargon of these investigations were conclusions that must have reflected the fears of many respectable Americans , but what is interesting is that the reports were not entirely negative about the movies as such . |
| 20 | Finding reasons , or excuses , for this unflattering view of the building surveyor 's contribution to his profession during a period of unprecedented post-war reconstruction and technological innovation is not a productive exercise , but what is obvious is that the most damning indictment is the lack of identifiable discipline . |
| 21 | But what is evident is that they often sought affection from the only source which under the circumstances was available — other boys . |
| 22 | The above two lists speak for themselves , but what is evident is that the smallest income is from membership and the biggest income is from the Sports Council . |
| 23 | It is difficult to know about the social morality of the peasantry in the early part of the Tokugawa period , but what is clear is that by the 1850s a relatively homogeneous set of social norms prevailed throughout the peasant class , and that their value system was strongly influenced by the agrarian experience . |
| 24 | Whether the confiscation legislation amounts to the forfeiture of the offender 's copyright or merely of the proceeds is not clear but what is clear is that the interplay between the confiscation legislation and the law of copyright requires further examination . |
| 25 | There are other meanings to be drawn from this first sonnet , of course , but what is clear is that the poetic sequence of Astrophil and Stella may be seen announcing itself as a failure , a success , both , or neither . |