Example sentences of "but since it " in BNC.

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1 But since it has already written off £5 billion worth of debts and thrown in an extra £1.6 billion ‘ green dowry ’ , that means that the entire industry — with thousands of miles of pipework , reservoirs , leisure land , sewage works and so forth — is being given away for minus £1.4 billion .
2 But since it has already written off £5 billion worth of debts and thrown in an extra £1.6 billion ‘ green dowry ’ , that means that the entire industry — with thousands of miles of pipework , reservoirs , leisure land , sewage works and so forth — is being given away for minus £1.4 billion .
3 Hungarians understand perfectly well that this may be due to internal Romanian reasons — the Romanian army had played some part in the initial repression in Timisoara , but since it joined the rebellion this fact has been conveniently forgotten .
4 ‘ Of course , this villa has no right to be here , ’ Nigel told them , ‘ but since it is we must save it for future generations to enjoy . ’
5 But since it was published she and Rushdie have split , amid all too public accusations from Ms Wiggins that her former husband was crazed with vanity and insincere about his ‘ conversion ’ to Islam .
6 It 's idiotic of course , but since it 's neither in your interest nor mine that I 'm stuck like this here is what I suggest : wire me , care of Sturzvage , 500 francs … if you can .
7 It is not common in European waters , but since it is a migrant fish it has been seen .
8 The little owl excess is based on a very small sample size , but since it is observed for both incisors and molars it may be significant .
9 But since it is quite unfair that the intention of the deceased should be deceived by a freedman , he ought to make over to the testator 's sons the hundred left to him , as in a similar case our late Emperor Marcus also made this ruling .
10 Of three books on the nervous system G. M. Shepherd 's Neurobiology is called an introduction but since it is a systematic study of 600 pages it is rather more than that for most of us .
11 But since it had been adopted , the Councillor mentioned above was able to get approval for a motion acknowledging that the Education Committee had voted to close the school on grounds incompatible with its own policy .
12 She was severely scolded for the commotion she caused , but since it was n't entirely her fault the matter was n't taken further .
13 But since it did , since it changed your life and the lives of at least four other people , all you can do now is go on paying forever — one way or another — for the consequences .
14 But since it does make sense we can employ arguments from analogy to answer factual questions that arise within the language-game .
15 But since it has proved notoriously difficult for determinists to account for the emergence of new and revolutionary ideas , it would surely be wise of Althusser to show how he proposes to do it .
16 There was a pause and I heard Ed say in his pleasant West Coast accent : ‘ I should n't , but since it 's you , Sally , and as long as my name is n't mentioned , I 'll find out what I can .
17 Leeds , UK-based VisionWare Ltd is supposed to announce its fourth product at Xhibition this week , but since it has taken a vow of silence everyone will have to wait until Thursday to find out what 's going on .
18 But since it was his habit to ease his mind of the burden of one job before taking on another , his first task was to finish the prose book .
19 It turns I into I , 2 into 4 , but since it turns I + 2= 3 into 9 , which we can all agree is not equal to I + 4 , it does not satisfy [ 5a ] .
20 Its leaves too will have their own toxin , but since it will be chemically a little different , the monkeys can take another course of their meal there .
21 It is possible to study electromagnetic theory without ever mentioning the word electron , but since it has become such a household word and is used so often we can just as well make use of it .
22 But since it happened , in these days
23 But since it seems to be possible to analyse the black community as a whole as consisting of overlapping sets of relatively closeknit groups , the network variable is rather more helpful in describing the relationship between linguistic variability and non-linguistic differences between speakers .
24 The daily combat practice sessions were starting to have an interesting effect on Alexei 's ability to control his temper , but since it was essential to beat him every time , they were also very hard work .
25 It is an important piece of Germany on the Swiss shore of the Bodensee , overlooking the point where the Untersee joins it , but since it will inevitably be in the path of the traveller following those lakes , it had better be mentioned .
26 But since it was his first day in the place , he was particularly anxious to make a good impression , and to demonstrate his eagerness to accept the spirit of the institution .
27 But since it suits ill with his vocation , and perhaps bodes no good to — the other one — neither of them may be anxious to say it openly for all to hear .
28 Preserving such diversity in the context of diminishing INSET budgets and the trend to school-led INSET is going to become increasingly difficult , but since it is very much in the interests of the professional health of the teaching force it must remain a priority .
29 Cunnilingus is a marginal case but since it involves genital contact and may involve a form of penetration , there is a case for placing it within the more serious category .
30 Detached objectivity in such matters is clearly very difficult but since it is quite evident that migrating birds and fish and even insects are often capable of solving the most intricate and unpredictable problems of solid geometry it hardly makes sense to argue that a purely mathematical rationality is an exclusively human characteristic .
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