Example sentences of "to [adj] [noun pl] but [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Under the new Social Fund , the higher long-term benefit rate was abolished and the ARPs replaced by flat-rate premiums , which are not geared to specific needs but based on two categories of basic and severe disability . |
| 2 | The speech provides a perfect example of the way de Gaulle used language , not just to express opinions but to shape a fluid situation . |
| 3 | Such a body is now being provided in relation to social services but has not yet been provided for education . |
| 4 | She left Alexandra in no doubt that whatever services Carlo might have performed on Gina 's behalf , they had not been confined to public relations but had included private ones as well . |
| 5 | By October most had been transferred to ordinary prisons but had not been tried . |
| 6 | Led by Maurice Kittrell , the club president , the club have explored the possibility of moving to various sites but planning obstacles and other problems ruled out any change . |
| 7 | Survival in business gives little option to small firms but to concede to these demands , especially as larger manufacturers are increasingly using overseas suppliers in Asia where wage costs are significantly lower than in Japan . |
| 8 | I am grateful to my hon. Friend for pointing out what is blindingly obvious to Conservative Members but escapes Opposition Members — our reforms have been to do with giving power to individual trade union members and restoring accountability and responsibility to trade unions and their leaders . |
| 9 | Clark claimed to have seen little damage to military targets but maintained that residential areas and hospitals and other civilian facilities had been severely attacked , resulting in heavy civilian casualties . |
| 10 | But it soon became evident that there were many kinds of interferon , all produced when cells were exposed to particular viruses but varying in their exact nature according to the cells which produced them and the species of animal from which the cells originated . |
| 11 | He did not label the boxes to go to particular destinations but left it to the rail company to allot the appropriate number of boxes to the various destinations . |
| 12 | A new Act will guarantee sanctuary to genuine refugees but prevent bogus applications for asylum . |
| 13 | The report is not intended to lead to new regulations but to establish an agenda for HSE work . |
| 14 | However , I understand it has since been resold to yet another private company , who appear to have resold the lease to the Estates who in turn sold the farmland to local landowners but rented the house to the company , presumably for a much reduced sum . |
| 15 | The remaining techniques have not given rise to general-purpose instruments but have proved useful in particular experiments . |